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Down swings

JONONZIEJONONZIE Member Posts: 367
edited November 2009 in Poker Chat


    How long do down swings last ? just bombed out of the open all in with best hand and again got outdrawn (sharkscope graph has fallen of a cliff!!!) been three  weeks now getting very little hands but playing position and the few hands I get but you cant win unless  your all in hands hold up same last night all in with A K got called K 10 happy days untill 10 hits night before jj v22 and another 2 hits and it goes on, sooooo frustrating getting to the point I wont go all in been folding AK   KQ to all ins  I know I must just keep playing my normal game but am starting to play very passive oh well just a rant and to find out if anyone else is in the same boat (wheres my life jacket ) lol
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  • mr_mbromr_mbro Member Posts: 1,152
    edited November 2009
    In Response to Down swings:
        How long do down swings last ? just bombed out of the open all in with best hand and again got outdrawn (sharkscope graph has fallen of a cliff!!!) been three  weeks now getting very little hands but playing position and the few hands I get but you cant win unless  your all in hands hold up same last night all in with A K got called K 10 happy days untill 10 hits night before jj v22 and another 2 hits and it goes on, sooooo frustrating getting to the point I wont go all in been folding AK   KQ to all ins  I know I must just keep playing my normal game but am starting to play very passive oh well just a rant and to find out if anyone else is in the same boat ( wheres my life jacket ) lol
    Posted by JONONZIE
    no m8 thats been happening for the last 9 months
    col
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  • TorryladdTorryladd Member Posts: 503
    edited November 2009
    I'm in the same boat and have lowered my stakes as there are great players in here and just aint gd enough at moment.

    Although u mention a couple of hands you were ahead it is down to how many you have went in behind or simply outplayed.
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  • scrumdownscrumdown Member Posts: 1,609
    edited November 2009
    one  going  on  for  two  weeks
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  • IRISHROVERIRISHROVER Member Posts: 7,606
    edited November 2009
    i play some double ups if i am on a bad run ,

    this can get the confidence back .
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  • elsadogelsadog Member Posts: 5,677
    edited November 2009
    The trick seems to be getting in with junk at the moment
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  • phil12ukphil12uk Member Posts: 2,856
    edited November 2009
    Perhaps loosen up a bit and don't leave it til ur short stacked and opponents are obliged to have a bit of a gamble as ur stack isnt gonna dent theres too much?  I would advise practising a bit looser on DYM tables and seeing if its a style u can adapt to.
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  • Dudeskin8Dudeskin8 Member Posts: 6,228
    edited November 2009
    I had a similar spell a month ago on £3.3o DYM's kept getting outdrawn at every chance, 2-outers, 3-outers galore. Completely obliterarted my good work at previous levels, confidence was very low and you start to predict it's coming before it does. funny enough I did it once had Kings went all in but typed here comes the outdraw, got beaten by Nines lol.

    What I decided to do was for the first time record all my games wins, losses the lot so far I've progressed up through 30p, 60p and into £1.15 DYM's and feel a lot more comfortable with my game and secure, often when you only work off Sharkscope it can send you crazy trying to get the line back to where it was lol.

    Good luck on the tables anyways.
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  • apollo_11apollo_11 Member Posts: 969
    edited November 2009
    I had a bad losing streak that lasted about three weeks.
    I just carried on playing my normal game and things have now going great.
    I have now moved up to the 60p DYM games and there don't seem to be so many chancers there.
    I think it would be the same on the £1.10 games as well.
    If things keep going well, I might move up another level.
    Getting out drawn a lot can be very frustrating, but just stick with it and your luck will change eventually.
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  • EJD24EJD24 Member Posts: 8
    edited November 2009
    Ive not won a thing since ive been here m8.Good fun though and as the saying goes you cant win em all but enjoy trying
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  • loonytoonsloonytoons Member Posts: 4,270
    edited November 2009
    In Response to Re: Down swings:
    Ive not won a thing since ive been here m8.Good fun though and as the saying goes you cant win em all but enjoy trying
    Posted by EJD24
    Tell me what tables your on, i'll be there in a tick lol
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  • loonytoonsloonytoons Member Posts: 4,270
    edited November 2009

    Do you want the loonytoon advice - You see if your on a losing streak, what you have to do is keep trying for bigger and bigger buy in fees, that way if you keep going, you will win eventually and be back to even money when you win. If you get to the largest buy in table and have still not won, you need to go for the 'in for a penny in for a pound' strategy. This is quite easy, all you have to do is either re-mortgage your house, or if you are a tenant, get a temperary loan from the bank, or if you are in bad credit go to a loan shark and get more funds. If you still havn't won by the time the creditors come looking for you, i recommend you give up poker, change your name and hide. I hope this helps.

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  • IRISHROVERIRISHROVER Member Posts: 7,606
    edited November 2009
    In Response to Re: Down swings:
    Do you want the loonytoon advice - You see if your on a losing streak, what you have to do is keep trying for bigger and bigger buy in fees, that way if you keep going, you will win eventually and be back to even money when you win. If you get to the largest buy in table and have still not won, you need to go for the 'in for a penny in for a pound' strategy. This is quite easy, all you have to do is either re-mortgage your house, or if you are a tenant, get a temperary loan from the bank, or if you are in bad credit go to a loan shark and get more funds. If you still havn't won by the time the creditors come looking for you, i recommend you give up poker, change your name and hide. I hope this helps.
    Posted by loonytoons
    hi lonny ,

                 we at gamblers anonymous wish to invite you to our next meeting.

                 a key note speech from you at this meeting would be very much appreciated .

    regards
                other loony [ irishrover ]
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  • MajjMajj Member Posts: 99
    edited November 2009
    Just as the laws of probability allow for the fact that an infinite amount of monkey working for an infinite amount of time are PROBABLE but not BOUND to write the complete works of Shakespeare, and that you could throw a coin an infinite amount of times and still NEVER hit heads or tails - It's a possiblity that a bad run of luck in poker will never come to an end.

    Just trying to cheer you up mate
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  • DeadluckDeadluck Member Posts: 521
    edited November 2009
    You're folding AK and KQ preflop?

    No wonder you're on a downswing.
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  • SHANXTASHANXTA Member Posts: 1,507
    edited November 2009
    In Response to Re: Down swings:
    Do you want the loonytoon advice - You see if your on a losing streak, what you have to do is keep trying for bigger and bigger buy in fees, that way if you keep going, you will win eventually and be back to even money when you win. If you get to the largest buy in table and have still not won, you need to go for the 'in for a penny in for a pound' strategy. This is quite easy, all you have to do is either re-mortgage your house, or if you are a tenant, get a temperary loan from the bank, or if you are in bad credit go to a loan shark and get more funds. If you still havn't won by the time the creditors come looking for you, i recommend you give up poker, change your name and hide. I hope this helps.
    Posted by loonytoons

    looooooooooooooooooool
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  • nirvana29nirvana29 Member Posts: 489
    edited November 2009
    thats poker man, hang in there.
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  • annie_dukeannie_duke Member Posts: 545
    edited November 2009
    Nirvana - you do know one-line posts don't count for the poster's freeroll don't you?
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  • diablo_pezdiablo_pez Member Posts: 1,392
    edited November 2009
    lol
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  • JONONZIEJONONZIE Member Posts: 367
    edited November 2009
    In Response to Re: Down swings:
    lol
    Posted by diablo_pez
    cheers for the feedback had a chuckle with some of the replys, Still happening though played 1500 bounty hunter tonight came 50th went all in with KK (me 2300 chips 1200 in the pot pre flop) got called by two players 10 10 and JJ and i knew  i would not win, lo and behold a j hit deja vue some very aggresive players tonight and they kept hitting !! but as with most bullys they dont know when to stop and so crashed and burned, nice to see

     
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  • diablo_pezdiablo_pez Member Posts: 1,392
    edited November 2009
    when it gets to the stage where u EXPECT 2 lose it's best to have a break for 3-4 days i think, gl m8
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