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zulu_nation8   United States. Aug 21 2010 14:21. Posts 1929
I hit my first real downswing since starting poker, dropped 17 buyins over two days. All the descriptions people generally use fit perfectly. Godmode fishes, running into the top of people's ranges, losing every flip, etc. The more I play the more I lose. Yesterday after losing another stack AA vs set I finally realized no matter what I do, these spots will come up eventually. Variance can't be avoided. If it can't be avoided, I can only take care of the stuff I can control, such as playing my A game, working out, and maintaining a healthy mindset.

I used to have a habit of quitting when I'm up, but playing long sessions when I'm stuck to get even. I've now realized those tricks to fool myself into feeling good at the end of the day are extremely shortsighted and completely pointless. What I need to practice is to become numb towards short-term results and just grind. The only numbers I should worry about each session are how many hands I've put in. Hopefully I can maintain this mindset even after the downswing so that it isn't just a petty defensive mechanism during bad stretches.

Another way to deal with what happened is to blame the run bad on my clearing another bonus. I think the worst I've ever ran have always been when clearing bonuses on stars. So if I somehow avoid doing that I can win and still be results oriented.

Some results oriented pictures

Before downswing/downswing/altogether:



Stats during downswing where I think I've actually played my best poker:





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fenner   Australia. Aug 21 2010 14:47. Posts 2188

1700 posts for your first downswing? you sir are a sick beast


Spicy   United States. Aug 21 2010 14:48. Posts 1027


  On August 21 2010 13:21 zulu_nation8 wrote:
I used to have a habit of quitting when I'm up, but playing long sessions when I'm stuck to get even. I've now realized those tricks to fool myself into feeling good at the end of the day are extremely shortsighted and completely pointless.



Yeah man, I'm like this too . I like green sessions in my HEM and hate red ones, and my winning sessions are usually shorter than my losing ones. But recently I've gotten better at quitting when I'm down. It really helped me to have friends to IM whenever I'm down 3+ BI in session so that they could force me to quit.

I'm also having a downer at NL50 atm, but I'm doing fairly well in PLO to counter my losses. If you're extremely de-motivated right now, you should try playing other games to invigorate yourself and to restore the fun of poker.


Royal_Rumble   Germany. Aug 21 2010 15:11. Posts 1760

poker is hard sometimes... but yeah, sounds like a good plan you have made up.

money won is twice as sweet as money earned. Last edit: 21/08/2010 15:12

dnagardi   Hungary. Aug 21 2010 15:59. Posts 1776


  On August 21 2010 14:11 Royal_Rumble wrote:
poker is hard sometimes... but yeah, sounds like a good plan you have made up.


dUUd_   Estonia. Aug 21 2010 16:41. Posts 1840

comeback's are awesome

im on 30bi downer atm last ~week or so, ran 17bi below EV yesterdy, something i never ever wanna do again..

redsnuff: bets all in with bad preflop hand and tell me to learn poker redsnuff: senceless 

 



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