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Mariuslol Norway. May 28 2009 09:20. Posts 4742 | | |
This one was a bit long!!
Essential Attitudes for Poker Success
Running Badly
- A downswing is a period when a player earns significantly less than their expected win rate over a number of sessions.
- The high variance in poker makes it inevitable that you will suffer sustained losses from time to time. These will not be rare, freak occurrences, but something that most players have to put up with regularly.
The Reality of Downswings
- Downswings are not an entity in themselves, but an observed pattern in results.
- A common error is trying to assign downswings properties, such as giving them a fixed size, shape, or frequency.
- Many players try to define downswings in the present or future tense. They are trying to predict future events based on past results, which is impossible.
- Unfortunately, the psychological pressure of running badly for a sustained period of time makes ignoring downswings difficult.
- Managing a large downswing is one of the most difficult things you will have to do as a poker player, and the penatly for failure can be losing your entire bankroll.
Common Bad Responses to downswings
- These are some of the most common bad responses to downswings:
- Losing confidence in your ability and game
- Making radical changes to your play
- Getting obsessed with your losses
- Trying to ride out the downswing
- Moving up a limit to recoup your losses
Dealing with a Downswing
- You cope with downswings the same way you deal with anything else in poker. You make the decisions that will make you the most money in the long term.
- Your decisions away from the table such as what games you play, what limits you play, and how you prepare will all play a crucial part in ensuring you come through tough periods.
- If you are not playing well, then your results will deteriorate, magnifying the effect of the downswing, which in turn makes you even more depressed. This cycle can continue until either:
a) You have a lucky run of cards pulling you out of the downswing; or
b) You go broke.
- Having the correct attitude toward your bankroll and your win rate when you are running well will help you maintain that attitude when things inevitably go bad.
Staying in Control
- There are two things to concentrate your energies on during a downswing: Improving your game and avoiding tilt.
- The relationship between tilt and downswings is a vicious circle, and either can be the trigger.
- Some of the most common traps that can befall a player running badly include:
- Trying to get even
- Damage limitation (playing more defensive, passive)
- Unwillingness to gamble
- Breaking the pain threshold
Downswings and the Poker Mindset
- Preventing tilt when on a downswing is all about attitude. If you play poker in the correct frame of midn, you are less likely to tilt.
- Understanding the seven attitudes of the Poker Mindset is the key to avoiding tilt during a downswing. (I listed those in Part 1)
Improving your game
- Generally speaking, you should remember the following two things when you are on a downswing.
1. It is very unlikely that your downswing is entirely due to bad play.
2. Likewise, it is very unlikely that bad play is not contributing to your downswing at all.
- If you reduce the "poor play element" of a downswing, and improve your win rate, you will recover more quickly.
- While finding and correcting leaks in your game is an end unto itself, it also has fringe benefits helpful in recovering from a downswing:
- By concentrating on improving you game, you are keeping your mind on something other than poor results.
- By proactively improving your game, you can sit at the table with greater confidence.
Downswing and Your Bankroll
- If a downswing is large enough, there is a risk that you are not sufficiently bankrolled to play at your current limit and should move down.
- Unfortunately, players on a downswing are often bad at moving down limits, which can be for a number of reasons:
1. It's a step backwards.
2. It will be harder to win back losses.
3. The player might be in denial.
- If you cheat on your bankroll, you are risking your entire poker career.
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F4Zi United Kingdom. May 28 2009 09:23. Posts 3462 | | |
its all about cheating on your bankroll |
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doctorstu Australia. May 28 2009 09:32. Posts 362 | | |
you make it sound so dirty I need to turn the monitor slightly
Also good post |
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| Myth: Yeah right, so you can hog all the 11 year olds for yourself? no way dude, Im not educating the fish. | |
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whamm! Albania. May 28 2009 09:40. Posts 11625 | | |
i move down like 3 limits to be safe lol |
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LemOn[5thF] Czech Republic. May 28 2009 09:53. Posts 15163 | | |
Yeye, so Me grinding NL10 with 75BI is a good thing -.- |
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doctorstu Australia. May 28 2009 10:02. Posts 362 | | |
| | On May 28 2009 08:53 LemOn[5thF] wrote:
Yeye, so Me grinding NL10 with 75BI is a good thing -.- |
Why are you doing that to yourself.... |
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LemOn[5thF] Czech Republic. May 28 2009 10:08. Posts 15163 | | |
| | On May 28 2009 09:02 doctorstu wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 28 2009 08:53 LemOn[5thF] wrote:
Yeye, so Me grinding NL10 with 75BI is a good thing -.- |
Why are you doing that to yourself....
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Cause I have lost 40BI last 12 days and the bad beats don't seem to end? :o |
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doctorstu Australia. May 28 2009 10:20. Posts 362 | | |
Damn, just graph your downswing, print it out and sell it to disneyland as a new rollercoaster design bam insta-BR :D |
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DustnLucky United Kingdom. May 28 2009 11:38. Posts 33 | | |
Try to cheat on your bankroll once or twice a week, if not your bankroll will grow complacent and disruly. |
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Mariuslol Norway. May 28 2009 12:57. Posts 4742 | | |
Ah, now im scared, Erik always wanna stake, and he forced 10.000e on me, wants me to play high, not sure what to do. Scared!!
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Was starting to get comfy on 50nl xD
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