Joined: Aug '08
Location: Belgium
Age: 36 (M)
Posts: 157
I can't win anything today, making the right choices but still manage to lose all my hands where I'm in huge favourite to win. Had AA about 9 times in the last 3 hours. Managed to win 2 of them, the blinds... In SnG's it was just awefull. AA vs AJ I flop the set but AJ get runner runner Straight. Just now had AA heads up against AQ. Flop is KKx, Turn is j (at this point I got the nut flush draw) river is the ten of hearts. In cash game we get it all in preflop, AA vs AA villain gets flush. But its not only AA. Get JJ on the button make standard raise, BB flat calls and a limper calls. Flop is J73. BB bets, limper pushes all in I call ofcourse. BB turns over AA limper A7, Turn is the A. This is just getting to sick today. Gonna take a break only playing the SPF freeroll then I'm done for today this is just making me sick. feels terrible to see the % that the villain has 1% to win and 1% to draw on the flop and still manages to win.
Joined: Oct '09
Location: Portugal
Age: 52 (M)
Posts: 233
Think that after the break, it can't get any worst. But make it a big break and clean your head, I use to watch a movie, it works for me, or a good night sleep (even better). But if you're not saying that poker's rigged, it will be a fast recover
Joined: Aug '08
Location: Belgium
Age: 36 (M)
Posts: 157
lol I'm not saying its rigged, I've had my fair share of suckouts in my advantage . Today it just seemed a weird day, my good decisions got punished in the worst possible ways. And when I made a bad decision I managed to win most of them. But unfortunatly I made more good decisions today then bad ones for once
Joined: May '08
Location: Germany
Age: 59 (M)
Posts: 6786
Welcome to the dark side of poker. Bad runs do happen from time to time. Drop down in stakes and weather the storm. If you continue to play good poker it all will change at some point.
Joined: Aug '10
Location: Argentina
Age: 37 (M)
Posts: 189
I do recommend to you, hitting a boxing bag! you will lose a lot of energy and distress yourself! it's great!! if you don't have anything to hit (anything alive) you should try any sport (the best is sex of course) spend some energy and you will cleanup your mind!
Joined: May '09
Location: India
Age: 37 (M)
Posts: 4873
everyone has a bad day now and then when they just cant win anything, just dont try to makeup for your losses by going at a bigger table. take a break or move down stakes, hope tomorro is better for you
Joined: Mar '09
Location: Greece
Age: 47 (F)
Posts: 14136
Been there done that. I know the feeling with the freaking aces. I moslty lose with them. You should be happy that this happens to you only today. Cause for the last few months this is what happens to me always with Aces. I hope it will change cause it is very annoying
Joined: Mar '08
Location: Australia
Age: 49 (M)
Posts: 1158
hahahaha welcome to the world of poker,when i see this happening,i turn my computer off.the sites are setting you up to lose.they do that to make sure money flows around,let me guess,the previous couple of days you were smashing it.........
Joined: Mar '11
Location: Germany
Age: 55 (M)
Posts: 1242
I guess all of us have these kind of s**t days from time to time. Important is not to loose to much money on these days by going on tilt. But it seems you are very clear minded by just analyzing the situation.
Joined: Apr '11
Location: Romania
Age: 35 (M)
Posts: 6669
Your post is pretty similar with the definition of tilt actually, i recently read an article about tilt in poker and it said that si basically a time in which you always lose no matter what hand do you have...
Of course you can always lose with monster starting hands like pocket kings or pocket aces as long as you understand that they are just pairs and it kills a lot of your straight and flush possibilities
Still, i'm sure all had rough times in online poker, i think it's important for you to take a step back for couple of days and try to do something else. After that you can watch some strategy vids or articles and then hit the tables again
chin up we all have many days like this, look on the bright side it wasnt in a cash game so if your using bankroll management you will come through all this , good luck in your next session
Joined: Dec '07
Location: Finland
Age: 70 (M)
Posts: 329
Just keep on playing man and you'll run will turn over. Keep on playing your A-game and you will see the results. Poker is sometimes really thrustrating game
Joined: Feb '11
Location: Canada
Age: 39 (M)
Posts: 1660
That's funny that you bad decisions seemed to get rewarded, maybe it's opposite day. You should've started making the wrong moves and seeing wat happened. Just kidding of course. Sorry to hear you are having a crappy day. Take a good long break, I promise you'll feel better, also you know you're a good player so it'll turn around.
Joined: Apr '09
Location: Portugal
Age: 44 (M)
Posts: 4827
My first comment was observing the bad luck you were having and, after posting it, i went to some rooms and, who would say, things got bad for me too: i passed my $25 bankroll to just $17 playing $1 and $2 SnG, and only won one of $1.
. Today it just seemed a weird day, my good decisions got punished in the worst possible ways. And when I made a bad decision I managed to win most of them. But unfortunatly I made more good decisions today then bad ones for once 
