Joined: May '13
Location: United Kingdom
Age: 37 (M)
Posts: 2219
Not a moaning thread before anyone thinks it is.
Just wondering what is the best way to deal with very bad variance. By bad I mean making the right calls for everything but variance is against you whether it be losing or drawing with a superior hand and which seems be some sort of everlasting thing even with my right calls this last few weeks.
So far this time I have kept my anger and tilt at bay so I have seen no reason to stop or have a break but should I just stop playing for a while so it my even itself back out before I snap or should I keep playing and ride the storm?
Just getting fed up with this now as whatever I do I keep losing. I have had AA cracked twice now and a KK vs QQ drawed by a magical straight in the last 15 minutes from my first session of today and this is just 15 minutes of today. Seeing far to many sets against my premium pocket pairs set ups and flush hits lately as well. Any advice welcome before I lose my mind.
Joined: Jun '13
Location: Canada
Age: 80 (M)
Posts: 3700
Maybe you should stop one or two days and come back to see if its getting right for you a little brake is sometime good.Good luck for the future whatever you decide.
Joined: Mar '11
Location: United Kingdom
Age: 55 (M)
Posts: 7371
You seem to just be having a run of very bad luck and we have all been through this over the years. You will just have to roll with the punches until your luck turns. It feels like the whole world is against you when this keeps happening but it will change soon
Joined: May '13
Location: United Kingdom
Age: 37 (M)
Posts: 2219
Usually I just spew away all of my money on higher stakes or the same stake but this bankroll I have been just sticking to BRM and the lowest tables. Strangely this time I am just under break even(Thanks to two small bonus payments and not spewing away everything)
After few bad times last night things actually seemed back to normal and I was able to win back what I had lost to the suckouts and set before and continued to enjoy playing for once with no big hiccups. Just going to take them on the chin like you say, Double, if I can keep myself from tilting.
Posted by Phisix: Usually I just spew away all of my money on higher stakes or the same stake but this bankroll I have been just sticking to BRM and the lowest tables. Strangely this time I am just under break even(Thanks to two small bonus payments and not spewing away everything)
After few bad times last night things actually seemed back to normal and I was able to win back what I had lost to the suckouts and set before and continued to enjoy playing for once with no big hiccups. Just going to take them on the chin like you say, Double, if I can keep myself from tilting.
Rule of gamling is rly simple: bet smalll when losing, bet big when winning = profit
Joined: May '08
Location: Lithuania
Age: 39 (M)
Posts: 10090
no no no- rules of gambling are as follow:
- play only with money you can't afford to lose- you won't get enough thrill if you stick with some boring bankroll management - if you are losing: move to higher stakes to recoup your losses, if by accident you bust your roll, at least leave table in style by cursing everyone and using word from letter F excessively - if you're really on a bad run borrow from your friends, take a quick loan or mortgage you home and play at the highest stakes possible (as long as you have 1-2 BI you're fine), you will win this time for sure.
