Joined: Jan '08
Location: Croatia
Age: 47 (M)
Posts: 1308
Just to show one graph which shows what happens when you mess with support on certain poker network.
A= Some time ago when I asked them who certifies their RNG. Asked them that because I was getting more than average number of same or very similar pockets on 2 or 3 tables at the same time. Even some boards were similar.
B= This is where I asked them to exclude me from casino sidegames. Whatever I was earning went to casino and made me float.
C= This is after I came back to play at that network, but in meantime sent few questions to network provider about exclusion and asked them who issued them gambling license. Seal they have on their homepage is not issuers seal. They are regulated by totally different license provider but somehow forgot to point that out and I am still waiting for that answer even though I did manual search and found out where they are licensed.
Well people enjoy watching this graph. SNG graph only. but MTT graph would not be much different. I struggled to get into money on some freeroll, in paying tournament no way to get nowhere near the money.
Joined: Jan '08
Location: Croatia
Age: 47 (M)
Posts: 1308
Posted by B1gfoot: lol, nice, maybe you should try telling them how great there site is and that you recomended it to all your friends, see if it goes back up :}
At start I gave them good reviews and stuff but should have been smarter with those reviews. Winnings I made there in the beginning did look a little too easy if you know what I mean.
Anyway, advanced to next step of my downswing routine, Day 2. if still going down change network. Result is, even though I just ate my launch/dinner and was feeling down because of entire day, I placed 2nd in rebuy satellite with add-on only. No bad luck at all. Won quite a few hands with top pairs against flush draws and my aces stood proudly once again along with big slick. 159 players, 7 places paid.
------------ Sorry for bringing this up in the thread list but I felt obliged to post this.
Joined: Jan '08
Location: Croatia
Age: 47 (M)
Posts: 1308
There it is most ugliest downswing, But it is everywhere, tried 3rd network and only place where I am able to stay afloat is Doyles but wont be playing there either because it is really bad luck. I catch both A and 4 after preflop raise from CO only to run into BB catching A-5 and stuff, Omaha trips vs. higher trips, tournaments I should be called bubble boy no matter how I play, tight or loose. If I really need to play poker, freerolls only.
Joined: Dec '07
Location: Denmark
Age: 40 (M)
Posts: 2644
Yeah when you're in a downswing nothing really changes anything game, site, IP etc trust me I've tried everything. Only small effect it may have is on your own psychology nothing else changes.
Maybe it's better to take a break than to get annoyed because of stupid freerolls. Do something you enjoy doing but rarely do it because you rather play poker. Spoil your self, have fun with some friends, get drunk or what ever you do to get wasted Take your mind totally of poker for a while.
Joined: Jan '08
Location: Canada
Age: 36 (M)
Posts: 2698
By looking at the graph it looks to me as bad bankroll management? Like you lost your whole bankroll in just a few sngs. You should follow the 5% rule than it's very hard to lose it all.
P.S. Enjoy the handball I use to play over by the school with a tennis ball
Joined: Jan '08
Location: Croatia
Age: 47 (M)
Posts: 1308
I did not lose entire bankroll, luckily, but cannot win anymore either. Jumps are because I made a deposit so stakes are higher than at the beginning of the curve, those were played with freeroll winnings, max buyin of $1, and between A and C is some 4 months period and now I`m losing more so normally negative is also bigger. When I was losing money in casino i was floating all the time but was winning in sng`s.
It is definitely downswing, yesterday i played some of those gold chip sng`s with chips i received from doyles for my loyalty points i had and was playing against total donks, sorry they were, but only managed to get 2nd. I think i missed ALL coinflips since only 5 players left but as they were donks i could easily go back up with stealing. If i waited for cards and coinflips i would be out much sooner. Cmon guy has 3BB stack and limps in into hand from UTG and folds on my raise, that was when there were 4 left and he finished 3rd, he doubled up on me3 hands in a row with me holding playable pockets and him catching two pairs even if i had pocket pair. Downswing, good thing about bankroll management that im not broke but it is annoying as hell.
This is not happening on doyles but some other network.
Take your mind totally of 
