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Streaks

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evilpie:
Finished 49th. Not bad for my first one considering the terrible cards I got. (Or the terrible cards they obviously got the 2 times I hit hands)

Suits my tight style of play quite well as I found myself still in touch at the first break despite hardly playing a hand.

Thanks again for the tip. I"ll let you know if I manage to do any better in the next few.

nosey-p:
Loosing streaks are part of the game. Do you play less or do you play more? Do you move down a level or do you move up a level?

Playing for four month and you think you are in a loosing streak because you have not cashed in the last two weeks. Try not cashing for eight month then ask yourself am I in a loosing streak?

It happens to us all at some stage, but wait while you have played a couple of years.

Good start to your poker life but you will have rocky times ahead.

Wayne

Chelsea:
"As in many competetitive occupations, you can play very well for a while, believe that you have mastered the game, and then get subtly out of synch, and find that your results have deteriorated, even though you feel your playing as well as ever.

When that happens there"s no recourse but to be ruthlessly determined and objective until you put the puzzle back together again"

Dan Harrington on Hold'em Vol 1

AMRN:
I find it be cyclic. My bankroll graph looks like a roller coaster with peaks and troughs.... BUT, the trick is to effectively manage the times when you"re on a downward streak and not go bust... and this is done through proper bankroll management. I will never risk more than 5% off my bankroll in a session, and no more than 10% in a day.    

There will be periods (days/weeks, or perhaps even months) when you feel invincible. You will hit every draw you go for, and will suckout when behind. Everyone will call you a fish, but you will play more and more hands cos you"re on a hot streak. The flipside occurs when you lose every draw, and when you get in with the best hand only to be sucked out on..... and like the hot streaks, this can sometimes last for several days/weeks/months.

The danger is that when you find yourself on a hot streak, you think you"ve made it and that you have cracked the game... this is not the case. The person who can claim to have cracked the game is the one who doesn"t go bust when on the downward spin!!

deanp27:
i am a tournament player and the variance is tough, i definitely seem to go through streaks.
I also think this depends on your style of play also.

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