Down 68 BB tonight...
 

is this something to be really really worried about? ive been playing profitably at 2/4 since moving up from 1/2 about a month ago and today i lost 68 bb after a morning winning session of 38 bb, putting me down 30bb for the day. is a -68 bb 4 tabling session insanely insanely bad or is that just me?

Re: Down 68 BB tonight...
 

Losing 30 bets in a day is not fun, but it's nothing to spaz about. You can't win 'em all.

Were you playing well?

Re: Down 68 BB tonight...
 

i felt like i was playing fine, i hate to sound like im here to spew bad beat stories, but it was kind of jaw dropping how many big pots i lost to huge underdogs. looking at the hands i got a ton of money in with the best hand and just saw nasty cards late. really really dissapointing though.

rj

Re: Down 68 BB tonight...
 

boy are you in for a rough reality check down the road

Re: Down 68 BB tonight...
 

That's just the way it goes then. Today was just one of those days. Don't lose any sleep over it.

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true dat. Who are these people who dont have downswings, I envy you greatly [that is, until you hit a real downswing and cry]

Re: Down 68 BB tonight...
 

heh

If you only read one response, read this one...
 

The reason you have a bankroll is to cushion days like today. Don't fret over the loss. If your going to fret, fret over what the loss will do to you and your poker.

Nobody here talks about what your first downswing can do to you, and they should.

Over the next several sessions you're going to be tempted to "play to get even", or some variant of it. You're going to try too hard. Its not going to work. You might even keep losing, maybe 200BB worth. Thats when the real damage is done. When that happens you'll want to crawl into a shell, afraid to play correctly because of the bad river card that will probably come. You'll turn into a super weak/tight nit, incapable of beating any game you sit in, and you'll go broke telling yourself "I'm just running bad...".

Don't let this happen to yourself. Stop the bleeding, the self-loathing, and the withering of your confidence. Losses happen, accept it, embrace it, and most importantly don't let it change your poker.

Losses are a part of playing the game. Prolonged losing streaks are a part of playing the game a lot.

Running bad is a state of mind, don't fall prey to it.

lf

Re: Down 68 BB tonight...
 

I've lost 200BB in about 3.5k hands. Thats around 3SD's (happens every 6 months or so I would guess for me). Life sucks.

-SmileyEH

Re: Down 68 BB tonight...
 

The timing of this in relation to your post here is pretty funny to me.