[bernie]

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I don't play on line, just in local tournaments a couple of times a week (2-3 tourneys a night). I've been on a losing streak for about 2 months--just a few cashes in that time. My starting hands have started to come around, but the flop still hates me. I finally just took a week off so that I could have a week where I didn't replay beats in my head. It's been really refreshing.

For those of you who play every day, how do you handle what seems like a an unlucky streak? How do you keep from letting it affect how you feel about yourself? Are you able to not think about poker when you're not playing?

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One way is to compare your total hours played, not the days of the week. 2-3 live tourneys a night? How big are these tourneys? How long do they last on average? You say it's only a couple times a week. That seems like about 4-6 mini tourneys a week. That's really not that much.

The problem is that it's spaced out over 2 months so it seems longer than it actually is. You may easily be going through just a solid weeks worth of variance.

Put in in perspective of hands and hours. Not by the calendar. I bet it's not as bad as it seems.

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