How do you do it (handle the swings).

[krimson]

I buy a new mouse every month or so.

[beekeeper]

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One way is to compare your total hours played, not the days of the week.

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

b

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Great advice.

Thanks for all the advice. Taking a week off actually has been great for getting things in perspective.
GL, H

[lastsamurai]

When you go on tilt...

[dibbs]

I think really knowing the numbers and realizing how long the long run is is incredibly important.

Playing online kind of gives you a better perspective on good and bad streaks. Last year I basically only played live and when I would run bad for weeks I would think it's the most impossible and unlucky thing in the world. Now playing 1,000 hands a night can make you realize how incredibly long the longrun is, and that these things do happen and aren't that rare.

Playing close to perfect but losing many big hands as a favorite over a prolonged streak is like getting depressed when it rains out or it's cloudy, you have to realize there is only so much in your power and variance is why these games are good. Biggest thing for me is making sure I put my money in as a favorite. Sure I start to feel the strain after long periods, but even if I have an awful week or month or whatever, if I look back at my records and see I made the right decision, I wear a smile. When I play bad I tear myself apart though. Just enjoy the ride, nah mean?

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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?

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I don't handle it, I roll into a deppressed suicidal ball until I have an up day.

[somapopper]

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When you go on tilt...



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Now that's the [censored] that puts me on tilt!