How long does it take......?

[jnalpak]

Had my first 100BB downswing two days ago...I think i flinched for a second and thought "Wow i just lost 100BB" and then the next second i thought "WOW, i love having a bankroll that can withstand such a hit"

moral of the story, keep your Bankroll solid and move on.

the moment your bankroll takes a 25% dip its time to reevaluate your situation.

BTW, i won a $30 SNG so i made up for 90% of the loss...go me!

[xCEO]

I have a 120bb downswing at the moment at 3/6$ It sucks, but because I had [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img] a 600bb bankroll I don't have any stress yet

[FishHooks]

I had about a 600 BB bankroll too for the 1/2 was about to move up to 2/4 because the games are supposedly juicier there, but now i can't move up. I guess i just have a little more value on money because i'm only 18 and never had a real job, losing $200 in 5 hours was just kinda a shock, got to get over it though.

[bernie]

When you go on a 200+ BB downswing, a 100BB swing will feel like a vacation.

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[Bluffoon]

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I was just curious as to how long it takes to be able to just shrug off a 100BB+ downswing? I've had downswings before but over the last 700 hands, i've dropped 100 BB, which is one fast downswing, now i'm just scared to play tomorrow lol I've gotten better at taking losses for the day, but this downswing sucked because it was so fast. My first downswings were easier to take because a lot of it was my fault when i first stated out, I've been reviewing my downswing it PT, posting hands in the micro-limit forum (been getting yelled at for flooding). This swing has been the worst because i know its mostly not from my play and losing pots to hugely dominated hands over and over just really sucks.

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You will be able to shrug off a 100BB downswing once you have had a couple that are over 200BB.

After a 300+BB downswing you wont even notice when you drop 100BBs.

[Harv72b]

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I was just curious as to how long it takes to be able to just shrug off a 100BB+ downswing? I've had downswings before but over the last 700 hands, i've dropped 100 BB, which is one fast downswing, now i'm just scared to play tomorrow lol I've gotten better at taking losses for the day, but this downswing sucked because it was so fast. My first downswings were easier to take because a lot of it was my fault when i first stated out, I've been reviewing my downswing it PT, posting hands in the micro-limit forum (been getting yelled at for flooding). This swing has been the worst because i know its mostly not from my play and losing pots to hugely dominated hands over and over just really sucks.

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Shrug off? Dunno; haven't gotten there yet. Accepting them and realizing that they will end and you'll keep winning if you play the same poker...that varies from person to person. I got there about 3 months into my online "career", when I survived my first 150+ BB downswing.