14 Straight 4th Place Finishes (LC)

[Apathy]

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is there anything more painful?


pepper spray

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IN YA FACE!

[Scuba Chuck]

Well, since we're ranting. Here's my hands thus far today that I've lost out on where I was a 2:1 favorite or better.

AA v 22, this guy pushed into me
QQ v JJ, first hand of the game
AQ v A9, this guy called my push
A9 v A7, this guy called my push
AQ v AJ, this guy called my reraise
KT v K6, this was one of those math calls
88 v K7....

these are mostly 4 handed, and a couple 5 handed. Variance is such a bitch!

I seriously can see how someone would destroy there keyboard, lose hair by the handfuls, kick their dog, and drink profusely!!!

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kick their dog

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UNLESS you rely on constant dog-walking for good karma! I will admit my superstitions with pride.

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drink profusely!!!

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CANNOT argue with this.

[1C5]

True story about dogs. I have a 2 year old ch. lab (let me find a picture), best dog in the world. I was playing one time, after a bad suckout for my 18th out of the money in a row I yelled loud out of anger and my poor dog got so scared that he ran out of the room with his tail in between his legs. I didn't yell at him but he was so scared. After that I felt SO bad and now have not even gotten angry since then. It is just not worth it, it is just a freakin game and I won't go poor by losing 18 in a row so no more getting mad.

Here is Maverick:

[vindikation]

Well I'm glad to know I'm not the only one that had a bad weekend. The past 24 hours have been the worst run I have had in 6 months. I've finished ITM only 5 times out of the last 31 SnG's. Granted I only play a small number compared to you guys, but I'm SERIOUSLY starting to doubt my game.

This may sound stupid, but what do you guys do to "get back" the confidence in your game (this assumes you have been a winning player and are just hitting some bad luck)?

[dfscott]

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I was playing one time, after a bad suckout for my 18th out of the money in a row I yelled loud out of anger and my poor dog got so scared that he ran out of the room with his tail in between his legs. I didn't yell at him but he was so scared.

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Same here, but it was my 1-year-old. He started wailing and he normally has a great disposition:



Talk about feeling like a heel...

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This may sound stupid, but what do you guys do to "get back" the confidence in your game (this assumes you have been a winning player and are just hitting some bad luck)?

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I take the dog on a longer walk than usual; I have two ~3 mile routes perfect for that occasion, one that goes through the woods when I think I need some nature. By the time I get back I feel mentally refreshed.

Hell, what's stupid about your question? I'm a human first, poker player second. If I never tilted I'd be lying about the former.

[DangerGoodson]

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drink profusely!!!

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check

[deathpotato]

All these people on bad runs! I've also done terribly these last couple of days, 15 in a row OOTM, then a 1st, a 3rd, and another 10 OOTM. I'll see if I can turn it around tonight...

[hummusx]

Hang in there. I just started playing STTs again after a pretty long break, and I was running bad - real bad. I'd almost started to believe that I wasn't just on a down streak when things finally turned around. Yesterday turned into a very good day.