510 BB downswing

davidross · #1 01-29-2005, 02:37 AM

I wouldn't have believed it was possible, but I'm down $15,300 in the last 9 days. TO really make the story great I cashed out 20K last wednesday, and started losing right away.It hasn't stopped. I've actually run out of money in my Empire account. I transferred 3K from Party last night, then lost it tonight. I'm faced with the humiliating task of cashing in my savings on Monday to reload.

Anyone else ever had a swing this bad? I've only had 2 losing weeks in a year, this is insane.

whiskeytown · #2 01-29-2005, 02:43 AM

wow, David - that's a hell of a swing, and still doing it full time as well...

are games getting tougher or are you just getting raped?

I for one feel as more and more players get pokertracker and the real time stats that I'm gonna play less there and more on sites that don't support it as well.

RB

bicyclekick · #3 01-29-2005, 02:46 AM

Take a break, at minimum you're on semi-tilt. I saw you UTG+1 cold call and UTG raise TWICE today. That should almost never happen, let alone twice in one day. Get away, take a break, don't let it get worse. I've also seen you call out of the sb first caller to an early raise on numerous occasions. Take a step back.

theBruiser500 · #4 01-29-2005, 02:50 AM

ray zee just wrote somewhere almost all bad runs are partly attributable to playing bad (i'm pretty sure that's what he said anyway, i hate to misquote).

davidross · #5 01-29-2005, 03:10 AM

I don't think the games are any tougher, and I don't think I'm playing any different, but I can't win a pot over $100.
Tonight I'vemade only 3 flushes and 1 straight in 1000 hands, and I lost them all. I'm ready to bust a blood vessel.

DrGutshot · #6 01-29-2005, 03:20 AM

how many hands is this over?

sorry to hear [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

-DrG

davidross · #7 01-29-2005, 04:05 AM

Probably 12K hands

bdk3clash · #8 01-29-2005, 04:36 AM

Well, do you have any long-term proof you're a winning player? [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Fear not, it'll turn around, blah blah blah. This sounds brutal--we all feel for you (but know you'll start winning again soon enough.)

AncientPC · #9 01-29-2005, 04:56 AM

I'd suggest a short vacation to get your mind off poker. The downswing has to be partially psychological by now.

thirddan · #10 01-29-2005, 05:45 AM

wow...that really sucks...like the others said, a break is probably in order since im sure there is some tilt going on...

on a side note, if you don't mind me asking...how does your wife handle this kind of downswing? do you tell her about your swings? I understand if you don't want to discuss this, but i figured i would ask since she has posted and been pretty open about your playing...Thanks...