bad run encouragement

[nepenthe]

When you're in an extreme downswing, there is always the chance you are just unlucky, but there is a greater chance that you're not playing at an optimal level. Whenever I've had an substantial downswing, a major part of the reason was that I was simply not playing well and I continued to play despite knowing this. Time and training goes a long way into ameliorating this type of behavior.

While you certainly should not be discouraged, it behooves you to examine your recent playing trends from as objective and critical an eye as you can muster and ask yourself whether you are losing despite truly playing at your best.

[Webster]

Well - I feel better now - I'm only in a 100BB downswing. PERSONALLY I feel I have tilted a few times, calling when I can not believe I have YET AGAIN lost a hand to crap.

I KNOW I have been unlucky but at the same time I KNOW I have been playing worse because of it.

I know I have posted a couple hands here and just got reamed by the 2+2 people and sot of slapped me in the face showing me that I was getting weak/tight. Typically I like my aggressiveness but in this streak I am now looking for ways to lose.

In the few BAD runs I have seen that it's like a pimple popping, BAM - it's over and things are normal again.

In fact my last 100BB downswing ended when I had a hand that I won!! It felt different, something GOOD happened, it was like the fog lifting and I took off.

Personally, I'm stepping back for a few days to regroup, re-tool and come back strong. I'll do some re reading and hit the table with confidence again in a few days.