How do you handle downswings?

[beavens]

I'm on a huge downswing right now (240 in 2 days) and I'm not exactly sure how to handle it. I've been getting the worst beats and everyone seems to be hitting the flops better than me. Should I take a break for a while, or play through it?

Thanks.

[bernie]

How about reevaluating your game/play?

b

[Mayhap]

When your game lacks amusement, diversion, entertainment, recreation; blitheness; jocundity, joviality, merriment; glee, hilarity, jollity, mirth and mischief because you are focused on getting unstuck it's time to:
A. Take a break
or
B. Drop down far enough in limits until you are able to regain a sense of the aforementioned.

/M

[A_C_Slater]

Post hands that you feel you might have misplayed. And if you can't think of any that might have been misplayed, then you are almost certainly wrong.

[beavens]

thanks for the replies guys.. i'll post some of the hands that i feel i need advice on

[95Aero]

I'm on a 160BB downswing in 7 days and I recognize what you say. This is my first downswing of that magnitude although I only have 50K hands logged, but it took me by surprise (even though I know they do come wether you expect it or not =)

Despite losing $$ from my bankroll I am hoping to get something good out of this... Like a better understanding of expectations and the chance to really have a look at my play to refine it.

So far I've been told (and noticed) that I wasn't raising quite enough PF, I was at about 8% and now I've upped it to around 10% with position raises.

I also noticed that I folded rather than called when I had decent draws as I became so tight with the downswing that I folded everything if I didn't flop anything.

Finally, I also learned that I fold too much from the blinds, connectors and stuff like that may be worth a call.

Best of luck getting back into the game!

[EliteNinja]

1. Take a break and regroup. You will feel refreshed when you get back to it.
2. Drop a level and re-evaluate your play.
3. Move back up when you have learned something AND feel confident.

[sumdumguy]

I like to break things. Like a monitor, some wireless keyboards, and plenty of wireless mice. Experience has taught me to stock up when they're on sale.

[Bluffoon]

[ QUOTE ]
1. Take a break and regroup. You will feel refreshed when you get back to it.
2. Drop a level and re-evaluate your play.
3. Move back up when you have learned something AND feel confident.

[/ QUOTE ]

Short and sweet. Once you go through a few downswings you will ho-hum them. They still suck but you know the drill.

[ATbx22]

"I like to break things. Like a monitor, some wireless keyboards, and plenty of wireless mice. Experience has taught me to stock up when they're on sale."


lol this sounds like the best advice