Waking Up one day and not being able to win??

[Redhotman]

Hi,
I seem to be in a major "funk. I have won consistently for the past 2 monthes. And in the past 4 days I have had one losing session after another. Up until this point, I had never had more than two back to back losing sessions. In my past 12 sessions, all of which are more than 2.5 hours long...
I have had the folowing Hands Won %....
#1 2%
#2 < 1%
#3 1%
#4 1%
#5 2%
#6 <1%
#7 <1%
#8 2%
#9 1%
#10 2%
#11 <1%
#12 3%

I only saw more than 20% of the flops during one of these sessions and saw 15% or less in 7 sessions. Are these stats normal? I feel horible mentally. I played the following hands in Session 14: AA, AA, AQo, JJ, AKo losing every hand.
It is easy to stand on the sidelines and say just play through it, but when you are sitting there hour after hour waiting it starts to become too much. I need help! I have posted some hands on the small stakes for the last couple of sessions, and it seems I am not playing as agressive as normally. (Read in one of Mason's books the importance of playing tight in a losig streak). I have used excellent hand selection, and I simply cannot get the cards to line up correctly and I am at the point of insanity.
Is this a normal deviation?

[Redhotman]

5 minutes after posting this I sit down in the BB with QQ.
The FLOP comes K Q 8 (rainbow)
I lose on the river to 42s...Ain't life great...LMAO

[Redhotman]

3 Day Break...
Re-Read TOP, Read 2+2 posts, look over hand histories some more. Come back, and if that fails rob a liquor store.

I still want to hear opinions though.

[GuyOnTilt]

Re-Read TOP, Read 2+2 posts, look over hand histories some more.

Good plan. Sounds like you need to take a proverbial "deep breath" before you sit back down. BTW, you haven't gotten back to my PM concerning PokerTracker...

[mosch]

Good advice you gave yourself there. Every time I've had an "inexplicable" losing streak, it became clear later, though sometimes several days of thought later.

My other favorite way to find the reason for a losing streak is to post some hands, and watch them get torn to shreds, while thinking to myself as I read the comments 'damn.... what was I thinking? how on earth did I not noticing that glaring and obvious problem with my game?'

[ZManODS]

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5 minutes after posting this I sit down in the BB with QQ. The FLOP comes K Q 8 (rainbow)
I lose on the river to 42s...Ain't life great...LMAO

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Instead of writing this, comment your play on all streets to see if we can find a leak in your game. Did you raise preflop here.... etc. Sometimes you will find that you didnt play as well as you thought.

[lil']

It is hard to watch you struggle through this streak. You are posting tons of hands and really trying to force your way out of this.

If I were you...

Step back.
Turn off your computer for a few days.
Indulge in other hobbies or interests for a bit.
The game will be here when you are ready to come back.



You say you are at the point of insanity. It's time for a rest.

[calig]

Take a break, reassess your play and read Mason's article on variance in Poker Essays I. Losing streaks are part of the game.