How to overcome an awful Bad Beat Streak?
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How to overcome an awful Bad Beat Streak?
by jaymacc » Tue Mar 11, 2008 12:31 pm
New to the forum looking forward to discussing and analyzing poker :
Anyone here ever have such a horrible bad beat streak (10+ games of Bad beats in a row) that it killed your bankroll ($500)? How did you overcome it and what changes did you make to your game to get out of it?
As for me: I generally play FT with an ABI of $8. I consider myself a tight player and I play premium cards and positional advantages. I usually see about 18-30% of flops in MTT. Occasionally, I will bet into a pot to steal it if none of the table aggressors are in the hand or no one wants it. I'll limp in if I get great pot odds to see a flop.
It seems lately that no matter how premium my hands may be pre flop and sometimes on the flop, I get sucked out and felted by the turn or river. Matters not if I am High stack or small stack. I have had AA and KK vacuumed so many times in the last 4 days that I believe that FT can be rigged. No matter the buy in or table size or my position, it seems that there is always someone there willing to re raise and/or push all on with rags or Ax or Kx.
When my money goes into the pot, I am 99% sure I have the best hand and I usually do, it is just the resulting mess that kills me.
I know bad beats are part of the game, but at what point can I expect to win a big hand when the odds are in my favor. Or should I reinvestigate my Fold equity and begin to muck AA and KK and AK when some maniac pushes all in or calls down to the river on a draw? If so, how do I win?
Sample hands coming later:
Anyone here ever have such a horrible bad beat streak (10+ games of Bad beats in a row) that it killed your bankroll ($500)? How did you overcome it and what changes did you make to your game to get out of it?
As for me: I generally play FT with an ABI of $8. I consider myself a tight player and I play premium cards and positional advantages. I usually see about 18-30% of flops in MTT. Occasionally, I will bet into a pot to steal it if none of the table aggressors are in the hand or no one wants it. I'll limp in if I get great pot odds to see a flop.
It seems lately that no matter how premium my hands may be pre flop and sometimes on the flop, I get sucked out and felted by the turn or river. Matters not if I am High stack or small stack. I have had AA and KK vacuumed so many times in the last 4 days that I believe that FT can be rigged. No matter the buy in or table size or my position, it seems that there is always someone there willing to re raise and/or push all on with rags or Ax or Kx.
When my money goes into the pot, I am 99% sure I have the best hand and I usually do, it is just the resulting mess that kills me.
I know bad beats are part of the game, but at what point can I expect to win a big hand when the odds are in my favor. Or should I reinvestigate my Fold equity and begin to muck AA and KK and AK when some maniac pushes all in or calls down to the river on a draw? If so, how do I win?
Sample hands coming later:
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by ihatejacks » Tue Mar 11, 2008 3:08 pm
I find that taking a break usually really helps me get back on track. If you just don't play or think about poker for a few days and come back to the game fresh it usually helps a lot.
If you're going through a bad streak very often you won't be playing your A game any more, even if you don't notice it. Taking a break will help get rid of the tilt factor.
Post some hands!
If you're going through a bad streak very often you won't be playing your A game any more, even if you don't notice it. Taking a break will help get rid of the tilt factor.
Post some hands!
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by ihatejacks » Mon Mar 24, 2008 2:29 pm
Pretty much. Those tumble weeds make an awful lot of noise.
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by pokercooler » Thu Apr 10, 2008 11:28 pm
When in a run of bad luck, or losing in general, I prefer to drop down in stakes. This allows me to perserve my bankroll. If I start winning again, I don't get upset and complain that if I stayed at the higher level I would have won more money. However, when I am out of the losing streak or unlucky streak, I then move back to my original stakes.
You can take a break of course, but another option is to drop down in stakes so that you can hopefully resume your normal play more quickly.
You can take a break of course, but another option is to drop down in stakes so that you can hopefully resume your normal play more quickly.
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by ihatejacks » Sun Apr 13, 2008 6:36 pm
Or take a short break and start back out at slightly lower stakes 
Best of both worlds.
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