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Everyone runs bad at points - what do you do

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  1. Donkey5layer Donkey5layer is offline

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    Nov 10th, 2007 (11/10/2007 12:32pm)

    When you go through that week or 2 in a row where you are running really bad do you play through it or take some time off?
     
  2. railbot railbot is online now

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    Nov 10th, 2007 (11/10/2007 12:33pm) in reply to Donkey5layer

    play online murder simulator's and kill kill kill kill kill kill
  3. Believer82 Believer82 is online now

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    Nov 10th, 2007 (11/10/2007 1:04pm) in reply to railbot

    play halo 3 online and kilkilkilkilkilll
     
  4. Cabo Cabo is offline

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    Nov 10th, 2007 (11/10/2007 1:05pm) in reply to Believer82

    I play different sites and different games.
  5. railbot railbot is online now

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    Nov 10th, 2007 (11/10/2007 1:06pm) in reply to Believer82

    DIE
    EVERYONE DIE
    KILL KILL KILL DIE DIE DIE
    powerslide into a tree on raining night and just die!!!!!!!!!!!
  6. Trent55 Trent55 is offline can i have a title now

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    Nov 10th, 2007 (11/10/2007 1:11pm) in reply to railbot

    If you only run bad for a week or 2 u have it made!!
  7. delete21 delete21 is offline

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    Nov 10th, 2007 (11/10/2007 1:29pm) in reply to Donkey5layer

    Don't listen to nonsense above. If you honestly believe you do not go on tilt, play more more more, and play through it. Take deep breaths, confirm each decision is the right one in your head before you make it, and let the bad beats come without it affecting you. Whether you play those tournies you run horribly in the next day, the week after, or immediately, they are coming no matter what, and the same goes to the good runs. I prefer to play as much as possible, which seems to make variance seem a bit shorter. Not sure if that makes sense.
  8. BerkeleyBoss BerkeleyBoss is offline

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    Nov 10th, 2007 (11/10/2007 1:44pm) in reply to Donkey5layer

    play through that shit

    volume>variance
     
  9. TheRealMT TheRealMT is offline Outing another backee - TheRealMT

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    Nov 10th, 2007 (11/10/2007 2:32pm) in reply to BerkeleyBoss

    play halo 3 online
     
  10. imonly16 imonly16 is offline

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    Nov 10th, 2007 (11/10/2007 2:38pm) in reply to Donkey5layer

    turn up metalica and shoot your neighbors cats with a paintball gun
  11. tom44411 tom44411 is offline

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    Nov 10th, 2007 (11/10/2007 2:41pm) in reply to imonly16

    play through it and look at your game. i think youre playing well right now just getting that one hand to go your way is the big difference
     
  12. Jennifear Jennifear is offline

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    Nov 10th, 2007 (11/10/2007 2:42pm) in reply to Donkey5layer

    You can play as long as you are not in danger of your mental state being affected.

    Remember, the time to stop is BEFORE you are on tilt. Once you are on tilt, it's too late.

    Talkin' About Tilt
  13. JDeEzLy JDeEzLy is offline

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    Nov 10th, 2007 (11/10/2007 2:44pm) in reply to Donkey5layer

    Apparently when I run bad, I go busto 3 times on 2 sites, and want to kill myself.
  14. Donkey5layer Donkey5layer is offline

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    Nov 10th, 2007 (11/10/2007 4:25pm) in reply to imonly16

    Jmonly FTW
     
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  15. Reech Reech is offline around

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    Nov 10th, 2007 (11/10/2007 6:12pm) in reply to Donkey5layer

    fire a little GTA SA, get the chainsaw and KILLKILLKILL
  16. MarkesanMike MarkesanMike is offline

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    Nov 10th, 2007 (11/10/2007 6:16pm) in reply to Donkey5layer

    I think that a week or two of running bad is not nearly world ending, frustrating though to be sure. I think the best thing to do is to take a week or so off, and also move down a limit or too, just to kind of get your momentum back.
  17. railbot railbot is online now

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    Nov 10th, 2007 (11/10/2007 7:40pm) in reply to Reech

    <span>LOLOLOLOLOLOLOOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL OLOLOLO</span>

    I would run around gta for hours just straight sucker punching heads.
    drive all the way across town and hide behind a wall and the first victim of my choosing would get popped in the back of the noggin, as i hop in the whip and dip it.
    rinse and repeat.. all of vice city lived in fear of railbot..
    and his IRON FIST ....
  18. grapsfan grapsfan is offline Head Curmudgeon

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    Nov 10th, 2007 (11/10/2007 10:36pm) in reply to Donkey5layer

    The ability to play other games, for me, is the best weapon I have against running bad. If I have a brutal stretch, especially at NL HE, I know I can play HORSE or Omaha 8/b and reset my brain.

    A lot of times, the worst part about running bad is feeling trapped, that this is your lot in life and you're totally fucked (call it the "Mkind16 Syndrome"). I never feel that way, because I know I can run like Big Pussy out fishing with Tony & Silvio and still break even in a 2/4 or 3/6 HORSE game.
     
  19. ashesofheroes ashesofheroes is offline

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    Nov 11th, 2007 (11/11/2007 4:41am) in reply to Jennifear

    good article, but the title pisses me off

    maybe its when somebody substitutes "ing" for "in' "
  20. SJCX SJCX is offline

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    Nov 11th, 2007 (11/11/2007 6:14am) in reply to Donkey5layer

    Drop down in buy ins and play more volume.
     
  21. Pipes06 Pipes06 is offline

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    Nov 11th, 2007 (11/11/2007 10:03am) in reply to Donkey5layer

    A lot of people have been saying that you need to play through the bad run. Personally i find it a lot more beneficial to take some time away from the tables. Play a sport, hit the gym, anything apart from sitting staring angrily at the screen.
     
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