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  1. MUPokerPlayer MUPokerPlayer is offline

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    Dec 21st, 2006 (12/21/2006 11:37am)

    When every river is hitting against you, when you lose every coinflip, and on the rare occasion you suck out you only see them resuck on the river, do you ever feel like you may never win another tourney in your life?

    What do you do to combat this feeling (besides taking time off, obv)? Feeling like this makes me play even worse.
  2. FlashOver FlashOver is offline

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    Dec 21st, 2006 (12/21/2006 11:39am) in reply to MUPokerPlayer

    That's when you're supposed to go jump on Mrs. Mupp.
  3. KielbasaMan KielbasaMan is offline

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    Dec 21st, 2006 (12/21/2006 11:44am) in reply to MUPokerPlayer

    u just have to ride it out.. play ur best. tables will turn.
    as long as u know u are throwing your chips with the best hand
    ur unlucky streak will turn around.
    best of luck
  4. ChiefJustis ChiefJustis is offline

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    Dec 21st, 2006 (12/21/2006 11:56am) in reply to MUPokerPlayer

    Go play mini stake PLOH and raise pot preflop every time. repeat until you start hitting hands then go back to tournies.

    J
  5. jtown1010 jtown1010 is offline

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    Dec 21st, 2006 (12/21/2006 11:56am) in reply to KielbasaMan

    I know the feeliong,
  6. jerichoholic jerichoholic is offline

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    Dec 21st, 2006 (12/21/2006 11:57am) in reply to MUPokerPlayer

    i hate that feeling more than anything. One thing you shouldn't do, is play cash games, unless they are under your roll.
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    Dec 21st, 2006 (12/21/2006 11:57am) in reply to MUPokerPlayer

    you are not alone MUPP... it is sooooo frustrating, but it will turn around (please God) eventually. All you can do is play good poker, cant change how the cards fall.. blah blah you know the drill. :D gl
  8. MUPokerPlayer MUPokerPlayer is offline

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    Dec 21st, 2006 (12/21/2006 11:58am) in reply to jerichoholic

    maybe this suck resuck is what I needed. we'll see.

    pokerstars Game #7540846996: Tournament #38437147, $8.00+$0.80 Hold'em No Limit - Level XI (600/1200) - 2006/12/21 - 12:53:11 (ET)
    Table '38437147 2' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
    Seat 1: NHTinPusher (38287 in chips)
    Seat 2: acpce1 (14926 in chips)
    Seat 3: waybox (13183 in chips)
    Seat 4: hanstalstad (37071 in chips)
    Seat 5: bigdaddyrls (25355 in chips)
    Seat 6: Michaelholl (33815 in chips)
    Seat 7: weak_sauce66 (11582 in chips)
    Seat 9: tj23 (27965 in chips)
    NHTinPusher: posts the ante 75
    acpce1: posts the ante 75
    waybox: posts the ante 75
    hanstalstad: posts the ante 75
    bigdaddyrls: posts the ante 75
    Michaelholl: posts the ante 75
    weak_sauce66: posts the ante 75
    tj23: posts the ante 75
    acpce1: posts small blind 600
    waybox: posts big blind 1200
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to acpce1 [4c 4s]
    hanstalstad: folds
    bigdaddyrls: folds
    Michaelholl: folds
    weak_sauce66: folds
    tj23: folds
    NHTinPusher: raises 3600 to 4800
    acpce1: raises 10051 to 14851 and is all-in
    waybox: folds
    NHTinPusher: calls 10051
    *** FLOP *** [As 3d 2h]
    acpce1 said, "obv"
    *** TURN *** [As 3d 2h] [Qd]
    acpce1 said, "5?"
    *** RIVER *** [As 3d 2h Qd] [5s]
    acpce1 said, "ty"
    *** SHOW DOWN ***
    acpce1: shows [4c 4s] (a straight, Ace to Five)
    NHTinPusher: shows [Ah Qh] (two pair, Aces and Queens)
    acpce1 collected 31502 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 31502 | Rake 0
    Board [As 3d 2h Qd 5s]
    Seat 1: NHTinPusher (button) showed [Ah Qh] and lost with two pair, Aces and Queens
    Seat 2: acpce1 (small blind) showed [4c 4s] and won (31502) with a straight, Ace to Five
    Seat 3: waybox (big blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 4: hanstalstad folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 5: bigdaddyrls folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 6: Michaelholl folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 7: weak_sauce66 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 9: tj23 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
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  9. notashark notashark is offline

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    Dec 21st, 2006 (12/21/2006 12:06pm) in reply to gamblingfun

    there is one obv answer to this: change your attitude. if you think bad beats are gonna happen, then you have already lost
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  10. Martine23 Martine23 is offline

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    Dec 21st, 2006 (12/21/2006 12:18pm) in reply to notashark

    gtfo!
     
  11. MUPokerPlayer MUPokerPlayer is offline

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    Dec 21st, 2006 (12/21/2006 12:35pm) in reply to Martine23

    pokerstars Game #7541247201: Tournament #38437147, $8.00+$0.80 Hold'em No Limit - Level XIII (1000/2000) - 2006/12/21 - 13:34:28 (ET)
    Table '38437147 2' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
    Seat 2: acpce1 (26582 in chips)
    Seat 3: Cliffy1013 (152484 in chips)
    Seat 4: A. Pagnillo (28922 in chips)
    Seat 5: BIGMINTER (95322 in chips)
    Seat 6: Michaelholl (67737 in chips)
    Seat 7: weak_sauce66 (21289 in chips)
    Seat 8: H Duty (87203 in chips)
    Seat 9: tj23 (38130 in chips)
    acpce1: posts the ante 100
    Cliffy1013: posts the ante 100
    A. Pagnillo: posts the ante 100
    BIGMINTER: posts the ante 100
    Michaelholl: posts the ante 100
    weak_sauce66: posts the ante 100
    H Duty: posts the ante 100
    tj23: posts the ante 100
    Michaelholl: posts small blind 1000
    weak_sauce66: posts big blind 2000
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to acpce1 [Qc Qs]
    H Duty: raises 6000 to 8000
    tj23: folds
    acpce1: raises 18482 to 26482 and is all-in
    Cliffy1013: folds
    A. Pagnillo: folds
    BIGMINTER: folds
    Michaelholl: folds
    weak_sauce66: folds
    H Duty: calls 18482
    *** FLOP *** [7c 2s 7s]
    *** TURN *** [7c 2s 7s] [6s]
    *** RIVER *** [7c 2s 7s 6s] [8d]
    acpce1 said, "woot"
    *** SHOW DOWN ***
    H Duty: shows [8s As] (a flush, Ace high)
    acpce1: shows [Qc Qs] (two pair, Queens and Sevens)
    acpce1 said, "great hand"
    H Duty collected 56764 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 56764 | Rake 0
    Board [7c 2s 7s 6s 8d]
    Seat 2: acpce1 showed [Qc Qs] and lost with two pair, Queens and Sevens
    Seat 3: Cliffy1013 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 4: A. Pagnillo folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 5: BIGMINTER (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 6: Michaelholl (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 7: weak_sauce66 (big blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 8: H Duty showed [8s As] and won (56764) with a flush, Ace high
    Seat 9: tj23 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
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  12. Jer672 Jer672 is offline

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    Dec 21st, 2006 (12/21/2006 12:36pm) in reply to MUPokerPlayer

    *** FLOP *** [As 3d 2h]
    acpce1 said, "obv"
    *** TURN *** [As 3d 2h] [Qd]
    acpce1 said, "5?"
    *** RIVER *** [As 3d 2h Qd] [5s]
    acpce1 said, "ty"

    I dont know why but this time those comments made me LOL. it might be the purity of the timing along with no other railers to crowd it but it just worked out very well =D
  13. Faaaaaaa-Q Faaaaaaa-Q is offline

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    Dec 21st, 2006 (12/21/2006 12:38pm) in reply to MUPokerPlayer

    The only thing that works for me is taking a couple weeks off. If you try to ride it out, sometimes you start making mistakes that you dont even know you are making which can make your bad streak last even longer.

    Taking a break is good because when you get back, its like riding a bike, and your back to basics. all bad habbits - gone.
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    Dec 21st, 2006 (12/21/2006 12:44pm) in reply to MUPokerPlayer

    Seems like just a few weeks ago you were ranked #1, I can imagine it's pretty stressful to not even be in the top 200 now
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    Dec 21st, 2006 (12/21/2006 12:45pm) in reply to MUPokerPlayer

    On one right now i dont even know what the word CASH means beings ive cashed out 3 tourneys in about 90 days, its been pretty horrible . WOn 3 100MTT is in 1month on UB and stars and now cant even get past the first hour, I must suck pretty bad
     
  16. MUPokerPlayer MUPokerPlayer is offline

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    Dec 21st, 2006 (12/21/2006 12:47pm) in reply to Sluggle

    yeah, i've lost well over $365,421
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    Dec 21st, 2006 (12/21/2006 12:48pm) in reply to MUPokerPlayer

    I go to my nearest animal shelter and cuddle with 4 month old puppies.

    Kittens sometimes too.
  18. MUPokerPlayer MUPokerPlayer is offline

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    Dec 21st, 2006 (12/21/2006 12:50pm) in reply to 1.21Gigawatts

    it would prob feel better to punch them rather than cuddling with them. but that would be mean.
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    Dec 21st, 2006 (12/21/2006 12:59pm) in reply to MUPokerPlayer

    Is that supposed to be some kind of joke?? Punching innocent puppies?

    to quote the great whitealroker...

    "Plz die of rabbies."
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    Dec 21st, 2006 (12/21/2006 1:41pm) in reply to MUPokerPlayer

    When Im on tilt I go watch The Wire or The Sopranos on OnDemand. Watching someone get killed will make you feel better.
  21. BomboKlaat BomboKlaat is offline

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    Dec 21st, 2006 (12/21/2006 1:42pm) in reply to luciano

    Buy The Godfather boxset...burn a blunt, watch movie, repeat....feeling better in no time at all...
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    Dec 21st, 2006 (12/21/2006 1:51pm) in reply to BomboKlaat

    good idea also ^^^^^
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    Dec 21st, 2006 (12/21/2006 2:33pm) in reply to MUPokerPlayer

    http://www.pocketfives.com/CA798599-8BAA-464F-BB73-0B157029D3B3.aspx

    referencing myself here, but it applies to your situation (especially in regard to the language of your post)
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    Dec 21st, 2006 (12/21/2006 2:37pm) in reply to luciano

    i feel you man, I can't remember the last time i have run this cold for this long.
    I find my self chasing now and doing the exact oppiste of what i should. I jump up in stakes to try to recover some losses and things only got worse. I decided today I am taking some time off and will start over in the new year. Best of luck to you

    Happy Holidays everyone,

    Steeler
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    Dec 21st, 2006 (12/21/2006 3:18pm) in reply to MUPokerPlayer

    This is where discipline and confidence come in. Seal said it best many times F results. Play your A game and know you played the best way possible. The cards fall where they may. I have been very cold decked for about a month now and this has helped me more than anything. I focus on playing the right cards in the right situation and opportunities to make plays, instead of focusing on what is going to go wrong. Helps keep me from getting bent out of shape when it goes badly. I work a lot so when i finally get some downtime to play cards and the cards are sooo cold it is frustrating. By focusing on proper form, i can get back to why I enjoy poker so much, even when i am losing. It will change! Kat
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