Streaks and Poker Philosophy

[DAC]

WHINGE ALERT.....WHINGE ALERT I've read about streaks and the philosophy of when you are on a bad run - I really didn't think it happen to me but the last five days have been utterley amazing. I can even pin-point the moment it started. Some joker hitting his one and only out on during a tourny on Sunday, I thought "och well - never mind" but I started to get suspicious when this happened again and again and again, Monday was a particulary painful one when sitting in 60th pos in the Sun Final my 5000 chips got stolen buy a joker who had no business calling me, let alone getting his one of two outs on the river. Now, I know this happens all the time and my personal philosophy is that "if you haven't got the nuts then losing is a possibility - don't beat yourself up" but I've been beating myself up.....:wall It has even got to the humiliating stage where I now close my eyes when the flop arrives :rollin and if necessary, cover up the river - how stupid am I? Last night was just ridiculous and I just managed to stop myself and turn off the PC when I started playing at levels way beyond my norm whilst trying to recoup losses - which we all know is a daft thing to do. 5 days and counting....but I've heard some streaks have lasted for months. It now has affected my confidence and I'm playing ultr-cautious, which is not my style. Thanks for listening to my rant.

[georgej]

Re: Streaks and Poker Philosophy Nothing wrong with ultra cautious play. Switch off the computer and don't play for a few days - that's why i've been quite quiet recently. You'll get the urge to play again, but go for some of the cheaper STTs to get your head back in play mode. Once you win a few or just get your money back, get more aggressive and back into your old style of play. Sometimes the best way to catch a break is to take a break. Don't go chasing your losses though, just work on new profits. Just my opinion.