Tips to reverse the curse? (2 Viewers)

[demonnic]

TBH I found Tendler’s book a slog, mostly because he spends so much time repeatedly telling readers that he’s a genius and a crusher and so they must listen to him, the genius crusher. Did he mention that he crushes with his genius?

That's not the impression I've been left with at all so far. A bit of time up front spent on the troubles he had and how he overcame them, but that's gonna front load any such book really. Most of the rest of the repetition has been things like "don't forget to track small wins too so it doesn't seem hopeless" and "it takes practice, don't expect to nail it on the first try" and stuff like that.

 

[ekricket]

When I have long periods of not hitting my good cards I just start playing the same shit cards that everyone hits when I’m in position. Hitting one of them just brightens my whole session.

 

[Mixalot]

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One of the best poker books I've ever read

I second this book. There are parts in there that describe EXACTLY what you're going through.

 

[wayneomac]

Switch to PLO cash, you will have a hand all the time. Easy game, pot, pot, pot, rebuy.

 

[PlaidDragon]

I understand those that say "take a break from poker". But what do you do if you are the host? Tell everyone "we're not playing until I start winning"?

No.

When I host I tell people they won't be invited back unless they let me win!

 

[iamcrazyjoe]

I find folding works well. It only takes one big hand a session to make it a winner.

Patience -=- DrStrange

This is the lesson I need to learn. Patience and discipline are the hardest

 

[Natskule]

I've seen quite a few folks change their game to try and break out of a slump, but it just makes them play worse and lengthen their slump.

So an honest evaluation of how you are playing, fix things that need fixing, but bad luck is a part of poker, being able to deal with it is what makes good players over the long run. Don't try and overcome bad luck by playing bad. Do evaluate your competition or current game, the same playstyle won't work in every environment so you need to adapt your playstyle for the circumstances.

 

[Josh Kifer]

The process is the process. Take a quick walk. Go to the bathroom. Change seats if it's a cash game. But generally my tilt moves make the tilt worse, so the trick is to not let the game change. Every hand is a hole of golf. Trick is to beat the hole. If you can't beat this one, beat the next one. Don't change your game if you know it works past adapting to play. Repeat until dead or rich.

 

[NotRealNameNoSir]

The process is the process. Take a quick walk. Go to the bathroom. Change seats if it's a cash game. But generally my tilt moves make the tilt worse, so the trick is to not let the game change. Every hand is a hole of golf. Trick is to beat the hole. If you can't beat this one, beat the next one. Don't change your game if you know it works past adapting to play. Repeat until dead or rich.

The Course! Appreciated you advising that book, really good. Had some situations recently where you just had to accept that's the green we're playing on.

 

[wayneomac]

I've seen quite a few folks change their game to try and break out of a slump, but it just makes them play worse and lengthen their slump.

So an honest evaluation of how you are playing, fix things that need fixing, but bad luck is a part of poker, being able to deal with it is what makes good players over the long run. Don't try and overcome bad luck by playing bad. Do evaluate your competition or current game, the same playstyle won't work in every environment so you need to adapt your playstyle for the circumstances.

Sometimes the biggest challenge is not overly equating variance for bad play and not changing strategy when it was just variance. I find this even more difficult in PLO as the variance can just be higher than holdem. Always take some time to go back over hands and if you can do it with people you think are better than you. Poker is a game that is a life of learning and is always evolving.

 

[PepperPaul]

Have you tried cheating? It always helps to pull me out of a losing session.

Otherwise, get the host’s dog to attack you on video. Hire a lawyer. Profit.

 

[drdr]

Have you tried cheating? It always helps to pull me out of a losing session.

Otherwise, get the host’s dog to attack you on video. Hire a lawyer. Profit. View attachment 1492755

Need more wisdom. How to get dog to attack? (Readies notebook).

 

[allforcharity]

Need more wisdom. How to get dog to attack? (Readies notebook).

Stuff a raw steak down your pants

 

[PepperPaul]

Stuff a raw steak down your pants

Coincidentally, this is also how I found my wife.

 

[dubdonkey]

I'm not a superstitious person, but how do you clear your head when you are seeing a particularly rough run of cards lately? Specifically, I play in a monthly league, which when I have decent cards it's beatable, but 3 out of the last 4 months I've had an epic level cold streak. Last night I got KK the 2nd hand I saw, and then didn't see another face card for an hour and a half. Playing my ass off with marginal hands making moves, but there's only so much you can do with 10-3o every hand. I could use some tips on how you turn the tides. (no animal sacrifices, but open to *some* maiming of enemies).

Repeating what has been said over and over. To start winning you need to read the people and not give two craps about the cards in front of you.

 

[TheRealStephen12]

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One of the best poker books I've ever read

Most of the sections of the brain are U.S. states. Tilt is Minnesota, Running Bad Nebraska, etc.

 

[Poker Zombie]

Most of the sections of the brain are U.S. states. Tilt is Minnesota, Running Bad Nebraska, etc.

Is Arkansas "Chopping a pot with your sister"?

 

[merkong]

Take two weeks off then quit.

 

[TheRealStephen12]

Is Arkansas "Chopping a pot with your sister"?

It’s a bit messed up in that area, but Arkansas is largely “focus”. I think Alabama might be, though.

 

[Poker Zombie]

It’s a bit messed up in that area, but Arkansas is largely “focus”. I think Alabama might be, though.

Yeah, Initially I was going to go with another state, but according to the PCF map, Arkansas had the fewest PCF'ers, so I selected the state that would offend the fewest people.

I don't want to get blocked and miss out on opportunities to buy chips.

 

[acezag]

Sometimes patience is on a longer horizon than we think.

I was on a documented two-year downswing at our home game, as the biggest loser by far (one of the guys there tracks all buy-ins).
I was pretty sure I was never getting out of that hole, at least not in a shorter time frame than it took to dig.

Made it all back in about two hours the last time we played.

 

[jdbt]

I'm not a superstitious person, but how do you clear your head when you are seeing a particularly rough run of cards lately? Specifically, I play in a monthly league, which when I have decent cards it's beatable, but 3 out of the last 4 months I've had an epic level cold streak. Last night I got KK the 2nd hand I saw, and then didn't see another face card for an hour and a half. Playing my ass off with marginal hands making moves, but there's only so much you can do with 10-3o every hand. I could use some tips on how you turn the tides. (no animal sacrifices, but open to *some* maiming of enemies).

That's tough, I have only done it a few times, but a deck change can make a world of difference. Not everyone will like it if you ask for a deck change, but you can always ask!

 

[Coyote]

Trash hands are the blessings of God. No stress, you just throw them away.
The curse of the Devil are the second-best hands.

I 've never had any persisting losing issues at live home poker, after many dozens of evenings and thousands of hands. I 'm at least breaking even.
If you take away hosting expenses (not a real issue), I may be a small winner.

Online P*Stars is another issue, of course. I only see it as an inevitably paid course, at 2c/5c, since any lower than that is no-money, and any higher than that is professional, tech-savvy territory from poor nations earning a living.
There is no way the algorithm there could ever allow a naive consistent TAG with no computing assistance to win. The algorithm is there to encourage clueless play, so that clueless players come back.

Being away from home (Greece), I could only play "play money" tonight, from abroad. Funnily, I got dealt AA and KK twice (so four times) in 8 hands. ALL of them were cracked.