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Message: [QUOTE="akaRobbo, post: 2289855, member: 110650"] Sorry if this is going to sound a bit whiny/ranty but I need some sort of guidance and to hear others' experiences regarding this, I wouldnt be writing it if I didnt need/want some help :) So last weekend I had some really good sessions, ended up finishing on Sunday night with something like +10BI since the Saturday morning. Was really positive and upbeat about my game and confidence was high, then, Monday came. Im not joking, I probably played no more than 2 hours and ended up with -8BI, having spent God knows how long playing at the weekend. I played exactly the same. Got hit with FH over FH, Flush over Flush, Set over set, you name it. Needless to say on Monday night I was absolutely fuming, not whilst playing, I actually wasn't feeling tilted till maybe the last 1/2BI which is understandable. But I was so angry, began to question whether there is any point playing when bad luck can have this devastating effect!? Im fairly new to the game, were talking months rather than years, so this was probably the moment where I properly found out how brutal and unforgiving poker can really be. So I took 5 days off, playing no hands at all. I had very little desire to sit back down during this time, which surprised me. Do you think I was still tilted, just in a different way? Usually when I tilt, I want to play and win my money back immediately and end up making stupid decisions. But after Monday, it was the opposite. Anyway, so I came back on Sunday and since then I just haven't got any traction at all, things just aren't working, that bit of luck you need to do well is just completely absent from my game at the minute. Im finding myself having to fold sets, straights, everything. |Just today after being card dead for God knows how long, I get AQ, flop a Q, and the guys re-raising me all in, I have to fold. Later: QJ, Jack comes, the guys got AJ. Its just feels like EVERY SINGLE TIME im beat or having to grind so hard to win any pot. Ive played a few thousand hands and the most ive been up is 1BI, at present im -1BI since I began playing on Sunday, after my break. The only positive im taking from poker right now is knowing im making correct tough laydowns, so I could be in a worse position than I am now. Is this just good old variance here? I think what im after is for some feedback on your memorable tough times at the tables and how you overcame them. Shall I take another few days off, and just continue to study etc for a few more days, or just keep grinding away and wait for variance to swing my way again? This bad luck is actually affecting my interest and admiration for poker! Thanks in advance guys [/QUOTE]

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