many years i tried to keep playing after a bad strike i mean something important like many hands that will decrease drasticaly my earnings, but what i realise the best way at least for me after a bad period in poker is to take a small break, nothing serious, maybe few days and have some nice time outdoor, that usually help alot
Do you take a break from poker during bad streak or play through it?
Walk away, rest relax and do something else till you feel you're back to normal and don't recall the bad streak, i wouldn't say days but it could be less or longer till those losses don't bother you anymore. I need to work on this myself.
poker is variance, taking a break wont fix your downswing if you don't get affected by it and start to play different, you just have to accept poker is a game of probability and with any probability if you run it over a large sample their is going to be points of interest (run bad) you have to accept these keep grinding and understand - if youre playing right, that all will be well in the end
Hello! I have lost a lot of bankrolls just by playing tilted. I go on a bad streak get tilted, bad streak now is accompanied by bad plays 😉. Now I try to have breaks, chill, recharge my batteries, and go watch some poker streams, those usually get me motivated to start again. So I do recommend going on brakes when you are unlucky. Good luck!
Been there, done that, many times. I would get on a win streak and think I was a poker god. Then the game would slap me down and I would try to play though it. Well, that didn't work out too well. Eventually I realized my game play had changed when I thought I was invincible. I stopped playing and started reading up on poker and watching some coaching videos. When I got back to the tables I didn't win a lot but I played better and made the money enough times to make me feel better about my game.
Taking a break from poker can give you a feeling of clarity that was previously lacking. When you play too often (always when awake), your thoughts may be constantly affected by the game. Many grind hours and repeating the same situations also increase the risk of playing on autopilot. It’s clear to everyone that if you don’t think through the decisions well enough, you will not have the opportunity to maximize your advantage over your opponents.RiverLord90 said:
Rest from the game allows you to think about the decisions made at the tables, and change what could repeatedly lead to negative sessions. Instead of constantly jumping at the tables in the midst of the game, spend a little time away from the tables, giving yourself the opportunity to clear your mind in order to evaluate and work out potential errors or problems that may arise in your game in the future.Everyone sometimes has to fight with downswains and take the necessary rest. This applies to most poker players, and even those who do not play high stakes and for whom poker is not the main source of income. It’s just that sometimes a game takes too much of our time and energy, which in itself is not good for us. A pause break often gives you many benefits: from improving your game to improving your quality of life. Take advantage of this opportunity and you will see how it will change the old sensations.
