Ups and Downs
The hardest thing about playing online IMHO is (besides having to answer the door in your underwear to get a UPS shipment rather than fold a hand) having to deal with the sustained "bad" streaks, when you're getting bad cards and cant do anything about it.
I think anyone can relate to this phenomenon when the deck consistently runs cold over several sessions and what do you do about it. It really comes down to 3 options:
1) Quit playing for awhile (yeah right)
2) Press and try to storm people off their superior hands.
3) Continue to play your game and "wait for em to come around".
4) Come up with a strategy to preserve your self in such situations.
Obviously #3 is the way you'd like to play em, but I find myself sliding into TILT mode when my top pair gets sucked out on or a superior draw is thwarted by a 4 clubs on the river.
What I've found is to retrench and move DOWN a limit category (or NL category) rather than UP. (I will say after an extended losing session, I some times move up to $15/30 from $3/6 to see if I can catch a flop after the button, but this can have some disastrous results.). The other thing I find is when I'm getting killed in the ring games is to play some low limit (increasing to higher if winning) sit and go's. It's mindless and great way to blow off some steam.
Many many times I find when I'm cold in the ring games, I'm hot in the sit and go's and vice versa. There's no rhyme or reason to this, just experience. The "trend is your friend" as they say in the investing realm.
Don't know anyone elses experience, but like to hear them.
Lately, I've found Pokerstars to be the COOLEST place to play tournaments. Just won a seat in their $500,000 guaranteed tournament and hope to play on Sunday. In addition, the rebuy feature is beyond cool. Some people will doubtless say "DUH". I also had excellent luck on the Coral Eurobet "Party Poker" skin.
Over and out for now
I think anyone can relate to this phenomenon when the deck consistently runs cold over several sessions and what do you do about it. It really comes down to 3 options:
1) Quit playing for awhile (yeah right)
2) Press and try to storm people off their superior hands.
3) Continue to play your game and "wait for em to come around".
4) Come up with a strategy to preserve your self in such situations.
Obviously #3 is the way you'd like to play em, but I find myself sliding into TILT mode when my top pair gets sucked out on or a superior draw is thwarted by a 4 clubs on the river.
What I've found is to retrench and move DOWN a limit category (or NL category) rather than UP. (I will say after an extended losing session, I some times move up to $15/30 from $3/6 to see if I can catch a flop after the button, but this can have some disastrous results.). The other thing I find is when I'm getting killed in the ring games is to play some low limit (increasing to higher if winning) sit and go's. It's mindless and great way to blow off some steam.
Many many times I find when I'm cold in the ring games, I'm hot in the sit and go's and vice versa. There's no rhyme or reason to this, just experience. The "trend is your friend" as they say in the investing realm.
Don't know anyone elses experience, but like to hear them.
Lately, I've found Pokerstars to be the COOLEST place to play tournaments. Just won a seat in their $500,000 guaranteed tournament and hope to play on Sunday. In addition, the rebuy feature is beyond cool. Some people will doubtless say "DUH". I also had excellent luck on the Coral Eurobet "Party Poker" skin.
Over and out for now
posted by NevaBettor at 9:37 AM
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