I’ve been having a good run lately. Single buy-ins last me the night in live games, cashing out highly positive. Something that hasn’t been happening too often for the past couple of months. Sometimes, when you start running really bad, you question your plays, and that’s when you spot the leaks in your game, and if you have the discipline, fix them. I’d like to think that’s what’s happening with my game right now.
Running bad actually has a very negative impact on your game if you don’t have the discipline to stick to profitable plays. You start making bad plays, getting too conservative, generally playing worse poker. Either that or you start tilting, playing from random positions, with random hands, losing more in the process. I’d like to tell all readers now, if you find yourself on a losing streak, take a step back and review your game. Are you playing too passively, playing too many hands from bad positions? Stop now before you dig yourself deeper.
Avoid playing bad poker just because you lose from bad beats. These bad plays become habit and bad habits are hard to kick. Not to mention you being likely to lose more when you start playing bad. Play like you’re winning. One of the methods I’ve been using to keep my tilt meter in check is to keep myself in the “winning” mindset. It might not work for everyone, (some might even become more rash!), but it’s been working for me. Keeping yourself in a positive frame of mind is really important when you sit down to a game. The funny thing I’ve realized when playing poker is that when you’re winning, you generally start playing better poker, simply because you don’t want to lose the chips earned through bad plays.
Till next time, play good poker, and play like you’re winning. Happy new year everyone!
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