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montimus
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11-28-2004, 02:11 AM
Post subject: dry runs
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#1 (permalink)
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Straight
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 154
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So what do you guys do to turn things around when you're hitting an extremely dry run of cards?
I've been playing online for the last 2 hours and it's taken just about all I have to break even. I might have hit 2 suited connectors and 2 pocket pairs during this time...one or two hands with 2 face cards...the rest have been complete rags...94o, 10/2o, a4o, k2, 82...and of course the ever popular 72o a number of times...
Do you tend to loosen up a bit just to break the boredom or do you just keep playing your normal game?
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TylerK
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4-of-a-Kind
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: PEANUT BUTTER JELLY TIME
Posts: 1,791
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I try to stay patient, but it's tough. Especially when the couple of hands you DO hit get cracked. Probably the best bet is to take a break for a while.
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TylerK: its just gambling if i want to worry about money i'll go to work lol
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montimus
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Straight
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 154
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by TylerK
I try to stay patient, but it's tough. Especially when the couple of hands you DO hit get cracked. Probably the best bet is to take a break for a while.
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Yeah...that was the problem...every time I was in the blind and end up flopping top pair it never ended up being good enough.
Taking a little break...hopefully the poker gods will smile upon me in the morning.
     
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montimus
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Straight
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 154
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Well, my bad-card funk has ended. Since the original post, I'm up 40 bucks  Patience is a virtue.
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twosevoff
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Flush
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 526
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Patience is critical to winning at poker. I never play less than 4 tables at once, so while I'll have runs of bad luck, I'll never had extended runs of awful cards.
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Fnord
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Moderator
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: I'll Do You Like A Truck
Posts: 19,333
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Long term is days and tens of thousands of hands. Keep that in mind when the cards are running bad.
I'd rather be running cold than running second best...
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Humphrind
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4-of-a-Kind
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Kansas City
Posts: 1,887
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by Fnord
I'd rather be running cold than running second best...
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Very true.
I've had sessions where I've seen <10% of flops and losing, sessions where I've seen >40% of flops and winning a ton. But the sessions I hate the most are those were I see ~30% of flops and lose big. When big hands go up against bigger hands and my monsters get cracked time and again.
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I don't know what they have to say
It makes no difference anyway.
Whatever it is...
I'm against it.
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golf1886
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12-03-2004, 06:30 PM
Post subject: go down a few limits
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#8 (permalink)
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 49
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Whenever I hit a dry run, I go back to like .10/.20 or .25/.50 tables and take money from fish. It puts a smile back on your face.
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If you start paying fishy out of boredom, then that is kinda wrong.
Play an online game or something to amuse yourself during the cold time. That's what I do.
recommendation: www.miniclip.com
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