Tips to reverse the curse? (3 Viewers)

[demonnic]

TBH I found Tendler’s book a slog, mostly because he spends so much time repeatedly telling readers that he’s a genius and a crusher and so they must listen to him, the genius crusher. Did he mention that he crushes with his genius?

That's not the impression I've been left with at all so far. A bit of time up front spent on the troubles he had and how he overcame them, but that's gonna front load any such book really. Most of the rest of the repetition has been things like "don't forget to track small wins too so it doesn't seem hopeless" and "it takes practice, don't expect to nail it on the first try" and stuff like that.

 

[ekricket]

When I have long periods of not hitting my good cards I just start playing the same shit cards that everyone hits when I’m in position. Hitting one of them just brightens my whole session.

 

[Mixalot]

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One of the best poker books I've ever read

I second this book. There are parts in there that describe EXACTLY what you're going through.

 

[wayneomac]

Switch to PLO cash, you will have a hand all the time. Easy game, pot, pot, pot, rebuy.

 

[PlaidDragon]

I understand those that say "take a break from poker". But what do you do if you are the host? Tell everyone "we're not playing until I start winning"?

No.

When I host I tell people they won't be invited back unless they let me win!

 

[iamcrazyjoe]

I find folding works well. It only takes one big hand a session to make it a winner.

Patience -=- DrStrange

This is the lesson I need to learn. Patience and discipline are the hardest

 

[Natskule]

I've seen quite a few folks change their game to try and break out of a slump, but it just makes them play worse and lengthen their slump.

So an honest evaluation of how you are playing, fix things that need fixing, but bad luck is a part of poker, being able to deal with it is what makes good players over the long run. Don't try and overcome bad luck by playing bad. Do evaluate your competition or current game, the same playstyle won't work in every environment so you need to adapt your playstyle for the circumstances.

 

[Josh Kifer]

The process is the process. Take a quick walk. Go to the bathroom. Change seats if it's a cash game. But generally my tilt moves make the tilt worse, so the trick is to not let the game change. Every hand is a hole of golf. Trick is to beat the hole. If you can't beat this one, beat the next one. Don't change your game if you know it works past adapting to play. Repeat until dead or rich.

 

[NotRealNameNoSir]

The process is the process. Take a quick walk. Go to the bathroom. Change seats if it's a cash game. But generally my tilt moves make the tilt worse, so the trick is to not let the game change. Every hand is a hole of golf. Trick is to beat the hole. If you can't beat this one, beat the next one. Don't change your game if you know it works past adapting to play. Repeat until dead or rich.

The Course! Appreciated you advising that book, really good. Had some situations recently where you just had to accept that's the green we're playing on.

 

[wayneomac]

I've seen quite a few folks change their game to try and break out of a slump, but it just makes them play worse and lengthen their slump.

So an honest evaluation of how you are playing, fix things that need fixing, but bad luck is a part of poker, being able to deal with it is what makes good players over the long run. Don't try and overcome bad luck by playing bad. Do evaluate your competition or current game, the same playstyle won't work in every environment so you need to adapt your playstyle for the circumstances.

Sometimes the biggest challenge is not overly equating variance for bad play and not changing strategy when it was just variance. I find this even more difficult in PLO as the variance can just be higher than holdem. Always take some time to go back over hands and if you can do it with people you think are better than you. Poker is a game that is a life of learning and is always evolving.

 

[PepperPaul]

Have you tried cheating? It always helps to pull me out of a losing session.

Otherwise, get the host’s dog to attack you on video. Hire a lawyer. Profit.