How to Win When Running Bad

Posted by wynn on May 7, 2010 in Bad Beats, Buy-in | 0 comments

Everyone always asks how to win when running bad. Readers of this blog know I have had my (un)fair share of bad streaks. In fact, I consider myself to be card dead for the past month. Yet, it has been a profitable month. How am I doing it? First, I am not allowing myself to get frustrated, impatient, or tilty. That has been the big difference. Many players...

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Nutcracker

Posted by wynn on Dec 22, 2009 in Bad Beats, Great Reads, Table Talk | 0 comments

I am now on day three of my bad run. I have lost in four out of five sessions and for three consecutive sessions. I played well and was not outplayed by anyone. I simply got unlucky. Again. Very discouraging. Here are the hands I played in a three hour span and the percentage of my stack lost on the hand: K-K: Lost to a river set of queens. 15% 7-7: Lost to A-K...

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Still Running Bad

Posted by wynn on Jul 3, 2009 in Table Talk | 0 comments

This is unbelieveable. Cold deck for hours. Card dead for weeks. In a 10 hour span yesterday, I had three, maybe four playable hands. I won two small pots. Blinded out 75% of my stack. Finally hit K-K. I raise from late position to half my remaining stack. Everyone folds except one limper. He calls. I go all-in on the flop. He calls. He shows A-A. I...

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Bad is Bad

Posted by wynn on Jul 1, 2009 in Bad Beats, Donkeys, Sick Calls | 0 comments

I have been running bad lately. Real bad. Card dead for a week. And it is getting expensive. I know running bad is part of the game, but it is getting ridiculous to the point of deja vu. The problem with playing low limit games is dealing with donkeys that call anything. They cannot do the math and seem to never know how far behind they are. These donkeys think...

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