Dry Spell

westside8

Just wondering what everyone tends to do when you're going through a "dry spell". I was consistently turning around 3-4BB/100 hands for the past couple of weeks, and the past few days I've ended my sessions (usually 3-4 hours) down anywhere between breaking even to $40-50. Just wondering what you guys would do when you're going through these type of time.

Is it that I've overplayed lately and should take a day or two to relax before playing again? Or should I use that day or two to study my play style? Should I keep playing to break out of the "slump"?

I understand there will always be winners and losers in poker, and I'm just going through a regular cycle of ups and downs. Just trying to figure out how everyone deals with the downs to minimize their losses. Thanks.

PokerKai

Depending on what limits your playing, dont sweat the $40-50 losses...if you keep playing your going to go through some nasty downswings.  30-50 big bet downswings over a session are common.  After a while, you wont even notice them.  As long as I feel like im playing my best poker, ill keep playing.

As an aside, in March, for the first time in 2 years, I hit a 300+BB downswing...500BB over 40,000 hands...and in that month, I played more hands then I ever have.  I still havent decided whether my increased play help me play through the downswing or whether it contributed to it...

Ercules

If I have a few losing sessions in a row I run, not walk, away from poker and clear my head. Read a book, play some Xbox for a few days. *gasp* spend some quality time with the family *end gasp*

Just chill out and come back in a few days feeling refreshed.

I have in the past had a huge problem of trying to win back my losses immediatley. Take a few days realize a few losses is no big deal and come back better than ever.

Dave Scharf

I move down one limit. And, I look hard at my game to see if leaks have crept in. Usually, the dry spell is my own fault.