How do you handle a cold streak?

[eejit101]

Cold streaks last MONTHS man. Well, occasionally.

Its different for what games your playing.

Cash game wise drop down, have a break, go on holiday.
SnG - Plough through.
MTT - Ignore it.

[freeringo]

Cold streaks last MONTHS man. Well, occasionally.

Its different for what games your playing.

Cash game wise drop down, have a break, go on holiday.
SnG - Plough through.
MTT - Ignore it.

I knew I was super fortunate and lucky.
I have never been unlucky for very long.
Did I ever tell you about my great Karma?
well......................................

[0maxpower0]

yea i imagine the longer you've played the longer the cold streaks will be. Ive been on some for a month or two, and find that i dont handle it too well either. I mean, what else can you do aside from lower the stakes you're playing at. The only thing that i could think of is to just take a break altogether. Just enough where your game wont suffer, but just long enough that you dont play the next tourneys or cash games or whatever with the streak in mind. MTT's are the toughest though. It take you more games to even place, so the amount of tournaments you can play without finishing in the significant money is ridiculous. If youre playing on a site like stars or something and are suffering a cold streak in MTT's I imagine only play ones that have a certain amount of players, not the usual 10k plus they have sometimes. But taking a break and lowering stakes are really the only thing you can do, other than that you have to accept it, its part of poker, just like the hot streaks. I wish i had better abilities in recognizing it though, far to often i just keep at the same stakes and play the same way i always do, when every now again you need to shake things up a bit.

[ffcowboy76]

I think I'm starting to come out of a 3 month plus cold streak. I've tried every thing possible to change the streak to no avail. I've taken time off, dropped limits, tried to play through it. Some times you just have to mix the different ideas together and hope for a better outcome next time you play. I've taken about 2 of the 3 months off in small short streaks. Usually around a week at a time and then play a few days. The other night was the first time I made a profit in a session in 3 months. I'm hoping the long cold streak is over.

[woohoosue]

wait ...R u saying that there are hot streaks in poker? never had one...there is only cold and frozen with me

[freeringo]

wait ...R u saying that there are hot streaks in poker? never had one...there is only cold and frozen with me

PLEASE! You are about as frozen as an ice pick

[sloeddie]

the only warm streak i get is when the calender tells me it's june or july other wise it"s g d cold. or it could be i just cannot play well