[Closed] Crushed when moving up a level on full tilt

I'm in a similar situation and thing is that you just need to stay focused and play your A game. If the results are getting on your game you need to take a break, otherwise just grind and move down if bankroll requires it.

Anywas the variant of poker you play is surely incredibly swingy so you need good nerves and solid BRM to play it.

GL

so basically, just keep hammering away?

Yeah unfortunately that's all you can do. Just keep at it. Maybe take a couple days break from poker. And come back with a fresh attitude about the whole thing. It usually works for me.

Consider investing in some tracking software, If you don't already have some. It can't change the bad beats, but it can give you peace of mind that you're getting your money in good and that, with time, your luck will change.

I play SnGs - 9 man - and am 'enjoying' a 25 Buyin downswing ($600) at the moment, after having hit ridiculously good form a couple of weeks before.

The more opponents in your game, the more swingy it can be and the deeper your bankroll needs to be. So I would think 10BI is a tiny swing. You need to really ask yourself if you're willing to sit out 20-30BI swings (or even more). It can be depressing and you shouldn't underestimate how cold and rational you have to be to get through them.

Given this, I wouldn't be playing 18 man $12 trnys with much less than 100BI, if I were you.

Good luck!
Tim

thanks for the responses everyone. I don't want to hear that i have to keep just grinding, but when i run like a nightmare and still am down only 10 buy ins, it kinda shows me that the storm may eventually pass

Tim- for the 9 man sngs, i find them unbeatable at both the 6.50 and 12 dollar level. how do you do it? I would love to switch to them if possible, as they run 24/7 and the 18persons only run about 8 hours a day, and slow at that. Are the strategies different enough to not be able to grind 18 persons for a period and 9 persons for a period every day?

Originally posted by scar13567
for the 9 man sngs, i find them unbeatable at both the 6.50 and 12 dollar level. how do you do it?

Tight in the early phases and ICM trainer results of at least 92% is a good start.

so you think 400 sngs are a lot? lmao i played 500 sngs break even with starting 20 buy in downswing and after that i won in 200 sngs what i should and restored my roi to 17 percent what it was before the downsing ... and i played 6500 sngs lifetime...there are phases in wich you can t do anything anyway i dont try to discourage you....but after 400 sng you could be a loosing player and still win....so...improve your game as much as you can and try not to whine about downsings as they will come over and over again but...the better you get and the better you are than your opponents the smaller the downsings...so good luck and succes as well...For example i m now playing 3,40$ sngs on pstars builiding a roll and i have 500 played with roi of 34 percent.... so at this sample size the roi can t be real i think unless i m like a superplayer...