Card dead

lately in the PO freerolls i've been so card dead. just yesterday when looking back at the hand history I had a stretch of 20 hands where my highest card was an 8. It's been getting really frustrating because I can't call these 7x BB raises with the rags I've been getting and all I do is slowly dwindle to the point that the first decent hand I get I have to push because of chip stack and size of the blinds. I just don't know what to do cause obviously there's no way I can change the hands I get and the way people raise the pot, I have to be pot commited just to see a turn.... ARRRRRGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH

Well I think everyone goes card dead weather for 1 game or I hope your luck turns around1 year. I have been getting good cards in the PO freerolls lately but keep getting 2 outered. I hope your luck turns around and you can win one,gl!!

don't feel bad, variance and downswings are a part of poker, we all have had our share. It is how we handle and deal with them that is the test. some just say fack it and blow their roll, some take a break and no poker, some just play small buy ins.

Even Pros go through this. good luck benz

yeah I know its part of poker just been getting frustrated by it lately, cause those 20 hands last night are just an example, its been happening a lot. I know I'm making the right call though by not trying to play the rags I get because I see the flops, and I see what people have when there's a showdown, so its not like i'm folding and thinking crap I could have won that easily... I dunno i guess i'm hoping by putting it out there maybe I can help change my luck lol

been going through same thing, either get no cards, or when i do, i lose with them. My last tourney i finally get JJ and run into AA. I've had AQ 7 times today and lost them all. Just looking forward to when it all changes around and i win all those hands

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Originally Posted by madjek

been going through same thing, either get no cards, or when i do, i lose with them. My last tourney i finally get JJ and run into AA. I've had AQ 7 times today and lost them all. Just looking forward to when it all changes around and i win all those hands

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yeah i know the feeling exactly

I am gitting tierd of loosing hands I should win today I can have Ah Kd and have the other As Kc and loose on a flush

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Originally Posted by pookat

I am gitting tierd of loosing hands I should win today I can have Ah Kd and have the other As Kc and loose on a flush

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you have $4.20 in your account unless you blew it, A-K A-Q A-A is not the nuts

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Originally Posted by Drywallman3

you have $4.20 in your account unless you blew it, A-K A-Q A-A is not the nuts

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i think they were referring to the fact they had the same hand and barring a flush he should have pot split(win)

Yeah I don't seem to do very well card wise in the PO freerolls. Then I end up going in with a sub-par hand and losing.

seem to be gettin all the cards in pokerstars lately.. but same as you on carbon :(

card dead happens just gotta be patient and just roll with what you get....make plays on your reads and chips not your cards.

Nothing you can do about this. But there will be better days coming around...

when will those days be, cause if im not card dead im getting sucked out on,ITS my turn to start doing the sucking,lol thats supposed to sound funny,lol

I dont think a 20 hand stretch is too bad at all unless ur an action junkie. Out of 100 hands i usually only play 15%to20% of em anyways unless i get on a run..Not being able to play for 20 hands(2 orbits) is not going to eat you up blind wise to where u "have to push". your doing that by choice.

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Originally Posted by abwil2

I dont think a 20 hand stretch is too bad at all unless ur an action junkie. Out of 100 hands i usually only play 15%to20% of em anyways unless i get on a run..Not being able to play for 20 hands(2 orbits) is not going to eat you up blind wise to where u "have to push". your doing that by choice.

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I agree with you

I understand that completly seems like I am always playinf with8-4 or 7-2

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Originally Posted by abwil2

I dont think a 20 hand stretch is too bad at all unless ur an action junkie. Out of 100 hands i usually only play 15%to20% of em anyways unless i get on a run..Not being able to play for 20 hands(2 orbits) is not going to eat you up blind wise to where u "have to push". your doing that by choice.

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oh yes i realize that, and someone said something like that earlier and I tried to clarify that I knew that the 20 isn't really a lot that I was just using that for an example because I had looked back during the tourney and counted those specific ones, and it also wasn't just unplayable hands.. that was 20 hands with 2 cards that were an 8 or lower lol. that was also later in the tourney and when i finally was all in blinds were 200/400 and all I had was 1200ish chips. I do know what your saying though and it happens for long stretches so I'm used to being patient that's why its so frustrating when it seems like I'm constantly being forced to put my self in a race at best for my tourney life that's all

it happens to everyone from time to time. you just have to stay patient and keep playing your game.

I see the flops, and I see what people have when there's a showdown