Does losing days mess with your confidence?

[Bawse]

Whenever you have a losing day playing poker online or live. Does it break your confidence or do you keep grinding through it?

 

[PokeHer]

I've been a daytrader longer than a poker player, and losses from day trading can get to you at times, but once you can control that emotion, it translates quite well to everything else.

 

[padrespatty]

A minor annoyance that often over corrects if you're a strong player.

 

[uptrendfinancialsignal]

To be honest with you, when you lose, you tend to lose confidence a bit. But I try to remind myself that it's normal to lose and it's part of the game. Perhaps, I could use that to upscale my strategy.

 

[magnus2022]

Every lose take with it some chunk of your confidence! It is naturally. You have to be emotionally strong and disciplined to continue when you are hit by streak of losses.

 

[lens]

Losing days might knock your confidence a little, but it is how you respond that is important. With little discipline, focus on the process, and adaptability in your strategy, you will bounce back stronger.

 

[Henry]

I've been a daytrader longer than a poker player, and losses from day trading can get to you at times, but once you can control that emotion, it translates quite well to everything else.

Being in control of your mind is very important when you are losing. I don't know how to put it, but learning to stop when the losses are much higher is also a better way to approach it

 

[Scorpion Girl]

I think yes,losing days can mess with someone’s confidence. It’s natural to feel frustrated or doubt yourself after a streak of losses. But I also think it depends on the person. if you stay focused and learn from mistakes it doesn’t have to affect your long-term confidence too much.

 

[Henry]

I think yes,losing days can mess with someone’s confidence. It’s natural to feel frustrated or doubt yourself after a streak of losses. But I also think it depends on the person. if you stay focused and learn from mistakes it doesn’t have to affect your long-term confidence too much.

Sometimes, it is very important to take a break when you are on a losing streak. The reason is that confidence will be low and continuous playing will definitely affect your decision-making. So, when I notice that everything that I am doing is not working out, I definitely take some time off.

 

[Naza]

Honestly, losing days happen and they can sting a bit. But I try not to let it break my confidence. Dwelling on losses rarely helps, so I focus on making better decisions next time.

 

[Kins G]

Just some few months ago, those losing days used to crush me totally. I have advanced a little bit as a poker player and I treat those losing days as data. I have come to understand and accept that variance is a factor. I don't grind through a loss because I would likely tilt. I would just quit and see if I can come back fresh.

 

[Henry]

Honestly, losing days happen and they can sting a bit. But I try not to let it break my confidence. Dwelling on losses rarely helps, so I focus on making better decisions next time.

Certainly making better decisions next time will help in a lot of ways. When it comes to bouncing back, do you take a break or just focus on reassessing your strategies before continuing immediately each time that you are on a losing streak?

 

[Naza]

Certainly making better decisions next time will help in a lot of ways. When it comes to bouncing back, do you take a break or just focus on reassessing your strategies before continuing immediately each time that you are on a losing streak?

I usually take a break first. Stepping away helps me clear my head and stop any frustration from building up. After that, I reassess my strategy before getting back in. Jumping straight back in while upset usually just makes things worse.

 

[1stop]

Showing a losing streak can destabilise you. But I try to remind myself that loses is part of the game. So, losing doesn't reflect my talents, it's not just my lucky day. This thought would put me back into the game.

 

[Ja sa bong]

I've never seen a poker who's happy and smiling when they are losing money. If they do, it means they are crazy. I would never feel at ease when I lose money back to back. It's why I don't waste time to pull out when the day looks like a bad one.

 

[Henry]

I usually take a break first. Stepping away helps me clear my head and stop any frustration from building up. After that, I reassess my strategy before getting back in. Jumping straight back in while upset usually just makes things worse.

Unless one is a professional who has been playing for many years, I don't see the reason any player would wish to stick to playing even when the odds ain't going in their favour. It can affect the mind a lot.

 

[BenMachineSmith]

Psychology is a much bigger part of the game than most give credit for. Being a Professional and coach for years now, I decided to write an article which touches upon this area. Here is the link - http://themachine1984.blogspot.com/2011/11/losing-is-actually-winning.html

Very in depth subject. But the most prudent framing for this area is to look at it as as a separate skill set. So i teach my students they have to work on their "technical" skills, whilst also working on their "mental" skills.

Best of luck

 

[Shortie]

When I start to lose a little more frequently than I am used to, I tend to lose confidence, and that is usually a sign to myself to walk away for a little while and have a reset.

There were times when I would tell myself that it was just a spot of bad luck and I would be fine, but that is bad to tell yourself when you know in yourself that it is not normal.

 

[Henry]

Psychology is a much bigger part of the game than most give credit for. Being a Professional and coach for years now, I decided to write an article which touches upon this area. Here is the link - http://themachine1984.blogspot.com/2011/11/losing-is-actually-winning.html

Very in depth subject. But the most prudent framing for this area is to look at it as as a separate skill set. So i teach my students they have to work on their "technical" skills, whilst also working on their "mental" skills.

Best of luck

Being technically sound when it comes to playing poker is awesome, but one shouldn't undermine the importance of being mentally ready to challenge your opponents because at the end of the day, that is a key part that should be considered.

 

[Heatman]

A losing day doesn't break my confidence in any way to be very honest and I don't keep grinding through playing over and over again when it's obviously not my day. I'll take the lesson of the day and go reaccess why I lost the day. It always helps me to come back stronger.