I was pondering with this question for a while and came up with no universal way to handle a bad streak. Ever had the feeling that luck was against you for some nights ? You go all in with AA and the other guy with 89 suited and he takes the pot home with a flash ? You get the first great hand of the evening KK only to be beaten by someone with AA in the same hand ? That is bad luck and if it happens a lot close to each other it is called a bad streak.
You did not change the way you play your poker game but you happen to loose against “inferior” hands or unlikely hands more often. Should you go on as always and play until the bad streak is over, knowing that you will be loosing money on the way ? Or should you take some days off and play after you cleared your mind about this and start playing without thinking that something bad will happen soon on the table ?
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Most experts agree that online poker can’t continue it’s exponential growth indefiniltely. Some prominent industry leaders are even saying there may come a mass exodus if online poker games don’t continue to evolve and find new ways to keep poker players entertained while waiting for their turn at betting.
Simon Prodger of PKR.com has been quoted as saying, “If you’re talking about exponential growth there is a very real ceiling to those limits, but there are still very healthy growth rates”.
While John Anderson, chief executive at 888.com recently told the Financial Times, “The exponential rates we have seen just can’t keep going,…”If it keeps going no one in the world will be working. We’ll all be playing online poker.”
What it comes down to is that real live poker can be so much more engrossing and entertaining. Online poker sites have done their best so far adding animations and high quality graphics, but that might not be enough to keep the players happy and playing.
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