When you're on a downswing (and everyone gets on one every so often), nothing goes well. The cards don't come and when they finally do - they don't hold up.
You sometimes feel lost at the table, unsure of what the other players are doing, where they're at in a hand, what their motivations and weaknesses are.
Downswings are times when the grey cloud of doubt and dispair can settle in over your entire game.
Upswings, on the other hand, are quite the opposite. The cards come, they hold up, and even if they're not the stellar dealings you're sure you need they hold up anyway!
When you look around the table clarity shines its illuminating hue on every face. You know why they're here, what they want, what they have and what they're afraid of.
Your bankroll bottomline rises like a spring tide and those rocky shoals of the downswing fade away over the horizon.
The emotional ups and downs are as much a part of the poker landscape as the cards and chips. It is vital that, if you want to do well in the LONG game you have to control those ups and downs.
You have to realize that you are the skipper, your poker game is your vessel and variance is the sea you sail on. Don't let the highs get ahead of you and don't let the lows slow you down.
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