How to play on a cold seat

Poker Strategy
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It’s halfway through the tournament and you know, you just know, the seat you’re in is ice cold.

You’re folding and watching what your hand would’ve done if you stayed in and it’s amazing how it

always loses.

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Hand #1046851407

On the flip side, if you are sitting on a hot seat, you just keep calling and ride the wave.

So it’s no surprise what happens next…

Hand #1046852236

It’s really a no-win situation.

You could take up all your time every hand and fold hoping the table will break.

You could avoid playing against the player sitting in the hot seat.

What else can one do?

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You can’t control the cards dealt, all one can control is how to play them. Play them wisely with a lot of patience and discipline!!!

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It’s late in the day and you’re right…

Have to check your patience and discipline!

Not much left that’s for sure.

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Only one thing left, the Faith when you Have to go all in. Then unfortunately start the process all over:)

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If I feel like I am in a cold spot on the table, I simply rotate the table to another seat. Sometimes it works, but not always. For me, its better than doing nothing.

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I do the same thing, rotate, play on the edge, I have a favorable position as a go to when I can’t catch a cold, I know it’s not changing anything, but for my own mental health it works, I also shift how long I take for my turn, in my brain I think it changes the random shuffle to a different random shuffle, hopefully with a different outcome.

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You could leave your arrow on where the fold button reappears.

It’s hard to consistently have the patience to wait it out.

At this time, having something else to do to split your attention is helpful.

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You can always turn up the heat. A large 3 bet and continuation bet to steal a pot tends to reenergize and make the poker gods send some better cards your way for a daring play. No one needs to know you played it cause you got dealt 5 3 for the fifth hand in a row. If you get caught you bust out no more cold seat :slight_smile: so win win :slight_smile:

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Make your own luck or prepare to get made. Get busy living or get busy dying!

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Have faith, even with a withering stack, that you only need 1 great hand to improve you’r position. However faith in the cards, will not work unless you have the discipline & patience to play the hand at the right time.

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Try bluffing your way through.