Running bad?

I've had a terrific run of bad luck recently and I came up with this idea of how to gauge how bad things really are and I thought I'd pass it along.

Try freerolls. Seriously. If you just can't seem to win a hand, no matter how far ahead you are at the beginning of it, it may be time to stop using the BR. What better way can you gauge how you're running without risking anything. Yeah, we all know they're donkfests. But since we do, we should be able to nimbly navigate around the donks and work our way to a respectable finish. If you're still finding yourself losing, even playing your best, stick with it until your luck turns around. Don't punish the bankroll. If you're running bad why put more on the line?

The genesis of this stemmed from taking a series of small hits to my BR all in a row. So I jumped into an NBC HU freeroll on FTP. Fortunately, I was paired up with a nice woman who really didn't have the time to play. So she told me her hands in the hopes that I'd knock her out. Needless to say, I was way ahead every time. And lost every hand. She was so apologetic, but it wasn't her fault. I was/am running bad and I knew it. On the first hand I told her, "Alright, I'll double you up", because I knew I'd lose. And sure enough, I did. Four straight hands--out. Needless to say, things haven't improved much. I hit a minor cash in tonight's razz event. And I've hit up the PAD freerolls. Luck's still the same. What's worse is I'm getting hands. They're just not holding up. And I'm not playing stupid. So I'm going to stick with the freerolls until things start to turn around. I may try some different tactics to see if I can add a new dimension to my game that will get me through the bad runs.

Anyway, good luck to everyone. I certainly hopes the idea helps somebody.