Do you ever feel like you just can't win a game?
Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2023 11:07 am
I play on Facebook's euchre app, and I have a lifetime win percentage of just over 56%. I like to think I'm pretty good. But the last few months my luck has been so rotten that I often wonder if it is just an incredibly long streak of bad luck or if the card dealing algorithm makes it more difficult on the better players.
This month, I have a 9-20 record, have given up 17 successful loners to opponents over those 29 games, have given up exactly 8 or 9 points in 7 of those 9 wins, and have an 0-9 record following a win.
So today I thought I was FINALLY going to get a back-to-back win for the first time in over 30 games. Scenario: Was leading 9-5 (had even taken a point while up 8-5 after a donation actually led to us getting 3 tricks), was in the seat immediately after the dealer, and everyone passed. From my perspective, this looked like game over with me calling diamonds. I had the right-ace-10 and a 1-suited off-ace.
I led with the right, pulled out 9 and Queen. Then played my off-Ace. Dealer had no clubs, so trumped with King. Dealer then plays 9 of spades, which I have to play 10 and his partner takes with King. Dealer's left then wins the hand.
My starting hand should have won, what, 90%+ of the time?
Anyways, still up 9-7, and I'm dealer next. Still in good shape. In this hand, I have no jacks, but 3 aces and everyone passed. So I picked up the 9 of hearts and ditched my King of spades.
Now how am I supposed to know that the person to my left is going to pass that up with the Right-King-10 while 2-suited? That player probably orders that up if not for the 2 diamonds to make a slightly weaker red hand to have on an open call without letting me pick up a trump and discard something. I of course went on to lose the hand.
Then the game is tied 9-9, opponent has a jack up, and the rest is history. And it feels like every game plays out like this. Hands that from my perspective I should be winning a high percentage of the time but keep losing them due to ridiculous setups.
This month, I have a 9-20 record, have given up 17 successful loners to opponents over those 29 games, have given up exactly 8 or 9 points in 7 of those 9 wins, and have an 0-9 record following a win.
So today I thought I was FINALLY going to get a back-to-back win for the first time in over 30 games. Scenario: Was leading 9-5 (had even taken a point while up 8-5 after a donation actually led to us getting 3 tricks), was in the seat immediately after the dealer, and everyone passed. From my perspective, this looked like game over with me calling diamonds. I had the right-ace-10 and a 1-suited off-ace.
I led with the right, pulled out 9 and Queen. Then played my off-Ace. Dealer had no clubs, so trumped with King. Dealer then plays 9 of spades, which I have to play 10 and his partner takes with King. Dealer's left then wins the hand.
My starting hand should have won, what, 90%+ of the time?
Anyways, still up 9-7, and I'm dealer next. Still in good shape. In this hand, I have no jacks, but 3 aces and everyone passed. So I picked up the 9 of hearts and ditched my King of spades.
Now how am I supposed to know that the person to my left is going to pass that up with the Right-King-10 while 2-suited? That player probably orders that up if not for the 2 diamonds to make a slightly weaker red hand to have on an open call without letting me pick up a trump and discard something. I of course went on to lose the hand.
Then the game is tied 9-9, opponent has a jack up, and the rest is history. And it feels like every game plays out like this. Hands that from my perspective I should be winning a high percentage of the time but keep losing them due to ridiculous setups.