Not long ago poker pro Dermot Blain wrote an interesting post for the Full Tilt blog upon coming back from EPT Malta amusingly titled “Downswing O'Clock.”
Alas for Blain, the subject of his post wasn’t entirely amusing as he was reporting on what he characterized as the worst downswing of his career when it comes to live tournaments. Putting a positive spin on the situation, however, Blain suggested five “proactive methods” for dealing with downswings, the last of which was to step away and take a break — something Blain himself did after Malta, in fact.