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On Oct 7, 11:07 am, Weevil99 <n...@this.time> wrote:
> > I raise pre-flop (pot-sized or larger), get called by garbage like 76o
> > and K4o and lose.
> > I play premium hands and get called (and beaten) by garbage.
> > I've completed three draws in the last three days (and one of them I had
> > to give up when a 4th diamond hit the board), but others have been
> > hitting 2, 3, and 4-outers on me like clockwork.
> > Assuming others have had the same kind of week, how have you handled
> > this without tilting?
> Without tilting? Ha! I've been having the same kind of weekend, and I'm
> on full tilt. The condition, not the poker room.
> I just finished a 45-man SNG at Stars and managed to make it past the
> bubble with the 2nd biggest stack. I immediately get a good hand and go
> up against the chip leader, who takes me down with nothing. I don't even
> want to talk about the cards we had. It's a genuine miracle I cashed at
> all, the way things have been going.
> Not a good weekend. My palms are sweating, and I'm itching to make back
> some of what I've lost. I realize I'm beginning to play badly, but I
> can't seem to stop.
> This is the first time I've experienced this. I have no idea how to
> handle it.
> > Maybe I need a few weeks away from the table.
> If you figure out how to handle it, post a followup.
This is very likely to work if you are willing to try it. It comes
from a suggestion from Mike Caro. People often refuse to try because
it would not be worth it. That, of course, is your choice.
Step One: Give up the positive feelings, the rush, when you win a pot.
Let it go. Just stack your chips or do whatever you do online and go
on to the next hand. It is easier to detach from your _good_ results
and will make it easier to detach from your bad results.
Second Step: Stop characterizing your opponents in an emotional
manner. When you think about your opponents, think about their
_specific qualities_ as players and don't characterize them in a
general negative manner. It can be difficult to accept being defeated
by a donkey but losing a hand because a very loose player called,
which is what you expect, when most people wouldn't is part of doing
business.
Third Step: Don't anticipate winning a pot. No matter what cards you
hold, everyone else has to fold or you have to show down the winning
five-card poker hand to win. That means the sense of entitlement when
you are looking at a premium hand is not wise. Just play, don't feel.
Fourth Step: Don't get a big kick out of a winning session or a good
tournament result. Just do your book-keeping and go off to the next
thing in your life.
Fifth Step: Play more cash and fewer tournaments. It is hard not to
react emotionally to a beat that takes you out of a tournament and it
is hard to avoid exalting when you do well.
Sixth Step: Play lower. If your emotions can't stay out of your game,
you may be playing for stakes that are too high.
Take any satisfaction you get out of making correct decisions.
Banishing positive emotions from your game will help you banish the
negative emotions.
Will in New Haven
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"Phil's last book was called _Play Poker like the Pros_ his next book
should be called _Cry Like a Baby_" Norm Chad