$600 up, $600 down: lessons from last night

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Guys, I went through the classic rollercoaster yesterday.


I went up $600 too fast, the adrenaline pumping, and instead of applying the good old Stop Win, I kept running. Result: the casino took everything back at the same speed.


The painful (but necessary) reminder remains: the biggest enemy on the table is not the house advantage, it's our own self-control when it comes to making a profit.


As of today, he hit the green goal, it's immediate Cash Out. Or rather, starting today only poker ahhaha
 

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Poker for the money, casino games for fun. They count on getting it back, lol.
I head to the cashier right away these days, but if necessary, I say I'll put a small amount back in for fun.
But I get very tight after a win. Well, you were reminded, but it still hurt, and it may save you plenty in the long run. 😍
 
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Now the true test begins, can you avoid chasing the loss and preventing developing that urge? This is the true mark that will define not only your gambling life but your entire life in general.
 
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The real lesson is not so much not to chase the loss, but also not to pursue the gain by increasing your bets to levels that you would never do. Money turns into a video game in my brain, it's bizarre
 
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360desuite said:
The painful (but necessary) reminder remains: the biggest enemy on the table is not the house advantage, it's our own self-control when it comes to making a profit.
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That's very well-said.
But what were you playing?
 
The main thing is to learn from mistakes and draw conclusions. Even better, draw conclusions in writing and write everything down, this way your brain will better perceive the information.
 
This attitude towards the game can lead to bad consequences. If you can't tell yourself Stop, don't start.
 
That’s how casinos work. They let you win just enough to keep you playing—until they eventually take it all back.

Self-control? That’s on us. We each have our own way of taking control of our choices.
 
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Yeah, definitely. That’s a tough lesson, but an important one. The hardest part is knowing when to stop while you’re ahead. Hitting your target and cashing out immediately sounds like a good rule. And from today - poker only. 😄
 
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360desuite said:
Guys, I went through the classic rollercoaster yesterday.


I went up $600 too fast, the adrenaline pumping, and instead of applying the good old Stop Win, I kept running. Result: the casino took everything back at the same speed.


The painful (but necessary) reminder remains: the biggest enemy on the table is not the house advantage, it's our own self-control when it comes to making a profit.


As of today, he hit the green goal, it's immediate Cash Out. Or rather, starting today only poker ahhaha
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That’s exactly what I’ve been saying for a long time: adrenaline destroys willpower in two seconds. You can have rules, stop win, whatever… once the rush hits, you forget everything. I’ve pointed this out in many threads, but it seems few people take it seriously. Good thing you noticed it and reset. Cashing out when you’re in the green is the only real solution.
 
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That’s exactly what casinos are counting on. Don’t blame yourself—it happens to everyone. The difference is that some people keep doing it over and over again, while others never again. If you never make the same mistake again after that, then you’ve done “well.” Unlike the majority, who don’t just lose $600, but a car, a house, a family, a life...
 
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Its pretty hard to be a long term winner in casino games unless you are the house.
 
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Our success at the casino (or at the poker table) depends on our goals and expectations. I would recommend setting a clear goal when playing at the casino. For example, you go to the casino to win $1,000. You leave as soon as you’ve reached that goal. 🙂
 
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That’s a painful lesson, but a good one. If I’m up $600, I’d rather cash out and enjoy the win than give it all back. 😅
 
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This has happened to me often. Too often, even. But after 20 years of playing, I have learned to stop and now I can easily fix my profit and finish the game.
 
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john_entony said:
Our success at the casino (or at the poker table) depends on our goals and expectations. I would recommend setting a clear goal when playing at the casino. For example, you go to the casino to win $1,000. You leave as soon as you’ve reached that goal. 🙂
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I agree, the problem that I ended up there with no goal, and then the 600' dollars (the value reached 800) became video game currency seems. It's an endless hole if n has control

black and said:
This has happened to me often. Too often, even. But after 20 years of playing, I have learned to stop and now I can easily fix my profit and finish the game.
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Tell me how you got it. Knowing the time to stop I even know, the problem is to get kkkkk So I stopped

Das991992 said:
That’s a painful lesson, but a good one. If I’m up $600, I’d rather cash out and enjoy the win than give it all back. 😅
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If I could go back... And I live in Brazil, so the feeling of victory when it came was literally 5x higher kkkk. 1 dollar = 5 BRL

TeUnit said:
Its pretty hard to be a long term winner in casino games unless you are the house.
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Yeah, yeah. Yeah. Profited, run. It doesn't invent. I learned in the marra

dzsire said:
That’s exactly what casinos are counting on. Don’t blame yourself—it happens to everyone. The difference is that some people keep doing it over and over again, while others never again. If you never make the same mistake again after that, then you’ve done “well.” Unlike the majority, who don’t just lose $600, but a car, a house, a family, a life...
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Always finding q will recover in the face. This is very sad, ludopathy in Brazil has become a threat and a public health problem. Only when we feel on the skin that we actually understand the size of the problem when we lose control

Brigistul said:
That’s exactly what I’ve been saying for a long time: adrenaline destroys willpower in two seconds. You can have rules, stop win, whatever… once the rush hits, you forget everything. I’ve pointed this out in many threads, but it seems few people take it seriously. Good thing you noticed it and reset. Cashing out when you’re in the green is the only real solution.
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You said it all. You accurately described what 5 minutes is able to do during an immersion in casino games
 
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Mantinhoo said:
Yeah, definitely. That’s a tough lesson, but an important one. The hardest part is knowing when to stop while you’re ahead. Hitting your target and cashing out immediately sounds like a good rule. And from today - poker only.
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Poker only.
Point

CNXRegie said:
That’s how casinos work. They let you win just enough to keep you playing—until they eventually take it all back.

Self-control? That’s on us. We each have our own way of taking control of our choices.
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And in that case I started with a bonus of 20 spins, which turned 600 dollars. From the same speed that came, he's gone
 
360desuite said:
Guys, I went through the classic rollercoaster yesterday.


I went up $600 too fast, the adrenaline pumping, and instead of applying the good old Stop Win, I kept running. Result: the casino took everything back at the same speed.


The painful (but necessary) reminder remains: the biggest enemy on the table is not the house advantage, it's our own self-control when it comes to making a profit.


As of today, he hit the green goal, it's immediate Cash Out. Or rather, starting today only poker ahhaha
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Ouch! I don't play too much casino games. Something I like to consider is that if I go up fast, I set a new minimum to end the session. For example, if I start with $50 and go up to $200, I stop as soon as I go down to $150, or something like that.
 
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