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Message: [QUOTE="STL420, post: 1970318, member: 91590"] For me making better decisions than my opponents is one aspect in my learning then accepting the outcome good or bad. Going all in pre-flop is there really an injustice in the outcome or is it what was supposed to happen? For example, when we go all in pre-flop and who wins or loses is up to what five cards come out and who has the best hand wins; if we are willing to go through this process then we need to be willing to live with the out come good or bad. Sometimes we can make better decisions than our opponents and still lose but continuing to make better decisions than our opponents for me is key to understanding myself as well as my opponents. Understanding our opponents thinking process is what helps me make better decisions at critical times than my opponents in a game as well. When I observe my opponent's thinking to be vertical; when we were first learning we were taught how to learn for example, the thought process used in school for processing facts and thinking within the bounds of a set criteria. When I observe this thinking process at the table most make decisions with the thinking of they have to make a decision based on a set criteria they have chose for themselves. Since I understand vertical thinking this allows me to be a lateral thinker this means, thinking in a manner that does not follow conventional patterns and normal methods; lateral thinking may be more conducive to creativity. For example, this thinking allows me to stay a least one step ahead of my opponents and helps to keep my opponents from understanding my play at critical times. In conclusion, I have also come to understand how to disconnect from the game and the money to make better decisions than my opponents. In the end whether I make money or not for me it is continuing to learn and understand myself as well as others I play against. To help me get past the emotions of winning or losing balance in thinking is how I get past the outcome of the game. For example, in baseball a closer has to have a short memory to succeed whether he blew a save or closed the game successfully; he has to understand what he did right or wrong and learn from it and then get ready for the next game then put the past behind him and only look to the future. This post is just what I understand about myself and what I observe at the table and I am not trying to give advice or trying to change anyone's game or teach anybody. Since there are no rules for poker people can use any approach and thinking they want for the game as they see fit. [/QUOTE]

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