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Message: [QUOTE="JEN005, post: 5448781, member: 416231"] I feel you. At one point I would go as far as to hit myself if I lost as a result of something that I did. About 2 months ago I broke my phone after making a stupid play and bubbling on a satellite, which cost me much more than the ticket. What's important to realize is that mistakes will happen because we're human, to be more forgiving toward ourselves. Even the best players make mistakes, the goal is to keep them at a minimum. One way to do that while playing is to think through all the available info and different scenarios and make the standard decision you need to make. When there is a tough decision, it's always a good idea leaning on the tighter side. But you can use a randomizer at some spots where you think you should be betting calling/betting at some frequency but aren't entirely sure, thus taking some pressure off of yourself and balancing your play at the same time. It's important to [B]leave your ego out of the poker table[/B] and make logical decisions based on all the information that you have. Sometimes that information might include your gut feeling, which you'll have to trust. But some other times you'll realize you're losing a lot by following your gut feeling at a certain spot, which means you'll need to learn not to trust it so much and adjust accordingly. Once you make your best decision, f*ck the outcome. As for making money playing poker online, it is possible but the edges are getting thinner and thinner. The $/hour can be ridiculously low at micro stakes. Let say you invest $100 in MTT buy-ins a day, playing 10hours/day (MTTs take long). A skilled player should be able to make ~10-20% ROI, which means $10-20 a day on average (Yes you will hit big sometimes, but it will be cancelled out by all the times you don't hit). Your return would be $1-2/hour, which is ridiculously low compared to how much a regular job can pay, with much less effort. Truth of the matter is that you'll need to buy-in at least ~$1k on MTTs per day [I]on average [/I]to be able to generate something worthwhile, and you'll need to have ~$20k bankroll for that. More importantly your skill level must be on point, and many of us tend to overestimate our skill level based on certain big score that we hit once. I see you're a young man of many talents. My advice would be for you to focus on other areas for your income other than online poker. As this is a negative sum game, it won't be long when sharks start eating sharks. It's a very good idea to invest your time and energy into your degree, your business ideas, a part time job etc. Look forward to day you're getting back from your high paying job to sit down to play some poker in the evening not giving a f*ck if you lose, and without having to worry about the high variance or go through countless hours staring at a few tables trying to make perfect decisions as even a small mistake could cost you a lot of $$. [/QUOTE]

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