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Message: [QUOTE="zachvac, post: 759881, member: 26306"] Good post, 100% true. One thing though you talk of how you didn't tilt through a $40 loss in 1500 hands. Now maybe you're just that good but if you continue at the rings I think you'll have much longer and much worse losing streaks. Hopefully you can keep this attitude through the extended downswings as well. Now from the sound of your post you've gotten further in this aspect than I have, but I remember when someone was watching me play poker over my shoulder and I just started laughing. "what happened?" "This guy called my all-in with a gut shot and hit." "Why aren't you pissed? He just sucked out on you horribly." "It's just such a bad play and funny to see people throwing away money." At that point on another table pretty much the exact same thing happened only he didn't hit. And I laughed again. But I find I still have a hard time when it happens for an extended period of time. On that note another aspect you didn't mention is that often it's a bankroll issue. If someone can't stand losing a buy-in at certain stakes, they shouldn't be playing those stakes. But if they are and that one bad beat puts a big hole in their bankroll, they'll obviously feel it a lot more than someone practicing good bankroll management. After seeing both Tenbob and Chuck hit -5 buy-in days and myself drop 6 buy-ins in a weekend, I'm beginning to think that for long-term multi-tabling the 20 buy-in guideline quite simply isn't enough. Even if I didn't even lose half my bankroll, that's a lot of money. If I only have $1,200, losing $300 of it is still a lot. And although I've dropped down, I've decided that something like a 40-50 buy-in rule would be more optimal pursuing long-term play just for the reason discussed in this article, so it doesn't feel like you're losing a ton of money during a downswing and you can keep playing good poker. [/QUOTE]

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