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[QUOTE="rifflemao, post: 2232033, member: 98323"]
When I'm all in on the flop, I'm a pessimist if the villain calls on a draw. I've just been drawn out on so many times that I expect it to happen again. In reality, I've probably won most of those races, but I tend to remember the suckouts more.

But I think being an optimist can generally be +EV. Example:

Optimist: "How can I win this pot, regardless of my cards?" (encourages creative thought)
Pessimist: "I'm so card dead. If I don't get a good hand soon, I'm toast." (encourages passive play, impatience, getting blinded away, taking few risks)

I think the optimist can find more creative ways of winning pots by floating flops and turns in position etc, or by repping strong hands when they are weak etc.

But I think the book may be addressing the attitude one should have before sitting down at a table. For example, the pessimist who is about to sit down at a $1\$2 table with $200-$300 has embraced the possibility of losing his stack, whereas the optimist expects to book a win that may not happen.

In that case, I prefer to be the pessimist, and if I'm not comfortable losing my stack, I will sit in the lobby and read a poker book or play a training app while my friend plays a 6 hour cash session. Call me a supernit, but I have literally done this before to avoid playing scared-money.
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