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Message: [QUOTE="s0ftdumps, post: 7263130, member: 426455"] Being profitable does not magically remove frustration, variance, or emotional swings. It just changes their shape. Winning players still deal with downswings, bad beats, and self doubt. The difference is not happiness, it is expectation management and discipline. The question “when will I be so positive?” is dangerous because it implies there is a finish line where poker suddenly feels fair. There is not. Even strong, long term winning players lose most tournaments they enter and bust to nonsense hands regularly. That part never goes away. Micro tournaments are especially brutal because variance is huge, fields are soft but wild, and edge realization takes forever. Studying ranges and theory is necessary, but it is not sufficient on its own. Bankroll size, volume, game selection, and emotional control matter just as much. [/QUOTE]