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[QUOTE="The1AceJack, post: 2246690, member: 107664"]
Exactly!  I think tunnel vision is a great way to say it -- because you're no longer thinking about the other plays at the table; other than the obligatory cursing of them and their families.

My only difference is I don't think I tightened up when titlting - I became the classic steam engine who shoves his medium stack with 109s after catching a bad beat on JJ.

I think that this, in a nutshell, is what happened to me two Sundays ago, when I dropped too much cash, too quickly, at a ring game on WSOP.com.

I feel like you want to play poker because it's lots of fun.  And you really want to win, and make some money; that's when it's really fun.  And then you stop enjoying yourself when you lose, and just focus on the money that you "need to make back."

When, really, all along, you should try and keep yourself in that first sentence: "play poker because it's lots of fun."

That's why I'm putting a lot of focus on just playing optimal poker - not focusing on winning, or avoiding losing... just being a good player, and taking that as deep into a tourney as I can.

Thanks!  I think writing about my feelings and experiences is helping keep me objective about my play.  Along with developing good studying habits, I think that connecting with other players and documenting my game will lead to big gains.
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