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Message: [QUOTE="Boltneck, post: 650731, member: 29202"] I'm new here. I know nothing about BRM. I play for a bit of fun and make a few $'s, but the amount that I play for is insignificant in terms of my income. Having read your post I feel compelled to comment, but please bear in mind that it's just a gut reaction, I claim no knowledge of the subject. The first thing that came accross to me is that you seem to be out of control. I'm going to be brutally honest here, but no offense is meant. My first question would be - "do you need the help of people who are knowledgeable about poker, or do you need psychological help"? Sorry to be so blunt, but your post reads to me as though you might have a more fundamental gambling problem. Apologies if I am barking up the wrong tree. Okay, here's some more practical advice. 1) Try setting a limit on the amount of time that you play. For example, set yourself a maximimum session time of (for example) 2 hours. Set an alarm. When your time is up, stop playing. 2) Reduce the amount of money that you take to a table. If you loose it all, don't play again for the rest of that day. 3) You MUST realise that going to a higher stake table to retrieve a relatively small lost is NOT the answer. You need to understand WHY you sufferred that loss. Poker Tracker is a superb way of analysing your play. Even if you don't have PT, you can look at your hand histories. If you spend time trying to understand WHY you have lost money, you have a far greater chance of getting that money back than if you simply play at higher stakes. When you feel you're about to tilt, don't play until you understand why you are loosing. You may find it was because of pure bad luck - going to a higher level isn't going to cure that. It may be because you made a bad play - going to a higher level isn't going to help that either. Write down the causes of your losses, and review them regularly. I hope this help, and good luck. Boltneck [/QUOTE]

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