For me, i play very small stakes roulette or blackjack for a while.
After realising that my winning or losing is so luck based i get annoyed and crave playing poker again where skill can make a positive impact on the outcome.
Sometimes its good to step back and do something fun/silly to appreciate poker in a different way.
After realising that my winning or losing is so luck based i get annoyed and crave playing poker again where skill can make a positive impact on the outcome.
Sometimes its good to step back and do something fun/silly to appreciate poker in a different way.
Keep your mind busy.. doing whatever you feel like.. either is going to the park or simply staying home enjoying great movies and/or TV shows. And then you don't put much thought on when is that mood gonna come, you know it will just come.. and that's what matters! Feel free to do anything
MilkLegs said:
When I'm feeling worn out or frustrated I like to freshen up my mindset. I find the best way to do this is by reading Poker Books or watching Training Videos to rebuild my confidence.
Lately I read Modern Poker Theory by Michael Acevedo while going thru the ICM courses from bbzpoker and raise your edge. In doing this I was able to see where I was making mistakes and where I could improve (really helped me get my ranges right).
This gave me confidence (or "hype" as you say) to come back to the tables and try what I had learned. It definitely helped my results and kept me more excited for the next session.
I think the real key is maintaining confidence. Because of the volatile nature of this game it's easy to ride the highs of winning and feel stuck when it the pits of losing. But, if you are able to do something to keep your confidence high even when you lose (for me it's knowing that I'm making my poker game better) you will be immune to the negative variance (from a mental perspective at least).
And this immunity is very important, because without it the swings can take you out of the game, but with it you'll be able to play through them and catch the good variance on the other side! 😎
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Good morning everyone, when I was discouraged with bad results, I stopped playing and watched the games of professional players and paying attention to the cards that play in the size of the bets, it encouraged me to play again.
What discouraged me was losing again and again with hands like AA, KK, QQ and AK, to hands like J5s, QTs.
Today I already know, what I have to do is make the correct move and not worry about the result of the hand, I have 10bb with AK, All in villain called with J5s and won congratulations for him.
Good morning everyone, when I was discouraged with bad results, I stopped playing and watched the games of professional players and paying attention to the cards that play in the size of the bets, it encouraged me to play again.
What discouraged me was losing again and again with hands like AA, KK, QQ and AK, to hands like J5s, QTs.
Today I already know, what I have to do is make the correct move and not worry about the result of the hand, I have 10bb with AK, All in villain called with J5s and won congratulations for him.
I play for distraction and fun. I don't play with the intention of winning and winning. I obviously like to play well and win. but this game has its part of chance that sometimes even playing correctly they are lost with good hands and big pots.