My anger at poker

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Anger is the enemy of any intellectual game, only with a cool head can you make optimal decisions.
 
Warrior1961 said:
Emotions make the rational part stop working almost completely, therefore if you feel that you cannot control it at that moment, it is best to end the session, since what we want is to make money, right?
Luckily every day I work on it a little more and I think that the time will come when I do not have to resort to this, since I do not stop trying to understand how my mind works more and more, In the end you have to be honest with one And I think that what I take the worst is to lose many hands in the same day against a fish, since when I win one with a better hand and play it the right way, it doesn't bother me at all. What makes my GOD LEVEL ego activate is what I consider injustices, especially those that are associated with recreational ones. So what's up? Well, the cause of my anger is in certain beliefs, wrong beliefs and that is the root of the problem.
Beliefs are shown as value judgments about the other person or about something that they do that I do not consent to. The idea about that person and what he does is an assumption of mine, and also a personal assessment that most likely is not true, which does not matter because the important thing is only to realize my way of thinking, and how not to I tolerate what I see. And I don't tolerate it because I just think it's wrong, and that's the only problem, mistakenly considering something to be wrong without really knowing what totally acceptable motive drives each person to do what they do. It is any value judgment that has to be disintegrated.

It is the opinion of a quasi fish beginner trying to stop being one.

Thank you for always being there.

Kind regards from Buenos Aires.
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I think talking about someone is easier than myself, therefore I do not judge others but try to overcome them ... this is the best way in my opinion
 
Igor Popadyk said:
everybody talks about variance, but why do we see the same faces at the final tables? after all, these are people who are not robots ,,, how they manage to show a good game ,,,,
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Good point! If game is based on variance also the players on finals should be on variance. It must be a rare occasion to have almost the same players in finals but as long as i have been in the game i see always the same players in every final table. That's very invariance!
 
As the boys said, the emotions are sometimes immense and that causes us to lose players, so you have to breathe and move on.
 
Do this. Win what you can, go to sportsbook, make good decisions and bet, say baseball, $1 a bet and triple your winnings....maybe.
 
pltelles said:
Anger is being eliminated with AA.
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Still 75 percent chance... still loose 1/4 but it maybe 12 in a row before you balance out?
 
Sansam said:
I try not to sit down at a poker game in a bad mood or irritated. In this state, the player makes mistakes more often, loses more and then gets even more angry. I like the expression "The better the mood, the more the winnings") I try to follow it.
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I accept. If you can afford your feelings and bankroll, you tend to win.
 
DS3 said:
It is a tricky and never-ending process to even get close to mastering.

I allow myself to get angry in the moment (after all I am on-line in private) but then let go of that flash or anger as fast as possible, and keep a broad perspective. The concept I attempt to bring to mind is that of focusing on the process rather than the outcome (a business term often used in poker as focusing on decision rather than result)

If your decision was sound but the play failed (particularly when against wild play) then be content with the play/decision and understand variance will get the better of you with some regularity.

I find myself, little by little, more relaxed about bad outcomes. Today I played three tourneys and in the first my KK was beaten by 66 very close to the bubble and I was out. I was angry for a brief period but then refocused on the other tourney (more difficult and exclusive) and cashed, then cashed in the final tourney I played.

This is where a balanced perspective is so vital. The correct play early in the session fails and I am briefly annoyed (but I would not play the hand any other way). However, by the time the day/session is done everything is right in my world and I am content.

And that is the feeling to grab and bear in mind at the next bad flashpoint - it is just a momentary set back and over the longer arc, your good decisions will reward you.
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I absolutely agree.If you play the right disciplined game, then you should not be nervous about the fact that you were defeated.I used to pezhivat when my monsters are knocked out by garbage hands, now I am calm when my streets are beaten by fullhouses))
 
Anger only brings stress to your heart, if you no the rules there is no place for anger
 
I'm not angry anymore. Poker is a game that is close to the lottery, but not a lottery. I realized that I can't play a game in which nothing depends on you. Therefore, I made a cashout and play only freerolls. Micro is not poker, but tossing a coin all the time. I’m not saying that it’s impossible to win. It’s possible. But it’s not worth the time and nerves.
 
I had to learn the same thing in golf. What worked for me what to visualize how I would like to react to situations. Eventually I was able to do that and it helped my golf career a lot. Same in poker, you're going to get plenty of bad beats---just realize that 4 outs is not zero outs and go with the flow!
 
I have no expectations when i sit down to play poker,,,in then end,it's just a game. :deal:
 
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