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 Help! I can't handle prosperity...!, Ostebovik, 31. Jul 2003 09:40 | ||
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| I read, think and study as much poker as I can to improve my game. I feel I play relatively well and in the first hour or two I am usually up 25%-75% on my buy-in. The problem occurs after I get up. Feeling "well off" I start to throw in a loose call after the flop and take hands too far. By the time I realize what I'm doing I've given back most of my winnings and even some of my buy-in. I've chastised myself for doing this but after the fact does no good. Any suggestions to keep this from happening? Gerard. | ||
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| Re: Help! I can't handle prosperity...!, TexRoadkill, 31. Jul 2003 09:50 | ||
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| That's probably a common mistake. I do it too. You just have to remain calm and stick to the game plan that got you there in the first place. Don't get too cocky. Just because you can afford to play J3o doesn't mean you should. | ||
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| Re: Help! I can't handle prosperity...!, ezcheese, 31. Jul 2003 09:51 | ||
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| This is just a matter of self-control and it's why many of the poker experts consider discipline to be one of the most vital skills in poker... if you don't have it, you better learn it. | ||
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| Re: Help! I can't handle prosperity...!, Brian462, 31. Jul 2003 09:56 | ||
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| I have that problem and one thing I do is when I get up a significant amount I usually take most or all of the profit and just restart with my original amount. If I lose that but feel I am playing well then I can dip into the profit but it atleast makes me think and takes away the effects of seeing my winnings everyhand. | ||
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| Re: Help! I can't handle prosperity...!, 4 POKER, 31. Jul 2003 10:29 | ||
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| Hey Gerard, Maybe you have to look at those chips as if it was "real" money, because in all essence they are. Trying to play a rush and things like that are fine if you are suddenly being perceived as winning every hand and you may just want to raise on occasion as in to "bullying the table"....... but taking your hands too far just because you're up a couple of bucks is a lack of focus and a lack of respect for your bankroll, it really is. The focus and the discipline that *got* you to that winning point, must also remain for the entire session and every session. If you lose that.....you're done. One of the hardest things for players to take hold of is discipline....and if you lose that, you will eventually lose your bankroll as well. Keep what you have worked so hard for in the *beginning* of your sessions and apply that focus, discipline and good poker skills throughout every minute of your game. Your long term results will prove just how much of a winner you can be when you chose to make the right decissions *all* the time. Maybe you're getting bored after the first few hours, I'm not sure, but in order to profit from poker, you have to play and be at your best 100% of the time. Cut your sessions short if you feel that you're going to start playing bad hands or taking what once was a good hand too far. Your earn may not be as high as it could be, but at least you won't be giving it all back. Or try and program yourself into not playing bad hands (taking shots) as soon as you feel it coming on.....take a break for a minute or two.....think of how *important* the money really is.....re-group.....gain your focus and discipline back again, and go play some poker...............winning poker! Remember......the money that you may win in the beginnig of your session means nothing. It's what your overall results are in the "long run" that truly matter, so keep reminding yourself of that the next time you enter a pot with a weak hand just because you felt like it. Hope this helps. 4 POKER | ||
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| Re: Help! I can't handle prosperity...!, stdioh, 31. Jul 2003 12:04 | ||
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| Take a meal button, take a walk, go have a smoke, whatever. As soon as you are not playing your A game it is time to get off the table and not sit down again until you know that you are ready to play well. | ||
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| Re: Help! I can't handle prosperity...!, Jav, 31. Jul 2003 12:50 | ||
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| This is a common problem, and one that can make a huge difference in your success rate if you can learn to control it. Personally I play a lot of internet poker, and I actually wrote the word patience on a yellow sticky and stuck it on my monitor. Any time I think about playing like that I focus on that word staring at me and settle myself down. You need to play good poker at ALL times if you want to maximize your winnings and minimize your losses. | ||
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| Re: Help! I can't handle prosperity...!, mongi, 31. Jul 2003 13:50 | ||
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| If you truly want to become a great player, concentrate more on playing correctly rather than winning money. See each hand as being independant of the other and trust that if you do the right thing ,in the end you will make a profit. Until you are able to do this, I would leave as soon as you realize you aren't playing your best. If you do the right thing you will feel more satisfied after your winning sessions and not feel so poorly on nights when you are not getting the cards or you are getting outdrawn. good luck! | ||
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| Re: Help! I can't handle prosperity...!, Ostebovik, 31. Jul 2003 13:53 | ||
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| I like this. When the hand is over erase it from memory (w/ the exception of learning from it) whether won or lost and move on to the next. Also a good tool to keep from tilting. Thank you. Gerard. | ||
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