Emotionless poker

[0maxpower0]

Good advice all. Especially like the, put only what money in poker that u care nothing for. Play the low limits well and just build it up, have fun. Ill definately be heeding those words. I think im going to take a second before every game i play, and remind myself to chill. I made the final table of the cake PPA, after i posted this and read the responses... so its definately a step in the right direction. So TY all. Maybe theyll be a cake promotions on me soon :-p

[woohoosue]

Good advice all. Especially like the, put only what money in poker that u care nothing for. Play the low limits well and just build it up, have fun. Ill definately be heeding those words. I think im going to take a second before every game i play, and remind myself to chill. I made the final table of the cake PPA, after i posted this and read the responses... so its definately a step in the right direction. So TY all. Maybe theyll be a cake promotions on me soon :-p

wowsa that game hads over 15000 people in it ..i chose it thinking it would have less since they restricted you could only play one of them.... but that was not the case the first few had less than 10000 ppl i thot. oh well

congrarts man ..WTG! no easy feat aged doobie marketable? or just junk? I'm a little verklempt so discuss this among yourselves ..

[taylovesthebeatles]

What I'm wondering is, do those of you who get super upset from bad beats get just as worked up about your winning hands? That seems like it'd be difficult but also pretty important to try and do if you're someone who really gets emotional at the poker table. Which is definitely understandable, if you're serious about the game and it's something you really enjoy doing and striving to be the best.

[JettyZ]

By any chance, are you this guy?
YouTube - TONY G - WHAT AN ASSHOLE !!!

[freeringo]

By any chance, are you this guy?
YouTube - TONY G - WHAT AN ASSHOLE !!!

I love Tony G

reminds me of Eejit

Russians suck at poker

He deserved it

[0maxpower0]

What I'm wondering is, do those of you who get super upset from bad beats get just as worked up about your winning hands? That seems like it'd be difficult but also pretty important to try and do if you're someone who really gets emotional at the poker table. Which is definitely understandable, if you're serious about the game and it's something you really enjoy doing and striving to be the best.

Thats exactly it Tay. Its like, however bad you feel when you make a poor play or take a bad beat, you'd feel that good winning some chips, or outdrawing someone. What i tend to do, and shouldnt, is allow myself, or allow my mood, to go up and down as the poker game does. Im up im happy, im down, im anxious and upset. I think the idea is that you have to remain emotionless during the whole thing. Dont feel good or bad, just play the same game throughout the entire thing. IF you catch a bad beat, whatever, make the moves you have to make with the chips you got, rather than just going all in after a bad beat (which i have been known to do) If you get some chips or lay a bad beat on someone, just take it in stride. Ill often clap my hands or holla or something if i take down a big pot, and thats the behavoir i want to stop. I think if you even allow yourself to celebrate or loathe a bad hand or play, then youre going to be distracted, for every hand after that. Not to mention, especially in long tourneys, that all the hands that you celebrate and loathe will exhaust you; going on that emotional roller coaster while playing for that long will wear you out. Ive found that whenever a big hand happens (good or bad) i just remind myself to "play my best poker". Thats my mantra. I constantly remind myself thats its about focus and sound playing. As the game pulls you one way or the other, you stay right in the middle focus and unmoved, like a rock.

[woohoosue]

i found that in last nights game..... i had to become emotionless due to drama... by focusing on my play and trying not to involve myself too much with chat.... but this can never be acheived always can it? i mean making a great play is like dancing...its like step step step then dip! and wam bam ty mam. you won the hand. hard to control feelings when a play comes together well. I have learned to control my anger when a play doesnt play out the way i want ..by a misread or my draw not working out...I think freeeringo is right ...with age may not come wisdom but definately a calmer understanding of things....
you will find what works for u and become the great player we know you are.

[0maxpower0]

Funny, im 23, pretty young in relative poker standards, and ive having a dilemma with emotions in poker. Guess ringo was definately right that with age comes not wisdom... but just a calm demeanor i guess. I wish i was an old soul. But the more i post about it, or takling, think about it, the more i find that i become more emotionless and a better poker player. Its gotten to the point where i make a good play or something, and i just think "meh, thats how its supposed to go". And if i lose one i convince myself that its just a bump on the path to me getting first. I cant tell you how many times, and im sure u all have had ur share, where i had made a bad play, or gone into the final table in last place and still won it. Theres always a chance, no matter how many chips you have (tay :-p), no matter how bad a play u had made before. Keeping that thought in your mind can make even the bleakest game turn out in your favor. An early finish turns into a place, a cash bubble turns into a good cash, and a final table bubble turns into a 3rd 2nd or a 1st. You just have to believe its posisble, and in doing so, you give yourself the best chance to win.