Emotionless poker

[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.