Originally Posted by JJJ804

OP you mentioned in a previous thread about possibly joining a training site. how'd that turnout?
It'd be so sweet if what you say were that simple, unfortunately to the majority it prob isn't.

Originally Posted by Jw513

This is awesome...

And How old are you?

Originally Posted by BW

I have been recieving a few PMs from people who are in fact winning players, but have trouble logging hands. Often, I believe, the big issue is a fear of loss more than anything. I mean, if our hourly was given to us variance free at the end of each day, I am sure most of us would be in front of our computers sunrise to dawn every day up until early retirement. Thankfully, poker does not work like this.

I believe that the fear of the (future) loss, is often much more daunting than the actual loss itself. I think that feeling a certain amount of anxiety about losing can have a greater effect on you than the actual loss. Humans have a much bigger fear of fear, or fear of the future, than they have anxieties over the present moment.

Once you have lost and you are done, you should become fully conscious of your emotions and surroundings, and realize that if you are in a position to be reading this thread, you are still better off than 95 % of this planets population. Next time, when your dysfunctional and negative thought patterns eventually emerge (like they always do), remember that moment of clarity when you did indeed lose, and it wasn´t the end of the world. This is a much broader topic that I obviously could go on about, but those are my spontaneous thoughts.

Originally Posted by drewwid

BW could you please go on. I feel like I am one of these players. I get extremely anxious in the first few minutes of my game, i am jittery and my palms get all sweaty. This anxiety is not directly proportional to the stakes as I will have these initial feelings regardless.

The hardest part for me in a session is getting started playing. After half hour to an hour I am comfortable, but it is so hard to get started. Any advice?

Also tend to end winning sessions earlier as a fear of losing profits... related fear to the fear of variance.... maybe if you could elaborate on this too.

Originally Posted by drewwid

BW could you please go on. I feel like I am one of these players. I get extremely anxious in the first few minutes of my game, i am jittery and my palms get all sweaty. This anxiety is not directly proportional to the stakes as I will have these initial feelings regardless.

The hardest part for me in a session is getting started playing. After half hour to an hour I am comfortable, but it is so hard to get started. Any advice?

Originally Posted by drewwid

BW could you please go on. I feel like I am one of these players. I get extremely anxious in the first few minutes of my game, i am jittery and my palms get all sweaty. This anxiety is not directly proportional to the stakes as I will have these initial feelings regardless.

The hardest part for me in a session is getting started playing. After half hour to an hour I am comfortable, but it is so hard to get started. Any advice?

Also tend to end winning sessions earlier as a fear of losing profits... related fear to the fear of variance.... maybe if you could elaborate on this too.

Originally Posted by silvernano

except for the palms getting all sweaty I could describe myself in the exactly same way.

the early orbits of any session that I make are always spewy, 2/3barreling way too much, and I find myself grinding just to make up for the initial mistakes.
in the long run I`m doing OK, but I could be doing so much better if it wasn`t for those sticky spots that I got myself into.
could you please elaborate on how to understand why someone would react like this whenever you start a session?


same here, what disease is this ??

thanks a bunch (L) op

Originally Posted by boywonder

I made a trial video and got an offer from I guess the 5 big sites. Everybody I was in contact with was very professional and amicable. Unfortunately, I could not make a responsible commitment because I am about to move from Sweden (earlier than I intened to due to unforeseen circumstances). As soon as my situation stabilizes and I feel that I can make good on my part, I will get back to them.