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Originally Posted by crazyfrancis
Some tips that help me (i had in times the same "issue mental" )
--> not see the results of the session
--> just see the result after xhands (5k to 5K to me ..)
-->play regular tables instead of Zoom
Thanks for your reply. Yes I might be too results-oriented and these tips will definitely help.
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Originally Posted by Giovanni Dcs
Hey, mate. Knowing how to deal with cards is just one part of the game. As you already know that, start studying books and scientific articles about how we can become calm people. You will discover, for example, that meditation (and the practices of staying in the present moment) transform us.
Good luck.
Thanks. Yes I am reading some articles about anger management and started reading mental game of poker again. Looking into meditation and exercising regularly.
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Originally Posted by Shipnickle
Hey dude, don't loose hope You seem like a decent player. Poker variance is brutal, can't escape it.
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Thanks for the support. Yeah poker variance can be brutal and I know it. But when it happens to me I somehow get tilted by it. It's like the weather man says it will rain, and still get angry cause it's raining
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Originally Posted by MomsBasement420
If OP is bankroll building at the micros, I don't understand some of these stackoffs. Multiple stackoffs with literally just top pair?
Yeah I do stackoff light in some spots. However I have to say that I try to choose my spots and only post the hands where I deviate from my default strategy. So most of the hands I post are 'weird' hands.
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Thanks for the support guys
Currently still taking a break from poker. I have some thoughts about where my tilt is coming from and I think it is a combination of an unhealthy lifestyle, hating my job and buildup frustration.
The last couple of months I've not been playing much football (had injury) and have been eating unhealthy junk. Been gaining weight and getting fat which I've never been before. So I am getting a gym membership and will start to eat healthier. Not doing this for poker but just for myself and my life in general.
Also I've been too focused on poker lately, hoping to (someday) get good enough so I can eventually quit my job, that I don't enjoy. Obviously this goal is unrealistic when playing microstakes. But I guess that's on the back of my mind when playing which adds pressure. For now I have to let go of that dream and try to make my normal job more enjoyable, and poker just a fun hobby. Nothing else, no pressure.
But I guess its not all 'outside-poker' things that make me tilt. I am too results-orientated when playing. I keep checking my results for the session, my bankroll etc which isn't important at all. And I wrote this on my phone yesterday:
"I get frustrated when I make mistakes and I make mistakes when I'm frustrated"
Kinda like a vicious circle. I find it hard to 'snap' out of that frustration when I'm in a session. Thinking about it, it's easy to notice when I'm frustrated because I say a lot of "goddamnits" when I am. The mix of unhealthy life, pressuring myself, not allowing myself to make mistakes and getting tilted because of these mistakes might be the problem. Or where my tilt is coming from, I guess. Hope you guys understand what I am mean, I am rambling a bit.
Anyway, still processing everything as you can see
will update