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08-08-2018 , 04:01 AM

LuckySkill

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Join Date: Jul 2018 Posts: 41

just did my first 10 hour grind of cash games 6 tabling. made over 10bb/100.
then i just go and play blackjack. proceed to lose all my winnings and bankroll in one hand. how the fook do you stop gambling like this? I also play higher stakes MTT's and sngs which is just stupid. like playing $1000+ mtts with a bankroll of $5000.

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08-08-2018 , 07:52 AM

806er

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08-08-2018 , 08:04 AM

antialias

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Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 590

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how the fook do you stop gambling like this?

By engaging your head before engaging your glands?

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I also play higher stakes MTT's and sngs which is just stupid.

Ah...never mind. Engaging your head doesn't then seem to be an option.

In that case I have no advice. Just carry on until the money's gone and someone will then stop you from gambling for you.

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08-08-2018 , 08:13 AM

Kelvis

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Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 8,737

Quit gambling. Easy.

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08-14-2018 , 12:00 AM

Bed

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Join Date: Aug 2018 Posts: 33

Make poker into a game of grinding, not gambling. Obviously it's a gambling game at heart, but you know what I mean. That ****ty feeling you have when you lost at blackjack, remember that next time you're playing. Don't try to run up like 5 digit wins each night or you will go broke.

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08-14-2018 , 12:24 AM

preki

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Originally Posted by Kelvis

Quit gambling. Easy.

why do you have to troll so many threads?

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08-14-2018 , 07:11 AM

Kelvis

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Originally Posted by preki

why do you have to troll so many threads?

Because I happened to read the other treads OP made. If you did it wouldn't be so strange.

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08-24-2018 , 03:07 PM

preki

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I read his threads, not seeing the reason to give him a hard time

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08-26-2018 , 06:36 AM

Live Forever

journeyman

Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 296

Ban yourself from -EV games and games out with your bankroll on the poker client
Study the topic of addiction/impulses daily so its always on your mind.
Pay attention to what state of mind you are in in the moments before spaz out.
Build a strategy to distract yourself during these moments (exercise, music, take a shower, talk to friends, play computer games ect)
Keep a journal and track progress
If your persistent the habit will lose its grip on you, if not the harsh reality is that poker is not your forte

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