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Originally Posted by KingandQueen
How does everyone cope with a bad loss. Loss a significant amount of my poker bank roll this evening. I still have enough to keep playing but wow. Didn't need that big of a loss. Roughlyca 1\4 of my bank roll.
This is a two part answer.
Part 1:
I think the idea of a bankroll is misnomer if you have a day job. Instead it should be considered "disposable income." If your job is paying the bills and you burned off the disposable income, well I guess you shouldn't be playing until you save some up some more. If you're playing such high stakes that losing a few buy ins creates risk of ruin for your disposable income, you need to either play less often, or play lower stakes. Your call either way. You should not be risking money at a table that you can't afford to lose.
Part 2:
The tilty mental aspect is separate. Yes it sucks to have bad outcomes. But you need to analyze what you did and how you played. Did you make the right decisions each step of the way? How accurate were your reads? Did you make obvious mistakes that you knew at the time were probably bad, but did it anyway? Even if after reading Part 1 you conclude you need to take a break from the tables to save up, you can get your poker fix by doing some self-scouting and seeking help on the forums.
Either you will conclude you made the right call and sometimes variance and coolers happen, or you will conclude you screwed up and you'll do better next time. Either of those results will make you feel better about yourself and your play and are way more productive than just stewing over your losses.