Thank you, appreciate the thoughtful response!

Looking forward to it

That is freaking nothing… when’s the last time u played online and how many hands have u played?

I played online exclusively for 1.5 years during the pandemic. Since then I've primarily played live poker. I'm not sure how many hands it was. I'm grateful that the worst downswing during that time was not that bad.

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Just wondering, as an everyday player at those stakes, would you say you generally play your "85%" game out of a 100? I feel like my A+ game, say, 97% is unstable due to other players energy's. Would you say to generally shoot for your 85% game to avoid this? Or, is this the wrong way of looking at it, where I feel like i may be taking the game to serious and it should be respected for what it is, which is, a game. So... Basically do you try to shoot for just play8ng your best and do you think your best changes as it could kind of get deep so maybe if you play 200 sessions in a year for 20 of those sessions you 0lay your 95 percent game? Basically, do you think successful pros are accepting of life in a way and are humble to just try their best to control themselves and not worry about other players emotions or thoughts at the table? So, this might lead to more solid play which gives you a good idea of your skill level? So this makes tour play(decisions) more stable which is key to improvement? Like, once you get a hood grasp of how you play certain situations than it's easier to improve?

Thanks

I can't speak for everyone, but I aim to play my A-game each time I sit down. That doesn't mean I'll never get distracted or feel negative emotions, but I know how to course-correct quickly and get back to making good decisions. If you shoot to play your very best and you fall a little short, you'll be better off than if you come in with a complacent mindset.

[QUOTE=CardPlayer47;58615029]Thank you very much... what do you attribute getting back on track in a session? Do you feel maybe it has to do with approaching the game from a "Love," standpoint which allows proper respect towards it?

I feel as if I've been around some people from being away from the game for awhile that look at it as just a game, but I'm committed to mak7ng it my "profession" in life and feel like I wasn't look8ng at it properly, in that, there ARE no "games," in l8fe... once you look at certain things life has in it as "games," than it could open up possibility for you to view other things as games, but, if you view it as life than it's easy to get back on track and give it respect which if you respect it, than it becomes evident to other players at the table.

And everybody wants respect, so 8f your respected than it allows you to make correct decisions and like you said, refocus quickly and play properly.

Ty.

U aren't playing much 10-25 on east coast. Those 2 chitty poker rooms have such bad rakes and never stakes that high

In the last 1.5 years, I've logged 700 hours of 10-20 and 10-25 at those 2 places. I wish it was more and yes, the rake and game availability leaves something to be desired.

[QUOTE=CardPlayer47;58615031] I cover a lot of helpful tools for getting back on track in my coaching. Having a meditation practice might be the top one, combined with using movement and the breath at the right moments to re-center.

Appreciate it.