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Originally Posted by Lego05
If you're upset and not thinking well and will be playing poorly (often referred to by poker players as being on tilt), then by all means go take a walk and calm down and get to a better place mindset wise.
But don't do it to "miss getting dealt bad cards." Every individual deal is random. Every individual deal could be 72o or AA. Every fully dealt out board could be J high or a straight flush. You can't miss your bad hands by walking away for a few minutes or folding without looking for an orbit.
I walk away with the "hope" that all the bad cards pass. I understand that every hand dealt is independent, but I still like to hope. I guess what I am doing is a form of tilt, hence I walk away to regroup. But is it ok to sit out and watch for a while, without walking away? I always wondered if it is ok to just sit there for 10 minutes without playing, instead of walking away for 10 minutes, so I do not miss any good action.