Nice post
Good Read A+

The 2 things I disagree with are these 2...16 more so than 14.

14.Poker is not about winning!

It is I think that is what it's all about...whether it's making a great fold/call/bluff/whatever.

16.BAD BEATS HAPPEN! THERE IS LUCK IN POKER!

I don't believe in luck, maybe variance is a better word...or if you need it to sound spiffy,it's just the other side of the equation balancing itself out...sux it happend to you,move on.

Other than that it's really, really, spot on imho.

GGK

Good read.

Hmm, I'm not sure.

14. The goal of poker is winning. The means to do that is making the best decisions possible with the information given to us at the time. However; making the best decisions doesn't always equate into winning(short-term). I think that's why it's often better to make the goal in poker to make the best decisions, and the 'biproduct' of that, is us winning a bunch of money.

The problem is; the means we use to accomplish our goal, doesn't always accomplish our goal. But; if we set our goal as making the best decisions, we can always reach our goal.

I agree with OP on this one.

16. Variance = luck = variance. I think OP meant variance here, but luck is really the same thing in this context. However, it's definitely not the other end of the equation evening out. There is no evening out in variance. If you are 200 BI below EV, you are not expected to run any better or worse than someone who is 200 BI above EV.

A very good read. Especially the rules. Except that the OCD in me wishes there were 20 rules instead of 19. You know, a nice, round, even number. Seriously though, good job.

thanks for sharing your list, i have that in mind everytime i start tilting, i always try to play my A game, if not i just walk away from poker, as you said not only tilt can affect us we should keep a good balance to be in our A game

tilt i dont tilt!

not bad

the list is just an idea, you can make the list fit to whatever fits your needs, having lots of reminders about suckouts is a good thing tho...

The only thing I can think of when going on tilt is to close up, and do a review of all your big hands. I might actually change up tables too, as players know when you are on tilt, and are making marginal calls.

Another thing too is not to get wrapped up in results that you can't help. After shoving TP + FD on the turn, and get called by a set and you don't hit then it's fine, there is nothing you can do after shoving that you can do. AA vs KK AIPF is the same, no point in getting mad at what falls on the flop, turn and river.

This can be applied to life too. How many times do we get angry at something we cannot help in any way? If we only look back at the things we can do better, and apply it life would be so much easier.

A+

good points.

bumpage becuz i can.

i need to remind myself of this thread mroe often so i dont perma tilt as much as i do.

lol.. the- I run worse than any player alive.. status you had today was pretty solid

For all my fellow tilt monkey out there...read this!

Excellent read...reminds me of Zen Poker

It was the best of times, it was the worst times

Open shove, fist pumping, jam nation, thanks for the chips dude

The rules seem like a nice thing to have.

Thanks for the post.

Protential will tell you he runs worse then anyone, maybe do a propbet

very good read imo. but i don't think this will help many people as some people just cant control themselves when they are losing or tilting.

lol yes..yes he will

5*

thx op

Idea stolen and notepad file created next to my stars icon. tyvm

spectacular

5 stars

nice thread, i like your threads/posts protential, in general they are insightful/good.
thanks