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Originally Posted by mttplayer
Plus lose the care that they make fun of you.
I agree 100%, that's critical. You can't let yourself be tilted. I got in a discussion about that with another player and here's what I told him, not word for word but pretty close:
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I thought about what might make me tilt, and like most guys, it would probably be if someone went after my family in a live tournament, but even that wouldn't do it.
In fact, if someone called my wife a whore, I would not respond and I would keep playing. I'm not there to protect my family's honor. I'm there to bring money home to my family and I have to stay focused on that.
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I ran that one by my wife later and I could see the wheels turning for a while. Finally, reluctantly, she said, "You're right, it's the money that matters."
My mother had a different reaction when something similar happened online. Someone who seemed pretty young hit me with "your mother was good last night" in the chat box. I immediately responded with "That's pretty kinky, my mom is 80." I never heard from that guy again.
I told my mother about it and she got really upset. She was sputtering and acting really strange and I was regretting telling her that. Finally she got the words out: "I'm only 78!"