Online Poker Tips

I know a lot of poker players, who are smart, reasonable individuals in most cases, that have taken on an impossible task –  trying to conquer their emotions.  They view every beat they take as an opportunity to exercise self-control, disallowing themselves from feeling anything at all.

I applaud their logic one one level –  letting one’s emotions get the better of oneself is a quick way to blow through a bankroll in poker.  However, their logic is deeply flawed on another level –  namely, that controlling your emotions completely is functionally impossible.

The alternative to their strict, solidly counter-productive approach is simple to provide yourself with an outlet for your frustrations.  Recognize that you’re never going to be able to suppress the feelings entirely; rather, you must focus on releasing them as constructively as possible.  Some people exercise, some people laugh, some people allow themselves a tiny moment of rage –  whatever works for you to release negative emotions, find it, develop it and employ it as opposed to kidding yourself into thinking that you can control your emotions.

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Posted at : August 14th, 2010 - 9:59 am
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