feeling bad after a poor session

#1 13th January 2010, 9:00 PM

hey.

anyone ever feel depressed or upset after a session of poker where you play poorly and got some good hands but played it all wrong. i am a winning player but when i play bad i feel bad about the way i had played. any advice on how to stop feeling bad about a poor session of poker

#2 13th January 2010, 9:02 PM

Take a break, get over it and move on. forget about it dude or it'll haunt u or ur bankroll.

#3 13th January 2010, 9:14 PM

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Originally Posted by ukaliks

Take a break, get over it and move on. forget about it dude or it'll haunt u or ur bankroll.

This is about all you can do. If you can't tolerate bad beats, etc. than poker isn't for you.

#4 13th January 2010, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by tomh7795

hey.

anyone ever feel depressed or upset after a session of poker where you play poorly and got some good hands but played it all wrong. i am a winning player but when i play bad i feel bad about the way i had played. any advice on how to stop feeling bad about a poor session of poker

Well you could just play good...
just kidding, best thing to do is just move up in stakes to regain your losses quickly.

#5 13th January 2010, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by sammyfive

Well you could just play good...
just kidding, best thing to do is just move up in stakes to regain your losses quickly.

dont do that moving up when you are running bad is the worst thing to do. Take a break and then start back at your current level or even move down a level until your confidence returns.

#6 14th January 2010, 1:03 AM

Suggest that if you really think about it, you should never feel bad no matter what the outcome for the following reason: You're playing a game with people all over the world and are lucky enough to be able too play with "expendable" money for fun...not too many people have that opportunity.. Know this is kind of deep, but had to come up with something, I was getting too depressed losing all the time.

#7 14th January 2010, 3:21 AM

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Originally Posted by sammyfive

Well you could just play good...
just kidding, best thing to do is just move up in stakes to regain your losses quickly.

lol, you ass...

#8 14th January 2010, 3:23 AM

generally i just think how lucky i actually am, to be living in a free coutnry, have money, friends and family.. a lot of people do not have what you got.... thinking about that.. now a bad run of cards just doesnt seem that important does it>>

#9 14th January 2010, 3:39 AM

I don't think he was talking about bad luck, he said when he himself performs poorly. I know the feeling, I think it's best to just have a short memory, think about all the good times, and get better. Read a page of a poker book or something.

#10 14th January 2010, 3:43 AM

well at least he knows when he performs poorly... should be an easy fix... focusing on negatives is good, as it means that you will improove..

#11 14th January 2010, 4:49 AM

Yea once in a while i guess it happens but not a lot. My advice would actually yea be to take a break that doesnt mean dont play for a month it can be as short as half an hour up to maybe a month it all depends on the person. It is so important to go into your game confident and with a good head on your shoulders, ive found most of the time in my experience preparation plus right game selection is everything.

#12 14th January 2010, 6:45 AM

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Originally Posted by tomh7795

...i am a winning player...

Focus on this part of your OP^^ (only you have control over how you think and/or feel).

Use the experience(s) as a learning tool...you've identified potential leaks on how you played certain hands.

Eat some chocolate & rev up that serotonin.

Read this while eating the chocolate:

Tips For Dealing With Tilt!

Best Wishes.

#13 14th January 2010, 7:44 AM

It is good to go away after a poorly played session and keep thinking about the poor plays you made, that is how we Identify leaks in our game and fix them, Don't just sit there and brood about how bad you played, get the HH's out and go over them and work out why you did what you did, and what you should have done.
It takes work to get better.

#14 14th January 2010, 8:40 AM

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Originally Posted by sammyfive

Well you could just play good...
just kidding, best thing to do is just move up in stakes to regain your losses quickly.

LOL. You know there has to someone out there that read this and took your advice seriously. Poor guy...

#15 14th January 2010, 8:59 AM

I do not have bad sessions i just have bad tournament luck nobody has ever bubbled as much as me!
lol luck should get better soon crago69 hopes
adsthepro

#16 14th January 2010, 4:59 PM

as long as you are making profit, nothing to be sad.
slowdown ur bet, use ur timebank if nessesary

#17 15th January 2010, 9:47 PM

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Originally Posted by sammyfive

Well you could just play good...
just kidding, best thing to do is just move up in stakes to regain your losses quickly.

That's a classic. It should go in the Golden Archieves. I can tell you what else not to do. Continue to play non-stop all night trying to win to make yourself feel better. I've tried a few times and it does not work.

#18 15th January 2010, 10:05 PM

I have similar problems. '
Losing through my own bad play is the worse thing I know.
When I lose money I feel down, and when I win, I stop playing, cause I dont want to risk losing my winnings that day. Its really bad for my long term profit, but trying to work though it.
If you are losing cause you are playing bad, then eat, sleep spend quality time with your IRL's. After that get back in the saddle.

#19 16th January 2010, 7:37 AM

Positive mind and positive will occur.

The reverse also appears to be true at times.

#20 16th January 2010, 1:56 PM

its only poker everyone makes mistakes ask phil ivey that said i dislike when i play bad take notes and learn from your mistakes every day we are working to improve our game good luck
also if that dont work see doc get meds lol

#21 16th January 2010, 2:22 PM

I try to get over it quickly by saying "NH Eeyore" in the chatbox if it's online. Sometimes I call them Eeyore when it's really a mistake I made and should have played differently but it makes me laugh so I do it anyway. It prevents me from tilting.

The biggest mistake I make is limp in EP with monsters. I love the huge payoff though when it does work to my advantage. That would be the times when I am wishing I raised one of the blinds who flopped two pair with crap out of the hand and I kick myself for knowing better and still playing it that way.

#22 16th January 2010, 3:54 PM

I like to use bad English and type something like "donkey u".

Of course they can mouse over and see that I'm from the states but if it gets me over a beat so be it.

More general session to session don't let down sessions bother you. It's part of the game.

-Raymond

#23 16th January 2010, 4:15 PM

get knocked down, you get back up, self analyze what you did wrong, learn and go back at it

#24 16th January 2010, 4:19 PM

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Originally Posted by tomh7795

hey.

anyone ever feel depressed or upset after a session of poker where you play poorly and got some good hands but played it all wrong. i am a winning player but when i play bad i feel bad about the way i had played. any advice on how to stop feeling bad about a poor session of poker

I never get depressed if I lose cos I made mistake. I try to learn from it. But I can get very upset if I play well and I lose eg. 80% preflopallins.
Last time on Full Tilt I lost with AA and a few hands later I lost with KK and that was the end of my tourny. I stopped playing there cos it made me angry a bit. So I just play frees there for a while.
There are many rooms on internet, so if you feel that you cant win in one, go to the other. I usually do it.

#25 16th January 2010, 5:44 PM

When I make a poor play it makes me more angry than a bad beat.

For example yesterday in a SNG FIRST hand some ones goes all in with A6s and i call with KK and he hits his ace on the flop. - slightly annoying

But earlier i was chip leader in a SNG with only 4 people left and I called a huge all-in from the other big stack on the river with a set of kings..i thought he might have the straight but i called at the last second and crippled myself...i know I should never have got involved and it left me very annoyed.

#26 16th January 2010, 6:38 PM

Played a pretty good MTT tourney today. Came from way behind to make the final table and then cash in 4th place. The problem is: I didn't finish when I had a chance (not a great chance). I know that I accomplished more than I can expect from myself, but still walk away feeling lously. Now, logically I know I can't always win, but emotionally its a different story. You're not alone.

#27 16th January 2010, 6:54 PM

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Originally Posted by sammyfive

Well you could just play good...
just kidding, best thing to do is just move up in stakes to regain your losses quickly.

Worst possible advice ever ^

#28 17th January 2010, 5:02 AM

I've just finished one. I don't feel I played badly though. It just seemed every time I hit a hand, I'd get hit by an even bigger one. JJ busted by KK, KK busted by AA, QQ busted by KK. You get the picture. If I hit AA, the big stack has 2 jokers. So, now I'm going to bed, get a good night's rest and I'm going to go and win the BLT tomorrow in FT. Happy days.

#29 17th January 2010, 6:37 AM

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Originally Posted by sammyfive

Well you could just play good...
just kidding, best thing to do is just move up in stakes to regain your losses quickly.

This is like NBA veterans teaching the rookies they are competing against all the wrong plays

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