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americanthief
Rising Star
Silver Level
What makes a good poker player is not winning pots. Anyone can win a pot.
Its not losing. I'm a loser. Tonight is an example of why.
I worked hard this week. I won eight straight sessions and earned $700 for the week. I start thinking crazy thoughts. I can do this. I can make $50-100 a day playing low limits. I'm totally crazy just because I had a nice run.
I take 2 days off. I read the forum, I observe games, I post some advice and think a lot. I play tonight and I make very good decisions, but I lose on the river over and over again. I post one typical hand here and the feedback is positive. I played it right but was unlucky. All night long; the same story. I had the best hand until the river and the two outer hits and I lose.
Now I'm going to admit to what most players will never do. I went on tilt big time. I lost $1600 tonight.
My loss limit is $200. When I lose $200 I'm supposed to stop playing and wait for tomorrow BUT I kept playing and things just kept getting worse.
I went up to higher limits and got lucky at first, but in the end my small stack was no match.
Hey, I've been here before many times. I know the consequences, yet I have poker amnesia. I do this time and time again.
This is the story of a losing player. You may have a good grip on the game.
You may be able to make the cards transparent, but if you run into some bad beats and can't control yourself you'll end up like me. A broke losing player, but in the back of your mind you know you made the right play until you went on tilt, and that's what brings you back again and again, You had the best hand. It was a suck out. Just quit and wait another day, but no. You're a crazy man. You have to win it back, NOW.
please, when you get emotional walk away. Don't end up like me. Alone, suicidal in some cheap hotel in Thailand.
I just hope this helps someone that can identify. When you lose control think of me, and don't be like me. Be the better man. Walk away and wait another day.
Its not losing. I'm a loser. Tonight is an example of why.
I worked hard this week. I won eight straight sessions and earned $700 for the week. I start thinking crazy thoughts. I can do this. I can make $50-100 a day playing low limits. I'm totally crazy just because I had a nice run.
I take 2 days off. I read the forum, I observe games, I post some advice and think a lot. I play tonight and I make very good decisions, but I lose on the river over and over again. I post one typical hand here and the feedback is positive. I played it right but was unlucky. All night long; the same story. I had the best hand until the river and the two outer hits and I lose.
Now I'm going to admit to what most players will never do. I went on tilt big time. I lost $1600 tonight.
My loss limit is $200. When I lose $200 I'm supposed to stop playing and wait for tomorrow BUT I kept playing and things just kept getting worse.
I went up to higher limits and got lucky at first, but in the end my small stack was no match.
Hey, I've been here before many times. I know the consequences, yet I have poker amnesia. I do this time and time again.
This is the story of a losing player. You may have a good grip on the game.
You may be able to make the cards transparent, but if you run into some bad beats and can't control yourself you'll end up like me. A broke losing player, but in the back of your mind you know you made the right play until you went on tilt, and that's what brings you back again and again, You had the best hand. It was a suck out. Just quit and wait another day, but no. You're a crazy man. You have to win it back, NOW.
please, when you get emotional walk away. Don't end up like me. Alone, suicidal in some cheap hotel in Thailand.
I just hope this helps someone that can identify. When you lose control think of me, and don't be like me. Be the better man. Walk away and wait another day.