What do you do after bad tournament?

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When I play a bad tournament I feel nervous in the stomach
I need some time to get back to normal
The best medicine for me is to take a dog for a walk
My Stafford is always there for me :)
What do you do after bad tournament?
 
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I'm nervous, not about the loss,and for your opponents.Just eventually calm down...
 
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When I play a bad tournament I feel nervous in the stomach
I need some time to get back to normal
The best medicine for me is to take a dog for a walk
My Stafford is always there for me :)
What do you do after bad tournament?

Going for a walk helps alot, or doing exercise. Depending on how frustrating the session was I go into my HUD and try to find bad spots or just quit poker for that day and do something else. Play some video games, watch a nice movie, generally something that distracts you from poker.
 
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If you have a HUD try to label the critical hands and review them some days after the tournament day or review the whole tournament.

If I still have some doubts about my plays I post here the hands in order to get some feedback from other players!

I don't know why you have a stomachache it is just a game , try to have a good time by playing it , no need to make you anxious. For instance I can't tilt or feel bad (good for me I suppose). I stop thinking it immediately and I do what I mentioned above.

After a session I do something totally different from poker, read a book , watch a movie / series , hang out with my friends etc.

Taking you dog for a walk is the best activity ever :)
 
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After each tournament played ... I always analyze how I played it ... I put two goals in each tournament ... the first is to try to get to the winning places to recover the investment ... and the second is to try to get to the final table ... every time I finish eliminated I analyze if it was due to an error of mine ... Obviously most of the time is because of my mistakes ... at that moment it generates a feeling of anguish ... so I stop playing for a couple of hours and I watch TV ... until I feel better again
 
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After a bad, long and stressful tournament I usually beat my puching bag until my hands bleed. After that and a good shower I'm ready for everything they can possibly throw at me.
 
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I try to forget about it more quickly.
 
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I can tell yo what I don't do... Drive, I already can't stand bad drivers so after a bad tournament road rage is good possibility, especially in Florida 50% tourist, 30% people who should of retired their license 10 years ago, 10% drunks ,10% okay drivers. :)
 
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When I play a bad tournament I feel nervous in the stomach
I need some time to get back to normal
The best medicine for me is to take a dog for a walk
My Stafford is always there for me :)
What do you do after bad tournament?
I have so few 'good' tournaments, a 'bad' one is just another non-event. I move on to whatever I have on my list of things to do that day - no regrets.

Actually walking the dog is a popular item. Ours is a mix from Northern Manitoba, which means she's part wolf, and she LOVES winter!
 
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I find tournaments relaxing and chilling for me, can't say the same thing about cash games, usually I take a break.
 
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i close my eyes and I try to stay focused on breathing
 
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I mainly in such cases I play in dota)) Means not my day)
 
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Go through this tournament and see why he became bad.
 
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well good or bad tourney I like to have a look around here....our favourite site...good ole CC
 
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If I lost because of a bad beat or a cooler then I just it laugh it off.
 
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Immediately I take a break from poker and carry on doing what I need to do for the day. Visit friends or clean the house or something.
 
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I drink Russian vodka with my bear))
 
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When I play a bad tournament I feel nervous in the stomach
I need some time to get back to normal
The best medicine for me is to take a dog for a walk
My Stafford is always there for me :)
What do you do after bad tournament?

Usually go for a walk if im too nervous, but as you get better and more experienced, you wont be so nervous
 
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After a bad tournament ??? I just suck it up and move on. After all it is just a game and not the end of the world. I am not playing with my life's savings so better days will come. I just try to learn from the experience and look forward to my next chance at a tournament.
 
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After i bad tournament i need time to relax .Some times i watch a movie and some othertime i walk around .
 
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I never despair. Anyway, someday I'll win a good prize in a good tournament.
 
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usually after a loss I watch movies or play tanks
 
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I never despair. Anyway, someday I'll win a good prize in a good tournament.
 
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What are you doing?

I go to watch youtube. Very relax for me.
 
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Cry :bawling:

No, jk :)
I just close everything and pretend I've never even heard about poker :burnout:
After a while it's ok and I can review it. But it has to be for real a bad tournament.
 
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