How to play without emotion?

[fastjob]

What do you do to control the emotions in poker?

 

[Poker_Mike]

If you use math then it takes emotions out of the equation.

See what I did there ? lol

After you get through the "what do I think he has? what do I think he thinks I have?" leveling - the math prevails.

If you are isolated preflop then your opponent often has approximately 30% with his bad call.

If you are three to the flop then you are often flipping with the other two guys' bad calls. And one of them might hit!

Also I never take it personally. It's almost never personal LOL.....Oh, he smashed the flop? - well great - I needed the action to make more chips.

Good luck !

 

[Ninja Jyraia]

I like to listen to jazz music.It really helps me concentrate on the game.And don´t forget to breath in deeply.It helps too.

 

[Everbane]

In any gambling, controlling emotions is extremely difficult, and why? because most gambling is to experience these very emotions!

 

[MrTerek]

One of these days I made a decision, after the next final table I will buy a boxing dummy, since there is no more power to keep it inside.

 

[Spaceman]

One of these days I made a decision, after the next final table I will buy a boxing dummy, since there is no more power to keep it inside.

You dont know how much I feel you.. I am checking prices, but I fear that a boxing dummy wont be enough and I am going to break it from just an AJ>AK bad beat hand:hmpf:

Poker Mike gave the best answer so far, math doesnt change from a bad beat. Keep playing by them and especially only by them when you think you are tilting.

 

[goten3k]

Try this book the mental game of poker

 

[MrTerek]

You dont know how much I feel you.. I am checking prices, but I fear that a boxing dummy wont be enough and I am going to break it from just an AJ>AK bad beat hand:hmpf:

Poker Mike gave the best answer so far, math doesnt change from a bad beat. Keep playing by them and especially only by them when you think you are tilting.

Really? 70th from 5300 buyin 11$ sb AQ < CO AJ

 

[AlexStar1981]

It is impossible to play without emotions, but it is possible and very necessary to control them. For example, I tell myself that everyone makes mistakes and I am no exception. I criticize myself for making mistakes, but also praise myself for winning. Emotions are not harmful if they are as much as you need.

 

[Iryna Stryzheuskaya]

I think that with the experience of the game comes the ability to control yourself and your emotions.

 

[Tony Vayer]

Emotions come with every hand of cards. They can't be controlled. At the end of the game you can only admire victory or ask his wife or a close friend to break your head rolling pin because of your stupid game.

 

[always2away]

I find it easier to keep my emotional responses checked if I forgo a hand or two after a stressful moment and do something physical like take a two minute walk around.

 

[vov4ik]

I have different emotions when I win a good tournament somewhere, then I have emotions of joy and that's great, I'm very glad, but when I play a good tournament and fly out in front of the prize zone, then I have emotions of anger and I want something to break but I try restrain emotions and play next!

 

[Tony Vayer]

I have different emotions when I win a good tournament somewhere, then I have emotions of joy and that's great, I'm very glad, but when I play a good tournament and fly out in front of the prize zone, then I have emotions of anger and I want something to break but I try restrain emotions and play next!

You are right. Better buy a sport expander. It will distract from the victory with a few bottles of alcohol and help to restrain anger. Just don't use it as a slingshot to the birds.

 

[forest_leaves]

Someone asked this question on a Daniel Negreanu stream a while ago. And his advice was to meditate

 

[soccer1996]

sometimes it is very difficult to control your emotions, but do not despair when you lose, your time will come necessarily.

 

[Smokewood]

How to play without emotion?

Buy a bot?
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[FONT=NotoSans, Lato, arial, sans-serif]Seriously, without emotion - why play?
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[Smokewood]

If you use math then it takes emotions out of the equation.

See what I did there ? lol

After you get through the "what do I think he has? what do I think he thinks I have?" leveling - the math prevails.

If you are isolated preflop then your opponent often has approximately 30% with his bad call.

If you are three to the flop then you are often flipping with the other two guys' bad calls. And one of them might hit!

Also I never take it personally. It's almost never personal LOL.....Oh, he smashed the flop? - well great - I needed the action to make more chips.

Good luck !

Excepct math really doesn't work in no limit games.

I'll just price you out of every pot and never go to showdown.

Limit poker is a science, no limit poker is an art.

 

[fastjob]

Thank you for the tip.

 

[fastjob]

Try this book the mental game of poker

I'll read it, thank you!

 

[fastjob]

If you use math then it takes emotions out of the equation.

See what I did there ? lol

After you get through the "what do I think he has? what do I think he thinks I have?" leveling - the math prevails.

If you are isolated preflop then your opponent often has approximately 30% with his bad call.

If you are three to the flop then you are often flipping with the other two guys' bad calls. And one of them might hit!

Also I never take it personally. It's almost never personal LOL.....Oh, he smashed the flop? - well great - I needed the action to make more chips.

Good luck !

I have to stay focused and make Mathematics win, thank you!

 

[HypnoT0AD]

Try to be 'Zen like'

http://www.oxherding.com/my_weblog/2009/01/zen-and-emotions.html

 

[fastjob]

It is impossible to play without emotions, but it is possible and very necessary to control them. For example, I tell myself that everyone makes mistakes and I am no exception. I criticize myself for making mistakes, but also praise myself for winning. Emotions are not harmful if they are as much as you need.

This is the way.

 

[fastjob]

I find it easier to keep my emotional responses checked if I forgo a hand or two after a stressful moment and do something physical like take a two minute walk around.

It's a good option.Thank you for sharing your ideas.:top:

 

[Lena M]

Hello.
I think that you need to play only for money that you can afford to spend. In this case, your emotions will also be under control.