rituals for dealing with hard times?

i am sure all of you guys who have br's past nl100 have been through swings..

when you are running bad/playing bad/slightly tilted or whatever, at what point do you stop?

what do you do instead of play poker?

in general, what sort of rituals do you guys have when you take a series of bad beats, stand up from your pc and say damn.. im down a lot

in part im just curious, but i would also love some advice.

grind through it

go out running is GREAT for clearing your mind and make you feel better after a bad sess.

I usually just stop playing for the day, or for a few hours, do something else, either go out, play some console games, read or w/e I feel like doing that has nothing to do with poker... and I'm usually super motivated when I come back

i sprinkle rose buds in the tub and take a long relaxing bath

cup of wine and george benson in the background

or just masturbate

you gotta be able to quit when you start playing tilted... so important.

seriously though

time heals and before you know it you're ready to grind again

watching porn usually helps

3 buyin stop loss, and have a big enough br that you don't care about 3 buyins. ez life

I never tilt and have a 5 buyin stop loss so np

but how long a period of time are we talking, if you just lost 3-5 buyins and are a little steamed.

i think i would go out for a cigarette maybe work out. i havent really made a habit of taking breaks for more than 2 hours

what do you guys mean stop loss, thats defined as the number you must stop and take a break?

oh. and umm, at what point do you go down a level in stakes? 75-80% of your required buyins for the level you are stopping?

-3 buyins and i'm done for the day, it keeps my suicide scares to a minimum
go down in stakes when you're not playing well or no longer have 30 buyins

On May 01 2008 19:11 21drful wrote: watching porn usually helps

thumbs up

30 buyins is old school

now itz 200buyins per stake

Definitely take a break right when you think you're tilting.

it takes a while before you build up enough discipline to just stop playing when you're not playing your best.

play some MTTs (and win them)

talk to a friend about something other than poker: girls help

play dota and win; if we get pwned i get even more tilted

go work out because it releases endorphines or whatever chemical it is that makes you feel euphoric

break things


seriously

On May 01 2008 20:01 Rhaegar wrote: break things seriously

I have two of these at my desk they help out alot.

On May 01 2008 20:06 Matt98568 wrote: I have two of these at my desk they help out alot.

naaaaaaaw

that cat is cute


I personally listen to music/play video games or go for a walk/run while listening to music

dogs > cats

but yeah exercising is great. I hate sitting at the computer for hours anyway

buy a large leather boxing bag and fill it with 200kg of sand and beat the **** out of it

physical exersise is a GREAT stress releiver

play games, bitch to pokerdoc and karma who then tell me i'm a pussy and i tilt harder and play more and then come back to bitch to them again....

vicious cycle

On May 01 2008 21:47 TalentedTom wrote: buy a large leather boxing bag and fill it with 200kg of sand and beat the **** out of it physical exersise is a GREAT stress releiver

You'd be suprised, I have a 100lb punching bag hanging literally 2 rooms away from where I play poker. For whatever reason, If I get bad beat and really get pissed (happens a lot), The 13 feet walk from room to room removes the anger from me and I no longer want to hit the bag =

I still do it anyway cause its a fun way to chill out for a lil but it's not as good for relieving that instant anger like say, breaking your keyboard tray on your desk (once, or twelves times...). That definately removes my tilt

i did what tom did

i masturbate furiously

On May 01 2008 23:14 egood wrote: i masturbate furiously

Rolf

'Furiously' when on tilt
'Softly' when you are in a luuuuving mud?

On May 02 2008 01:26 kesh wrote: Show nested quote + On May 01 2008 23:14 egood wrote: i masturbate furiously Rolf 'Furiously' when on tilt 'Softly' when you are in a luuuuving mud?

LOOL

On May 01 2008 23:14 egood wrote: i masturbate furiously

That made my day.

If its late i go out and drive x2-x3 the speed limit ... works fine for me but its Bulgaria here, doubt most of u US or EU guys can do that

i just go dexter on bitchs.


aww day


i dun give a fuccck

set a stoploss works for me, its 3 bi =]

if you're on life tilt, don't play poker until you get everything else handled.. I blew 1/2 my roll in april because of this lol

I don't go on monkey tilt like some people here (like losing 10 buyins in 10 hands or moving up stakes etc) but I probably make marginal calls and shit. Once I am aware of my bad play I just stop because I know I will hate myself later if I lose a large amount. I try to think ahead in life in general so I avoid problems.

EXERCISE

also, have a session with your coach or watch a CR video after taking a day off.

then, during your next session, make sure to give yourself enormous amounts of encouragement whenever you win a pot. do things like...bluff, and if it works, say to yourself (aloud), "AND THE CROWD GOES WILD!" or "YEAH THAT'S RIGHT WTF ARE YOU GONNA DO NOW? GOD I AM SUCH A HERO"

seriously, try just giving yourself ridiculous excessive praise (and actually saying it aloud) when you do anything good. it will help a LOT

On May 02 2008 04:18 [vital]Myth wrote: EXERCISE also, have a session with your coach or watch a CR video after taking a day off. then, during your next session, make sure to give yourself enormous amounts of encouragement whenever you win a pot. do things like...bluff, and if it works, say to yourself (aloud), "AND THE CROWD GOES WILD!" or "YEAH THAT'S RIGHT WTF ARE YOU GONNA DO NOW? GOD I AM SUCH A HERO" seriously, try just giving yourself ridiculous excessive praise (and actually saying it aloud) when you do anything good. it will help a LOT

u freak

and very wierd dude






youre also quite young

Go swimming.

On May 02 2008 04:18 [vital]Myth wrote: EXERCISE also, have a session with your coach or watch a CR video after taking a day off. then, during your next session, make sure to give yourself enormous amounts of encouragement whenever you win a pot. do things like...bluff, and if it works, say to yourself (aloud), "AND THE CROWD GOES WILD!" or "YEAH THAT'S RIGHT WTF ARE YOU GONNA DO NOW? GOD I AM SUCH A HERO" seriously, try just giving yourself ridiculous excessive praise (and actually saying it aloud) when you do anything good. it will help a LOT

whenever corwin msgs me

i do this

hence bff

On May 01 2008 20:06 Matt98568 wrote: I have two of these at my desk they help out alot.

pussy

I have a momentum stop loss, like as soon as I lose a certain amount hands where the control of the match has been shifted im normally quiting shortly. I avoid bad sessions by making sure I feel like playing before I do.

hookers and cocaine obv.

-bongky

On May 01 2008 23:14 egood wrote: i masturbate furiously

I do this when I'm winning as well as losing so it doesn't count

3 buyins stoploss. No matter what is happening, and whether you think you are tilting or not, stop playing as soon as you hit 3buyins down for a session.

I cry

I read your blog and you should drop back to 10NL and evaluate your hands that have lost in big pots.

But back on topic, you should just relax, play games, go out with friends, chill with girls, etc.
And sex is always a good stress reliever, if you can't have sex I suppose masturbating is a good alternative.

On May 01 2008 20:01 Rhaegar wrote: break things seriously

Yup.

I actually do the running thing too.
Run bad -> lose weight. Gain weight -> Run hot.
I CAN'T LOSE!

Breaking things while you're running also works.

I like going on a microstakes rampage

i usually FUCKIN MAN UP AND DEAL WITH IT






or i stomp a nigga out

i drive around town with the windows closed and just shout weird random stuff...

I'm so tilted right now, gonna go out and run 10km or so...

i used to go to the gym , but after few months of poker i realized its gonna be much cheaper 4 me if i buy my own fitness set.

lol @ myth's post i do that from time to time as well out of habit. Lines such as

"wtf was he thinking?"

"oh my god i'm so sick"

"I just owned his soul"

etc.

oh that will do 1 of 2 things.

give you some confidence.

or you turn into an egotistical fuck who thinks he's teh shit.

also: OP you should consider smoking a bowl after a bad session if you do indeed smoke cuz that's a great way to relax imo.

i just call up tokeweed and bitch about it, then he drives around town lol

i type 'GOOD GAME PLEASE' on all of my tables and instantly leave

masturbation

On May 03 2008 10:49 Yugless wrote: i type 'GOOD GAME PLEASE' on all of my tables and instantly leave

perv

I find someone to flip for rolls with

On May 01 2008 18:59 Fayth wrote: I usually just stop playing for the day, or for a few hours, do something else, either go out, play some console games, read or w/e I feel like doing that has nothing to do with poker... and I'm usually super motivated when I come back

On May 03 2008 12:52 Raidan wrote: I find someone to flip for rolls with

LOLZ FUNNY CAUSE ITS TRUE

hmmm. i should try that, if i say gg no map then i wont get drawn out on ?

i just close all tables and think about my game bad beats happens but what you really need to avoid its losing buy ins due to tilt

On May 03 2008 10:37 whamm! wrote: i just call up tokeweed and bitch about it, then he drives around town lol

lmfao... weird thing is i am happy for you when run well... i am SUPER HAPPY when you run bad! lololololol

I break things too :/
headphones / keyboards / wall / anything around me that is breakable that isn't too expensive.

Then i just stop playing for a long time. Lol
Very destructive behavior I'd imagine ~_~

On May 02 2008 04:18 [vital]Myth wrote: during your next session, make sure to give yourself enormous amounts of encouragement whenever you win a pot. do things like...bluff, and if it works, say to yourself (aloud), "AND THE CROWD GOES WILD!" or "YEAH THAT'S RIGHT WTF ARE YOU GONNA DO NOW? GOD I AM SUCH A HERO" seriously, try just giving yourself ridiculous excessive praise (and actually saying it aloud) when you do anything good. it will help a LOT

this is so funny. i do this all the time, and thought maybe i was the only one. my roommates used to think it was pretty funny shouting things like "BOO YEAH. WHATS UP NOW COWARD ASS MOTHAFUCKA YOU GOT PWNTTTT" from my room. I catch a joke or two for it every so often.

u need to pray to jesus so u can run good for life

On May 04 2008 16:01 JYang wrote: u need to pray to jesus so u can run good for life

funny... cos whamm gets the crucifix from wall and starts using it like an axe...

On May 04 2008 16:01 JYang wrote: u need to pray to jesus so u can run good for life

jerry yang style eh