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rockman255   Canada. May 01 2008 18:42. Posts 1621 | | |
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 
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concrescence   United Kingdom. May 01 2008 18:43. Posts 12646 | | | |
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Balzamon   Sweden. May 01 2008 18:44. Posts 1479 | | |
go out running is GREAT for clearing your mind and make you feel better after a bad sess. |
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Fayth   Canada. May 01 2008 18:59. Posts 7029 | | |
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 |
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collegesucks   United States. May 01 2008 19:03. Posts 2806 | | |
i sprinkle rose buds in the tub and take a long relaxing bath
cup of wine and george benson in the background |
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collegesucks   United States. May 01 2008 19:03. Posts 2806 | | | |
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traxamillion   United States. May 01 2008 19:03. Posts 2557 | | |
you gotta be able to quit when you start playing tilted... so important. |
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collegesucks   United States. May 01 2008 19:04. Posts 2806 | | |
seriously though
time heals and before you know it you're ready to grind again |
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21drful   United States. May 01 2008 19:11. Posts 334 | | |
watching porn usually helps |
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Yugless   United States. May 01 2008 19:12. Posts 7174 | | |
3 buyin stop loss, and have a big enough br that you don't care about 3 buyins. ez life |
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Python817   Canada. May 01 2008 19:14. Posts 2179 | | |
I never tilt and have a 5 buyin stop loss so np |
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rockman255   Canada. May 01 2008 19:15. Posts 1621 | | |
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? |
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Yugless   United States. May 01 2008 19:22. Posts 7174 | | |
-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 |
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Shenny   Canada. May 01 2008 19:32. Posts 479 | | |
| | On May 01 2008 19:11 21drful wrote:
watching porn usually helps |
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JYang   United States. May 01 2008 19:38. Posts 2506 | | |
30 buyins is old school
now itz 200buyins per stake |
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YoMeR   United States. May 01 2008 19:41. Posts 6459 | | |
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. |
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thewh00sel   United States. May 01 2008 19:44. Posts 1181 | | |
play some MTTs (and win them) |
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royalsu   Canada. May 01 2008 19:54. Posts 2443 | | |
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
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Rhaegar   Bulgaria. May 01 2008 20:01. Posts 2389 | | | |
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Venrae   United States. May 01 2008 20:05. Posts 466 | | |
| | On May 01 2008 20:01 Rhaegar wrote:
break things
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Matt98568   United States. May 01 2008 20:06. Posts 2097 | | |

I have two of these at my desk they help out alot.
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Balzamon   Sweden. May 01 2008 20:14. Posts 1479 | | |
| | On May 01 2008 20:06 Matt98568 wrote:

I have two of these at my desk they help out alot. |
naaaaaaaw |
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Loco   Canada. May 01 2008 20:33. Posts 14562 | | |
that cat is cute
I personally listen to music/play video games or go for a walk/run while listening to music |
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roflcopter   United States. May 01 2008 21:08. Posts 505 | | |
dogs > cats
but yeah exercising is great. I hate sitting at the computer for hours anyway |
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TalentedTom   Canada. May 01 2008 21:47. Posts 9934 | | |
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 |
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kantoiki   Australia. May 01 2008 21:48. Posts 3613 | | |
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 |
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Suicide   United States. May 01 2008 22:26. Posts 422 | | |
| | 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 |
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chris   United States. May 01 2008 23:12. Posts 3370 | | | |
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egood   Canada. May 01 2008 23:14. Posts 532 | | | |
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kesh   Greece. May 02 2008 01:26. Posts 344 | | |
| | On May 01 2008 23:14 egood wrote:
i masturbate furiously |
Rolf
'Furiously' when on tilt
'Softly' when you are in a luuuuving mud? |
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The72o   Poland. May 02 2008 01:34. Posts 4993 | | |
| | On May 02 2008 01:26 kesh wrote:
Rolf
'Furiously' when on tilt
'Softly' when you are in a luuuuving mud?
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Thalai   Spain. May 02 2008 02:04. Posts 32 | | |
| | On May 01 2008 23:14 egood wrote:
i masturbate furiously |
That made my day. |
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Svetoslav   Bulgaria. May 02 2008 02:20. Posts 1087 | | |
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  |
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DooMeR   United States. May 02 2008 02:32. Posts 6260 | | |
i just go dexter on bitchs.
aww day
i dun give a fuccck |
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rogier   Netherlands. May 02 2008 02:48. Posts 1213 | | |
set a stoploss works for me, its 3 bi =] |
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kimseongchan   United States. May 02 2008 03:19. Posts 2085 | | |
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 |
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TheHuHu   United States. May 02 2008 03:29. Posts 4271 | | |
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. |
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[vital]Myth   United States. May 02 2008 04:18. Posts 10705 | | |
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 |
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Pokemyface   Australia. May 02 2008 04:19. Posts 651 | | |
| | 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 |
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byrnesam   New Zealand. May 02 2008 04:34. Posts 6236 | | |
and very wierd dude
youre also quite young |
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SuperElmo   Bulgaria. May 02 2008 04:38. Posts 112 | | | |
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Day[9]   United States. May 02 2008 04:43. Posts 2973 | | |
| | 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
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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. |
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locoo   Peru. May 02 2008 16:39. Posts 2611 | | |
hookers and cocaine obv.
-bongky
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Feiticeira   United Kingdom. May 02 2008 17:07. Posts 2540 | | |
| | 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 |
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phexac   United States. May 02 2008 17:28. Posts 1132 | | |
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. |
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k3rn3l   Hungary. May 02 2008 17:46. Posts 140 | | |
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