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rockman255   Canada. May 01 2008 19:42. Posts 4471 | | |
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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ggplz   Sweden. May 01 2008 19:43. Posts 16784 | | | |
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Balzamon   Sweden. May 01 2008 19:44. Posts 2868 | | |
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 19:59. Posts 10085 | | |
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 20:03. Posts 5780 | | |
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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traxamillion   United States. May 01 2008 20:03. Posts 10468 | | |
you gotta be able to quit when you start playing tilted... so important. |
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collegesucks   United States. May 01 2008 20:04. Posts 5780 | | |
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 20:11. Posts 400 | | |
watching porn usually helps |
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Yugless   United States. May 01 2008 20:12. 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 20:14. Posts 2733 | | |
I never tilt and have a 5 buyin stop loss so np |
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rockman255   Canada. May 01 2008 20:15. Posts 4471 | | |
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 20:22. 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 20:32. Posts 1514 | | |
| | On May 01 2008 19:11 21drful wrote:
watching porn usually helps |
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JYang   United States. May 01 2008 20:38. Posts 2669 | | |
30 buyins is old school
now itz 200buyins per stake |
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YoMeR   United States. May 01 2008 20:41. Posts 12438 | | |
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 20:44. Posts 2735 | | |
play some MTTs (and win them) |
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royalsu   Canada. May 01 2008 20:54. Posts 3233 | | |
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 21:01. Posts 2586 | | | |
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Venrae   United States. May 01 2008 21:05. Posts 1545 | | |
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break things
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Matt98568   United States. May 01 2008 21:06. Posts 2391 | | |

I have two of these at my desk they help out alot.
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Balzamon   Sweden. May 01 2008 21:14. Posts 2868 | | |
| | On May 01 2008 20:06 Matt98568 wrote:

I have two of these at my desk they help out alot. |
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Loco   Canada. May 01 2008 21:33. Posts 21022 | | |
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 22:08. Posts 620 | | |
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 22:47. Posts 20070 | | |
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 22:48. Posts 3818 | | |
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....
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Suicide   United States. May 01 2008 23:26. Posts 482 | | |
| | 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 02 2008 00:12. Posts 5511 | | | |
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kesh   Greece. May 02 2008 02:26. 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   Zimbabwe. May 02 2008 02:34. Posts 6112 | | |
| | 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 03:04. 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 03:20. Posts 1376 | | |
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 03:32. Posts 8564 | | |
i just go dexter on bitchs.
aww day
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rogier   Netherlands. May 02 2008 03:48. Posts 1528 | | |
set a stoploss works for me, its 3 bi =] |
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kimseongchan   United States. May 02 2008 04:19. Posts 2089 | | |
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 04:29. 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 05:18. Posts 12159 | | |
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 05:19. Posts 762 | | |
| | 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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qwerty67890   New Zealand. May 02 2008 05:34. Posts 14026 | | |
and very wierd dude
youre also quite young |
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SuperElmo   Bulgaria. May 02 2008 05:38. Posts 112 | | | |
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Day[9]   United States. May 02 2008 05:43. Posts 3447 | | |
| | 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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locoo   Peru. May 02 2008 17:39. Posts 4566 | | |
hookers and cocaine obv.
-bongky
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Feiticeira   United Kingdom. May 02 2008 18:07. Posts 3047 | | |
| | 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 18:28. Posts 2563 | | |
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 18:46. Posts 217 | | | |
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Exhilarate   United States. May 02 2008 19:15. Posts 5453 | | |
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. |
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SemPeR   Canada. May 02 2008 21:56. Posts 2288 | | |
| | On May 01 2008 20:01 Rhaegar wrote:
break things
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Yup. |
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SemPeR   Canada. May 02 2008 22:03. Posts 2288 | | |
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. |
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Breeze   Bulgaria. May 02 2008 23:34. Posts 802 | | |
I like going on a microstakes rampage |
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qwerty67890   New Zealand. May 03 2008 01:42. Posts 14026 | | |
i usually FUCKIN MAN UP AND DEAL WITH IT
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tokeweed   Philippines. May 03 2008 04:50. Posts 2149 | | |
i drive around town with the windows closed and just shout weird random stuff... |
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Banarne   Sweden. May 03 2008 10:47. Posts 24 | | |
I'm so tilted right now, gonna go out and run 10km or so... |
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ErikQuirk   Slovakia. May 03 2008 11:19. Posts 211 | | |
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. |
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YoMeR   United States. May 03 2008 11:22. Posts 12438 | | |
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"
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YoMeR   United States. May 03 2008 11:23. Posts 12438 | | |
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. |
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YoMeR   United States. May 03 2008 11:23. Posts 12438 | | |
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. |
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whamm!   Albania. May 03 2008 11:37. Posts 11625 | | |
i just call up tokeweed and bitch about it, then he drives around town lol |
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Yugless   United States. May 03 2008 11:49. Posts 7174 | | |
i type 'GOOD GAME PLEASE' on all of my tables and instantly leave |
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PokerDoc88   Australia. May 03 2008 12:12. Posts 3527 | | | |
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ggplz   Sweden. May 03 2008 12:37. Posts 16784 | | |
| | On May 03 2008 10:49 Yugless wrote:
i type 'GOOD GAME PLEASE' on all of my tables and instantly leave |
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Raidan   United States. May 03 2008 13:52. Posts 344 | | |
I find someone to flip for rolls with |
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Ket   United Kingdom. May 03 2008 15:53. Posts 8665 | | |
| | 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 |
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Ket   United Kingdom. May 03 2008 15:58. Posts 8665 | | |
| | On May 03 2008 12:52 Raidan wrote:
I find someone to flip for rolls with |
LOLZ FUNNY CAUSE ITS TRUE |
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rockman255   Canada. May 03 2008 16:03. Posts 4471 | | |
hmmm. i should try that, if i say gg no map then i wont get drawn out on ?
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Darki   Peru. May 04 2008 05:16. Posts 687 | | |
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 |
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tokeweed   Philippines. May 04 2008 07:13. Posts 2149 | | |
| | 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 |
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Syntax   United States. May 04 2008 11:11. Posts 4415 | | |
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 ~_~ |
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nolan   Ireland. May 04 2008 16:55. Posts 6205 | | |
| | 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. |
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JYang   United States. May 04 2008 17:01. Posts 2669 | | |
u need to pray to jesus so u can run good for life |
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tokeweed   Philippines. May 04 2008 17:31. Posts 2149 | | |
| | 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... |
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Python817   Canada. May 04 2008 17:33. Posts 2733 | | |
| | 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 |
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