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