Tiltlessness

BOOOOM. Bathe in Sklansky bucks.
Anything like this would tilt me just a month ago. Badly. Very badly.

After watching the series and thinking very deep about what has been said and trying to apply some of the advice several times per day at poker tables and at work, I feel nothing else than pure joy from playing poker.

No bad emotion, nothing close to my C game, no sense of injustice, nothing.
I just find myself taking a deep breath after hands like this one,+ Show Spoiler +

and forgetting about it 15seconds later (after posting the hand with a comment like 'BOOM' 'POW' for entertainment purposes).

On the other hand when this hand happens+ Show Spoiler +

I feel hysterical joy, jump around the room and go bore my gf with a 10 minute story about it.

Also, when I felt tired I didn't play 3days in a row, while reading the forums and reading about poker. 3DAYS IN A ROW, not a single hand, even though I had a lot of time for poker and wasn't doing anything else!

I have also been practising advice from The Right Speech episode, and edited countless posts here on LP and didn't post with negative tone in so many good 'spots'.
I still need a lot of work on this though - I posted a 3week old graph where I was hypertilting when I had flu with the intention of not be let down by the obvious berating posts and not replying once.

I still had a huge urge to 'defend myself' and some responses hit my ego, but I didn't respond apart from one joke post that I immediately deleted (it was defensive humour obv).




As you probably will know now, I have huge expectations of the final episode (which is about 70% longer than the others).
Afterwards I will just dl the series to my iPod and listen to it once again, and then every year or whenever I start feeling negative emotions in connection to poker.
If you guys don't have DC subscription, this should be the only reason to get it (and you can always go for the free trial and dl the whole series btw).


I will now sit down straight, take 10 concious breaths, eat the light dinner my gf prepared for me, and let my mind submerge in the grand Finale called Tiltlessness.


EDIT: Halfway through, I have to take a break and have a shower. The stuff in this ep is too deep to watch it in one session.

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gonna check that series out

ev graph from pt3 = shit. Try holdem manager ev graph, i think its more accurate, you might ve way more under ev than you think

On December 11 2009 15:26 Night[Mare] wrote: ev graph from pt3 = shit. Try holdem manager ev graph, i think its more accurate, you might ve way more under ev than you think

Why would I need more accurate ev graph?

yeh PT3 graph does not work at all, i went all in with the nuts on the flop, got called by a gutshot and he sucked out. On the graph my ev line goes down like i had the gut shot, as does my winnings.

And i believe they stopped letting free trial accounts download. DC is well worth the subscription imo.

You are a curious one Lemon, you get tilted at odd times. I highly recommend the instant stop loss method. I know it'll be hard for you, because I rage tilt and punch monitors and shit sometimes too, and nothing stings worse than leaving at the first suckout... but you know, it's been working for me... I cannot handle more than 2 suckouts, I get too emotional and cant even think straight. 1 suckout = variance, 2 = bad lick, 3 = rigged. So I've been yanking myself away at 2 suckouts.. sometimes even less.. ill be up across 8 tables and then say "oh shit, here it comes, im gonna start getting sucked out on.. fuck it" and just exit the stars client completely, right in the middle of any hands, doesnt matter. I obviously dont really believe the "suckouts are gonna come", but letting myself phrase it like that gives me a comfortable excuse for insta-quitting.

rofl if these are the videos that have gotten you into such a good mindset that you think the last graph/hands is good i don't think i want to watch them

On December 11 2009 16:08 NewbSaibot wrote: You are a curious one Lemon, you get tilted at odd times. I highly recommend the instant stop loss method. I know it'll be hard for you, because I rage tilt and punch monitors and shit sometimes too, and nothing stings worse than leaving at the first suckout... but you know, it's been working for me... I cannot handle more than 2 suckouts, I get too emotional and cant even think straight. 1 suckout = variance, 2 = bad lick, 3 = rigged. So I've been yanking myself away at 2 suckouts.. sometimes even less.. ill be up across 8 tables and then say "oh shit, here it comes, im gonna start getting sucked out on.. fuck it" and just exit the stars client completely, right in the middle of any hands, doesnt matter. I obviously dont really believe the "suckouts are gonna come", but letting myself phrase it like that gives me a comfortable excuse for insta-quitting.

Suckouts dont tilt me, only external factors and for that no stop loss will be a cure.
These vids are about changing your approach towards poker AND life, and thats what I need


And I think you have a serious problem Saibot, pm me ur msn if you want to chat

On December 11 2009 17:14 SpeedyJack wrote: rofl if these are the videos that have gotten you into such a good mindset that you think the last graph/hands is good i don't think i want to watch them

You should consider reading the entire blog sir for rest assured that you missed a very important detail.

But thank you for an opportunity for practicing my newly acquired skills

1 BI stop loss FTW!!! I'm practically shaking as I type, it's pretty fuckin sad to be honest. I'm like, steaming over this hand. Not because of the money, but just the principle. See I dont mind losing big pots. What I dont like is someone thinking lol'ing their brains out thinking they have the master plan, get busted with basically zero outs, and then win anyway, lol'ing even harder as a result im sure.

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PokerStars Game #36577340118: Holdem No Limit ($0.02/$0.05 USD) - 2009/12/12 3:15:25 ET
Table Bandusia 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: RAIDER DAD ($2 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero ($2.62 in chips)
Seat 3: nico2bo ($3.32 in chips)
Seat 4: jbco123456 ($4.57 in chips)
Seat 5: smallflower ($4.95 in chips)
Seat 6: markhonor ($12.38 in chips)
RAIDER DAD: posts small blind $0.02
Hero: posts big blind $0.05

Holecards(Odds)
Dealt to Hero
nico2bo: raises $0.05 to $0.10
jbco123456: calls $0.10
smallflower: folds
markhonor: folds
RAIDER DAD: calls $0.08
Hero: raises $0.40 to $0.50
nico2bo: calls $0.40
jbco123456: folds
RAIDER DAD: folds

Flop(Odds) (Pot : $1.20)

   
Hero: bets $1
nico2bo: raises $1 to $2
Hero: raises $0.12 to $2.12 and is all-in
nico2bo: calls $0.12

Turn(Odds) (Pot : $5.44)

   

River (Pot : $5.44)

   

Showdown
Hero: shows (two pair, Aces and Jacks)
nico2bo: shows (three of a kind, Jacks)
nico2bo collected $5.19 from pot

Summary
Total pot $5.44 | Rake $0.25
Board  
Seat 1: RAIDER DAD (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: Hero (big blind) showed and lost with two pair, Aces and Jacks
Seat 3: nico2bo showed and won ($5.19) with three of a kind, Jacks
Seat 4: jbco123456 folded before Flop
Seat 5: smallflower folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 6: markhonor (button) folded before Flop (didnt bet)