thought for the day, and a question

That I suck at poker

hehe, i was thinking more along the lines of personal revelation. why do you suck at poker? i think i suck at poker for a variety of reasons aside from my skill level which is admittedly low. Here are a few:

1. i am sometimes impatient and impulsive.

2. i sometimes lose situational awareness and bet without thinking.

3. i sometimes allow negative moods to affect my game and become self-destructive or chase after a win to elevate my mood.

If you make a list like this and find parallels with other realms of your life then you may be in personal revelation territory.

I think I'll get a degree in psychology and start my own practice. I'll help patients work through their "issues" in life by working through them first at the poker table.

Seriously what I have learnt:

1. Tilt control:The less I tilt playing golf, the less I tilt playing poker and vise versa.

I quit playing golf for 20 years due to tilt while playing (throw clubs, break clubs, etc.). After I started playing poker (in '08) I saw how tilt affected my game. When I learned to control tilt in poker it helped controlling tilt in golf (started back in '09). Now I can get my ass kicked in both poker and golf and not tilt...too much.

2. Patience

Slow golf players and cold cards will cause lack of #1

3. Over confidence

No matter how good you are at golf and poker, someone will easily kick your ass.

4. No matter how many times I say it, I really don't mean it when I say "I hate this fucking game". Applies to both games.

Originally Posted by Sasquach991

I quit playing golf for 20 years due to tilt while playing (throw clubs, break clubs, etc.). After I started playing poker (in '08) I saw how tilt affected my game. When I learned to control tilt in poker it helped controlling tilt in golf (started back in '09). Now I can get my ass kicked in both poker and golf and not tilt...too much.

SAME!!! (except I started playing poker in 2010 and quite golf in 2005)

Biggest thing I've worked out about 'me' is my weakness of underestimating somebody (or their hand). It seem the quickest way to be parted with my cash. Even the fishiest fish gets the nuts now & then.

And I have an obsessive compulsive part of my personality that I never realised existed. WHO THE HELL INVENTED POKER ONLINE??? It's like main vein speed addiction!!

As for the debate about bdestefanis and angryafrican's avatars.

It appears in dispute so to settle the matter they're both coming to my place to ask me to determine who's better looking. I have promised to provide the bottle of baby oil & a twister mat... and be objective while considering their personalities as an integral part of beauty.

That drinking alcohol really does make everything look better.

Originally Posted by Moradis

As for the debate about bdestefanis and angryafrican's avatars.

This seriously isn't even close. I mean come on guys. angryafrican's chick is really hot; the other girl is scrawny, freaky, ugly and kind of disturbing looking.