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Sunday, December 19, 2010

In Due Time

It's official, I'm on tilt.

And it's mostly not even about poker. Life variance I'd like to call it. And no, nothing really serious like injury or death or disaster or whatnot, just a bunch of irritations that pile up and ultimately mess with my head.

I'm still in this breakeven funk with a losing bias. It's starting to get to me. It's irritating to lose the progress you've worked for, and it's doubly irritating that the irritation you're experiencing is affecting your progress. It's a vicious cycle.

I'm going to prioritize playing online. Been focusing on live more these past few, and it's messing with my online game. Gonna work on my online game again and as coach said translate it to my live game, not the other way around.


I'm gonna grind away online, and I hope in due time things turn positive.

I still don't know why I'm on edge. I know I'm busy and I have lots of things to do, but I feel like there's something I haven't quite checked. Maybe that's the poker part. Hmmm, most likely the poker part.
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The Poker Mindset

POKER is NOT about making money.

Yes, we measure ourselves by that bottom line, BUT Poker is all about making the right decisions - the best possible decision with regards to that bottom line. It's about making a decision with the best long-term outcome. It's about making this decision EVERY TIME, at EVERY MOMENT, and at EVERY CROSSROAD.

The money we make is just the result that REWARDS the decisions we make.

We are not here "to make money" - if you play that way, you will inevitably make the wrong decisions...even when you do get lucky.

DO THE RIGHT THING. Drop your ego and fold to the outrageous bluff-raise. Make that positive EV call even if it means you could get stacked. Use your best judgment with the available information every time.

Do the right thing, and the rewards will follow.

This is how we play. This is how we live.