October 28, 2010
Playing on tilt...downswings...
So after much debate, I redoposited at UB with 1.5k, crushed for a couple months and got my BR to $8k after taking a few $k for living expenses and running 10 BI below AIEV :)
But this week, I hit a downswing - currently 8 BI. I decided this morning to go through all pots >30bbs, and put myself and my opps on ranges, then figure the best plays.Â
I realized that I had been "button clicking" while playing most of these hands. I wasn't putting ranges on anyone besides fuzzy/optimistic ones in hopes to finally win ONE big pot.Â
Going for long stretches without winning a big pot is my #1 tilt-inducer in poker. But if I had taken time to CALM down, be realistic about their range, as well as taken a break as soon as I felt frustrated or "button clicking" AT ALL, I would probably be break even instead of down $800. Â

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