[Wired Jokers]

I've only skimmed a few of these posts, so forgive me if already posted. But before I became a poker player, I counted cards at blackjack. Two quotes that I learned from my blackjack days have served me well in my poker career:

"It is all one long session." - Stanford Wong

And most important - I repeat this every time I have a bad beat, or am running crappy (just substitute the word "poker" for "blackjack")

"In blackjack, you are right when you play correctly, and wrong when you don't. Winning and losing have absolutely nothing to do with it."

- Don Schlesinger, Blackjack Attack, 2nd Ed. (p.8)

So if the game is good, don't use stop losses. Keep playing so long as your mental acuity is intact. If you are tilting, leave. Get a drink, a sandwich, take a walk, have sex, whatever. Just make sure you are properly bankrolled for your limit. The proper bankroll will make all losses easier to take.

Good cards to you.