How often do you mess up?

[Yeti]

After a session I tend to look back at the biggest pots I lost, this is pretty common I'm sure.

When you're looking at this list, how often do you see hands you misplayed? Most of the hands I misplay are where I call a bet too quickly without thinking because my hand is 'too good to fold'. I don't stop to consider what my opponent would be making a bet of this size with.

Are there people who look back at the list and the 10 biggest losers are all perfectly played coolers? It terrifies me that this might be the case. I've had the odd session where I've been totally satisfied with my game, but it's rare.

[king_of_drafts]

I'm pretty self-critical so I don't think I ever have a session where I feel like I played perfectly. When I play a hand that I thought through, as long as my logic is sound I don't beat myself up.

At the same time I realize sometimes the world just [censored] you in the ass and I would've lost anyway.

[Eagles]

Yeti,
I've thought about this a lot. Basically this is what it comes down to for me.

My goal is to play optimally
This is impossible(obviously).
Every session I will be upset with my play because it is suboptimal.

Given this I have learned to still be critical of my play but not let poor decisions bother me as much as they used to.

I'm not sure if this helps but just my 2 cents.

[Your Mom]

I play terribly. Luckily, so does everyone else.

[duh]

I'm happy if I stack off badly only 2 out of every 10 All In's. My averge is about 8/10 though.

[Stinger88]

there's plenty of times where I regret how I played a hand immediately after it, not just because of results just from further thinking

[NoahSD]

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[Jman28]

I think I make more terrible plays AND more great plays than 98% of people who play HSNL.

I like to call them unforced errors and call myself the Venus Williams of poker.

[Phresh]

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there's plenty of times where I regret how I played a hand immediately after it, not just because of results just from further thinking

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Yeah. I talk them to myself out loud as I think it helps me remember it.

[bottomset]

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I think I make more terrible plays AND more great plays than 98% of people who play HSNL.

I like to call them unforced errors and call myself the Venus Williams of poker.

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I suggest be more like Federer