How do you handle a loosing session?

[Dan_M]

Hey Guys,

I have been playing poker 2 - 3 nights a week at Crown Casino, Melbourne and have had a great run in the last 3 months. ( 9 out of 10 sessions im walking away up )

I have been playing mostly $5 -$10 limit, and some $1 - $2 no limit as well. I am super competitive on the tables and absolutely hate to loose.

I understand that in poker there will always be variance and the Donks will occasionally suckout every now and then....

My question is how do you react to a loosing session?

I have been so used to winning lately that when i do have a loosing session i will get off my table take a deep breath clear my head and walk straight up to the higher limit area and focus on playing my A game to try and win back my losses....

I have done this twice so far and won my buy ins back, plus more!

I dont have the BR to be playing $2-$3 no limit and $10-$20 limit however i have and can beat these stakes.

I think im mad because i refuse to walk away down...i know even the worlds best players have loosing sessions every now and then...I have been so accustomed to beating these games that my ego gets the better of me and i keep playing until i win.

Can anyone relate to this obsessive behaviour at all?

[Chibana]

Crown tables are full of fish tbh u can grind consistantly on the 1/2 tables but the 5/10 limit its debateable whether or not you can beat the rake long term.
just my thoughts at Crown

If you want to take it more serious play online where you can beat the rake and be more comfortable.

I get addicted to playing Dota for obsession to win but sometimes its better to cut your loses especially when you realize your playing tilted and walk away and come back another day.

[kekedarius]

I'm not necessarily addicted to the thrill of the win, but can't stand the sting of loss, so I tend to just keep playing until it turns into a winning session (or at least break even). I also have solid control of my emotions or whatever and very rarely tilt, so my way probably isn't for people that can't handle that aspect.

[aislephive]

If you're winning at $1/2 consistently you should have the BR to play $2/3 easily by now.

[Downbylaw11]

Usually i go eat something, watch tv, do anything to put my loss behind me and get my passion back. usually it doesnt take long. but as long as I'm not playing mad and trying to build a massive stack in a tournament because im so paranoid im going to lose it eventually

[Shizzle12345]

u gotta find something that ur good at, and where luck plays a very small factor. When u end the night down, u go do that, and massacre everyone and everthing at whatever that may be and then ur ego will be repaired. That works for me.

because basicly the problem is the ego here that has been damaged a little.

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u gotta find something that ur good at, and where luck plays a very small factor. When u end the night down, u go do that, and massacre everyone and everthing at whatever that may be and then ur ego will be repaired. That works for me.

because basicly the problem is the ego here that has been damaged a little.

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That sounds good. Maybe I pick up pool again. I used to destroy the game, but quit about 10 years ago, cause I got tired of it, since my father had a pool hall and I grew up there [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[holdme]

the word is "losing"

[McG]

Ah, the sweet irony of correcting someone's spelling with an uncapitalized, unpunctuated sentence.

[holdme]

that's not even a sentence. that's a sentence fragment. you may want to consider revising that.