Repeat After Me
Repeat after me:
I am a winning poker player. I have been a winning player/have been making a living doing this for (insert time frame here). Barring a drastic change of circumstances, I will continue to win and make a living playing poker.
Lately, I've been losing. To be more specific, I've lost (x) dollars/big bets over the last (x) days/sessions. Losing is part of being a winning poker player. Everyone loses. I've lost before and I'll lose again.
Although it seems that I'm being cheated/I must be playing incorrectly/the cards can't possibly break this way/I can't possibly miss another draw/I must have done something to piss god off, the reality is that sometimes one just loses consistently over a short period of time, no matter how good a player he is.
I will not tell bad beat stories. I will not go on and on for hours to my friends about how bad I am running. No one wants to hear how bad I am running.
I will think about this losing streak rationally. I will remember that a poker career is really one long session and that I'm having a pretty good one so far. I will check in periodically to make sure that I'm playing well and I will quit if I'm not. I will practice good game selection and not just sit in whatever game is going. I will not play to get unstuck for the lasy hour/day/week. I will make correct decisions. I will not obsess over my results/stare at my excel spreadsheet and sigh/think about what I could have bought in the real world with the money I lost. I will not do damage to myself/others or my/others' property because I am angry about losing.
I will remember to breathe.
I am a winning poker player.
I am a winning poker player. I have been a winning player/have been making a living doing this for (insert time frame here). Barring a drastic change of circumstances, I will continue to win and make a living playing poker.
Lately, I've been losing. To be more specific, I've lost (x) dollars/big bets over the last (x) days/sessions. Losing is part of being a winning poker player. Everyone loses. I've lost before and I'll lose again.
Although it seems that I'm being cheated/I must be playing incorrectly/the cards can't possibly break this way/I can't possibly miss another draw/I must have done something to piss god off, the reality is that sometimes one just loses consistently over a short period of time, no matter how good a player he is.
I will not tell bad beat stories. I will not go on and on for hours to my friends about how bad I am running. No one wants to hear how bad I am running.
I will think about this losing streak rationally. I will remember that a poker career is really one long session and that I'm having a pretty good one so far. I will check in periodically to make sure that I'm playing well and I will quit if I'm not. I will practice good game selection and not just sit in whatever game is going. I will not play to get unstuck for the lasy hour/day/week. I will make correct decisions. I will not obsess over my results/stare at my excel spreadsheet and sigh/think about what I could have bought in the real world with the money I lost. I will not do damage to myself/others or my/others' property because I am angry about losing.
I will remember to breathe.
I am a winning poker player.
posted by Chris Fargis at 7:53 PM
14 Comments:
Thanks...I needed that.
This one goes on the fridge.
it could be worse, you could be a tournament pro.
Good stuff Chris.
I always find something useful when i come by here
What do you tell the people who have never won, lol.
You thought the poker gods would
a) allow you to win a live tournament
and
b) jump up to 500/1000 and have your best session ever
without consequences? My, how misguided are thee.
Refreshing! Nice post!
x dollars in x days??? That doesn't sound too bad!
Ohhh...you meant different values of x.
Seriously, though, good post.
Just try to remember your line, I will not do damage to...others when you think of that ahole fellow poker pro who made light of your situation by making an unfunny math joke.
Mark, the Scotsman from the Playstation, turned me on to this post. All too true. I had great Nov, Dec, Jan but Feb is one non-stop struggle to make a profit.
Carl/Buddha
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yah, this is a great post. i really need that now that i'm getting my ass handed to me.
Thanks bud. In the midst now and this helps a bunch.
Personally, I think I would have just moved all-in.
Nicely written creed/manifesto.
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