Emotional control is technical
Tilt is not an accident. It’s poor preparation. Most emotional reactions at the table come from one of three things: fatigue, ego, or unrealistic expectation of variance. I remove those variables in advance. Sleep is non-negotiable on grind days. Sessions are capped. If focus drops, I stop. Not after the bustout - before the mistake. Ego is managed through data. I review hands, not feelings. If a play is correct, the result is irrelevant. If it’s incorrect, I adjust. No drama attached. Variance is structural. You either accept it fully or you suffer every downswing. Self-control isn’t a personality trait. It’s a system. Build the system. Emotions become background noise.
See you at the tables.
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I don’t agree. To me, poker is about releasing emotions. If you keep holding everything in and trying to be a robot, you’ll just ruin your nerves in the long run.
If your goal is to chase emotions, try a casino. But if you want results and real growth in poker, read the post again.
Can you please explain your thoughts about how you think poker is an emotional game and how you feel like you shouldnt hold back on releasing your feelings - im sure it would be an interesting read, you could maybe make a blog post about it? Im not sure wether starting with " I disagree" when the post was a bunch of statements about emotional control is a good refection of your thoughts and feelings on the subject.
I’ll decide for myself what I do and where I get my kicks.
Yes, self-control is very important in poker.
🤣😂 Not just in poker. Controlling the self is critical in every aspect of what we do.
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