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[mikeysong]

Hey everyone,I don't know how many people have this problem but for me, it takes me some time to be mentally prepared before I start playing cards. Some issues that happen before I play are:fear/insecurity of losing more moneylack of focusand the biggest one:hyperaggressiveness - is that a real word?If you read my blog, by now you should realize that I'm a pretty animated person the majority of the time. I believe this characteristic hurts me when I play 3/6 max because when I get into it and start having a lot of fun, my main goal becomes to make people fold their hands yet somehow play big pots with me when I have big hands. Rather, the goal should be to extract maximum value from each hand. But it's so fun to hit Bet! Raise! I'm getting excited again I play a lot of video games, WarCraft III and Counter-Strike, and I've always been the attacker/first to kill the enemy in each game. Can you see where this aggressiveness comes from? I hope some of you have some methods that you guys do to calm yourself down and think clearly before playing. Mmm...I don't think I would partake in meditation or yoga though, too boring

[Canuckickstan]

I like to go downstairs and beat the crap out of my drums. Really clears the mind !!

[loopie]

hmmm....porn and an impromptu trip to the bathroom is an obvious answer......how bout playing basketball, tennis, or any sport you want for couple of hours. take a nice hot shower or bath. have a good meal. then set down at the computer, casino, or home game and tear it up.

[Zach6668]

When I first get on my computer and plan on playing, I usually spend a little bit, like maybe 30 minutes reading/replying to strat posts in here. Seems to get me focused most of the time.- Zach

[Actuary]

I play on Party.

[trystero]

Actuary, on Thursday, August 24th, 2006, 5:08 AM, said:

I play on Party.

[sdnuol]

i usually end up playing when i get home from working out. which means steam room, hot tub, etc before playing. that gets me nice and relaxed, ready to take some beats.

[mikeysong]

sdnuol, on Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006, 10:50 PM, said:

i usually end up playing when i get home from working out. which means steam room, hot tub, etc before playing. that gets me nice and relaxed, ready to take some beats.

i like that one :)and zach, ya, I think reading through the strat forums should be helpful to get me in the right mindset. Ty.

[Zach6668]

mikeysong, on Thursday, August 24th, 2006, 3:19 AM, said:

i like that one :)and zach, ya, I think reading through the strat forums should be helpful to get me in the right mindset. Ty.

I don't really do it on purpose, it just seems to be what I do first when I turn on the computer, lol.

[Jordan]

Just tell yourself to try your best to make good decisions and forget about the money.- Jordan

[throwemaway]

mikeysong, on Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006, 6:35 PM, said:

Hey everyone,I don't know how many people have this problem but for me, it takes me some time to be mentally prepared before I start playing cards. Some issues that happen before I play are:fear/insecurity of losing more moneylack of focusand the biggest one:hyperaggressiveness - is that a real word?If you read my blog, by now you should realize that I'm a pretty animated person the majority of the time. I believe this characteristic hurts me when I play 3/6 max because when I get into it and start having a lot of fun, my main goal becomes to make people fold their hands yet somehow play big pots with me when I have big hands. Rather, the goal should be to extract maximum value from each hand. But it's so fun to hit Bet! Raise! I'm getting excited again I play a lot of video games, WarCraft III and Counter-Strike, and I've always been the attacker/first to kill the enemy in each game. Can you see where this aggressiveness comes from? I hope some of you have some methods that you guys do to calm yourself down and think clearly before playing. Mmm...I don't think I would partake in meditation or yoga though, too boring

When I'm running poorly or just don't feel like I'm in the mindframe to play, I usually watch Sportscenter, Entourage, or a movie to calm myself down..Helps me to take my mind off poker for a bit and focus on something else, then get refocused when Im done

[sdnuol]

throwemaway, on Thursday, August 24th, 2006, 10:09 AM, said:

When I'm running poorly or just don't feel like I'm in the mindframe to play, I usually watch Sportscenter, Entourage, or a movie to calm myself down..Helps me to take my mind off poker for a bit and focus on something else, then get refocused when Im done

i do the exact same after i take a beat or just suck and lose. ill just go watch a movie and eat ben and jerrys.

[mikeysong]

sdnuol, on Thursday, August 24th, 2006, 9:46 AM, said:

ill just go watch a movie and eat ben and jerrys.

grrrrrrrrrreattttI could gain so much weight doing that @_@

[throwemaway]

mikeysong, on Thursday, August 24th, 2006, 9:16 AM, said:

grrrrrrrrrreattttI could gain so much weight doing that @_@

But at least you will save yourself some moneyI'd rather be fat and rich then poor and in shape... lol

[Actuary]

throwemaway, on Thursday, August 24th, 2006, 10:22 AM, said:

But at least you will save yourself some moneyI'd rather be fat and rich then poor and in shape... lol

well, I guess I should stop feeling so crappy about being fat then.

[mtdesmoines]

loopie, on Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006, 6:48 PM, said:

hmmm....porn and an impromptu trip to the bathroom is an obvious answer......how bout playing basketball, tennis, or any sport you want for couple of hours. take a nice hot shower or bath. have a good meal. then set down at the computer, casino, or home game and tear it up.

Really now ... can any trip the bathroom after viewing porn be considered "impromptu?

[loopie]

mtdesmoines, on Thursday, August 24th, 2006, 11:06 AM, said:

Really now ... can any trip the bathroom after viewing porn be considered "impromptu?

tryin to be a pundit, its ok to shundit.....

[yergan]

Canuckickstan, on Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006, 6:37 PM, said:

I like to go downstairs and beat the crap out of my CHILDREN. Really clears the mind !!

FYP

[RickyG033]

I have this same problem. Sometimes I just lack concentration and focus. I am headed out today to buy a dartboard. I figure if I can focus on that for maybe 30 min before lpaying, I'll be in the right mindset. Darts is something knew to me so I will not be very good and will ghave to really concentrate to become good.

[DonkSlayer]

Watching poker on TV. AINEC for me.