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February 02, 2010

finally understanding results don't matter

i feel like i'm finally starting to realize how completely insignificant each individual session is, especially individual hands. obviously learning from things that happen in hands and various sessions IS important, but getting upset about individual hands or sessions is silly and will only negatively impact your play.

i have noticed recently that i had no urge to check the cashier which is something new for me. it just seemed pointless since all I'm really interested in anyway is how i'm doing over the month. i've always known this to be true, but i feel like for whatever reason I just haven't been able to implement this in my game. i feel like i'm finally getting there. i think i realized this to be true when i recently had a couple of horrible sessions, then i would win it all back in 2 days, then another bad session, then won it back in one day. then i realized that if i hadn't tilt spewed a buy in or two when things were going poorly then these may have even been winning days instead of break even. point is to make the absolute best decision possible in every hand, irregardless of what happens on other tables in other hands. i am working so hard on mastering this, and i have no doubt that as i continue to master this i will continue to win.

the only other major leak i have is paying people off too light which i am already doing a better job of. good players can be bluffed, bad players can't.

anyway, after all these hands i am finally feeling like it's truly sinking in that i shouldn't concern myself with session results and beats are just rolling off my back. i believe i will be 100% better going forward if i continue to work on these extremely important concepts. time will tell.

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Feb 2, 10 12:11:44

Huge progression in any players games. I envy you for that trait. Hopefully, I can develop this over time--as you have. Congrats and go crush.

cincy_swag

Feb 3, 10 05:19:12

Irregardless is not a word in the English dictionary, its regardless.

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