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It's amazing how quick I forget that poker is a long term game. On Saturday, I dropped $1,000 in about an hour and was super steamed. I mean ... I couldn't win a pot. Get it in good, lose. Get it in bad, lose. Get it in thinking I'm good and find out I'm bad. And lose.
I quit at the right time:
Nothing good would have happened if I kept playing. This I know from experience. My mindset was one of a hurricane.
Then I stepped back and loaded up my "All Hands" graph which is covers about 430K hands of 100NL, 200NL, (and maybe a few of 400NL) dating back to May of 09, including rakeback. I highlighted the said Saturday:
It was the perspective I needed. So - whatever you do, don't tilt and just think: long term, long term, long term (saying it mostly for my own benefit).
I think it's pretty clear where I did tilt in that graph though. So dumb, but as I discussed early last month, it will serve to better me as a playing in the long run.
Besides - I'm a much better marathon runner than 100m runner, so it should feel natural anyhow.
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