tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11857200.post114921583373845939..comments2024-02-26T09:52:45.277-05:00Comments on PokerStage: To Felicia, on PsychologyJohn G. Hartnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00993686392705626515noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11857200.post-1149258840323564012006-06-02T09:34:00.000-05:002006-06-02T09:34:00.000-05:00Thanks, Felicia. I've been thinking about getting ...Thanks, Felicia. I've been thinking about getting Killer Poker for a while now, I'll check out the others as well. Good comments. I love the concept of "Sklansky Bucks," maybe I'll print some on my 'puter to give myself whenever I get smacked down.John G. Hartnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00993686392705626515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11857200.post-1149258139907059992006-06-02T09:22:00.000-05:002006-06-02T09:22:00.000-05:00Great post. Thank you.You know, I find myself mor...Great post. Thank you.<BR/><BR/>You know, I find myself more introspective and honest after losing, as opposed to winning.<BR/><BR/>If there is one thing you can take comfort in, it is that you have the time to carefully review your play after heartbreaking losses to better your game. Used wisely, this time is invaluable, and rarely do players have that sort of introspection when they're running good.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes as a gag on things Sklansky has said in the past (very wise things, I might add), when we get our money in with the best of it, yet the pot gets pushed to someone else anyway, we add up our Sklansky bucks, or virtual wins. It doesn't make it great, but it kind of dulls the pain a little bit to make fun of losing so many hands that theoretically had little chance of getting outdrawn.<BR/><BR/>As far the the psychological effects of a "big stack," that is something I've talked about so many times in my journal that I have talked myself sick, lol. I repeat things over and over again, and then finally it "clicks" for someone else a year or two later ;)<BR/><BR/>I think another way to lessen the blow of a longshot beat is to imagine the worst beat you have ever heard of (Glenn's flopped quads to runner runner straight flush would be a good example), and then ask yourself, "Was this beat as bad as that one? A 330:1 shot?"<BR/><BR/>Being emotionally dead is a hindrance as well as an aide. It must be tempered. You have to feel those stings in order to be a better player than I'll ever be.<BR/><BR/>Both Ted and Barry have told me many times that I'm not cut out for a WCP future. Although maybe this wasn't what I wanted to hear at the time, I am so emotionally dead that it didn't even bother me much. This is NOT a good thing.<BR/><BR/>For further reading, think about checking out Dr. Al's book, Psychology of Poker. Dr. Feeney's book, Inside the Poker Mind, and maybe even Killer Poker.Felicia :)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10933973889145425963noreply@blogger.com