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Your outline is really good, and I definitely respect it.

One thing I would suggest is taking even one further step back from that. The reason poker players have the system of quitting when running like crap and playing more when running hot is that we are likely playing our best while winning and less than our best when we are losing.

I would suggest buying Tommy Angelo's book Elements of Poker if you don't have it. It talks about how every poker player has their A B and C game. A goal we have is to eliminate or reduce the difference between our A and C game. If, theoretically a person had no tilt issues, there would be no reason to quit while behind.

The REASON you have a stoploss is because you know you're going to play worse. Quitting isn't just a good habit; it's a fundamental skill. As your quitting gets better, your overall game (A B and C game) will improve, and should have a dramatic increase on your winrate.

So cliffs notes:

Remember the reason behind your outline: it's just like when a person says, "TPTK ALL IN", whereas they should be thinking "I have TPTK which beats out dominated top pairs and a variety of other hands in their range, so I'm going all in."

Don't approach it as "My stoploss is 3bi," but "I have a stoploss at 3buyins because when I'm stuck that much, I'm going to be playing a much worse game than I normally do. By consistently stopping when I'm playing my C-game, I will improve my overall game and counteract tilt issues. This will improve my confidence in the long run as well."

Make sure to pat yourself on the back when you quit too!

lol FAIL on cliffs notes

Whenever I realize I'm playin worse and start to click the "sitout next blind" btn on every table I make sure I butcher every single hand of the last orbit (random 4bet shoves w suited aces vs nits 3bettin your utg range, calling 4bet in pos w shitty hands etc) you should try it, it's fun.

lol mipwnya =)

yeah that's a good point edzwoo. I had that in my head but didn't put it out and I'm glad you've got me thinking about it more. =)

On March 15 2009 18:04 MiPwnYa wrote: Whenever I realize I'm playin worse and start to click the "sitout next blind" btn on every table I make sure I butcher every single hand of the last orbit (random 4bet shoves w suited aces vs nits 3bettin your utg range, calling 4bet in pos w shitty hands etc) you should try it, it's fun.

heh how can you even tilt on nl200 it should seem like pennies by now

I guess my tilt control just plain sucks