Pretty cool article about learning from gambling… and just how difficult that can be, as I’m sure we’ve all experienced. =)
“Like a kind of funhouse psychotherapy, gambling shows you who you are by lighting up the dark corners of the self and exposing the grandiose workings of the ego.”
Do you still hunt the thrill? I can’t imagine the excitement of a big pot ever goes away, but the scale of high stakes poker is crazy to me.
When playing poker for money, bank roll management is the most important aspect. No matter how good a player you are, without bank roll management you are going to come off 2nd best.
Hehe, agreed. I had a chance to talk with Chasetheriver recently and realized just how bad I was at betting. Smile, nod, take notes, and admit to nothing. Ahem.
I had a gambling problem before. Poker is not something you blindly put money in. You have to learn how to maximize your profit on each hand and each pot you face. In that instance, you have to know your limit and play within your boundary. If you play poker like you are playing slot machine, then it is not a poker anymore. Like Johan said, control your bankroll, learn how to be better at each hand, and try to bet on the hand that gives your more chance of winning than just blindly bet every hand just because you feel like so. I think poker actually change me how to approach gambling. It is not the thrill of winning, but the thrill of climbing to the top step by step. I am sure you will win big one in the future. Just not now!!!