poker wise obv.
edit: i need to explain this more.

ok so i know alot of people on this forum are very consistent with their winnings, they know how to play hands, obstain from tilt, BR management ect. ect.

but recently i have been having trouble keeping my mentality about poker as well as my mood on a consistent, even keel.

so i guess my question is how do YOU keep yourself mentally fit for poker?

ideas and suggestions are very welcome

good sex

This is something I'm really trying to work on just now. I have many problems when it comes to having the right mindset. I'm incredibly competitive and so am very (probably too) harsh on myself at times, and a bad day at poker tends to affect my daily life, ie. a good session puts me in a good mood for the next day while a bad session makes me a miserable git. Things that have helped me are:

- It's always good to have breaks from poker every now and again to clear your head and maybe get a new perspective on things.
- I do lots of reading/studying about poker, I probably put in many more hours reading and posting here as I do playing. This seems to help me be more relaxed at the tables.
- I'm reading the poker mindset. Seems pretty good so far.
- Have something else you can do to get away from poker.
- If you suffer a bad beat, shut your eyes and count to 10. Works wonders.

its great that you mentioned how your session that day affects your mood.
i was talking to sk8 about this yesterday

yeah, btw you feeling better?

The thing I find hardest is being patient, as in, waiting for good hands patient.

I find myself playing shit like Q5 a few hours into a session and donking off my profits.

Do you think multi-tabling would help with this? More stuff to focus on, less chance of getting bored?

i listen to music most of the time i play. Ive said this before but I play 2 tables of 5$ 45 man sngs at a time. I dont pay attention at all till the first break. Then once the break occurs I start to pay attention. This lets me play accordingly instead of donking around with 96 suited and stupid hands that I should not play...

Some may say not paying attention is bad, but I have poker office running and it tells me who sees a ton of flops so that helps identify the fish...This lets me not get wrapped up in the tournament and I'm able to really focus once 100/200 ante 25 happens...

Originally Posted by trippedupA-Town

its great that you mentioned how your session that day affects your mood.
i was talking to sk8 about this yesterday

Admittedly I've done pretty well with it recently, in spite of being kicked in the nuts by variance. Losing $150 in less than an hour and dropping down a level didn't affect me one bit.

Still something I'm working on though.

obga, that seems an awfully long time before you get properly involved.

Background noise. I know a lot of people like to play with no distractions, no noise, but for me...it just makes me overanalyze everything.