[jim]

Great question @Hubs and you are already halfway there – recognizing it as a factor causing you to tilt is half the battle. The “good” news is that with your already excellent attitude about how variance is a part of poker, all you need to do is to go through the grinder several more times – getting bad beats laid on you and laying them on others in turn – and you will naturally develop a perspective on how bad beats actually are SUPPOSED to happen some part of the time. Here’s a link to a podcast episode we did a while ago where we talk about exactly that, skip to 49:20 if you want to dive right into that question:

https://rec.poker/content/podcast/ep-157-recpoker-listener-questions-hand-histories/

Ultimately in the long run you WANT to be getting into these 80/20 spots as often as possible so it will even out (I Know you know this, but it’s just worth putting out there).

As for when to quit a session – I feel like you already have that sense inside you that you are feeling “spewy” – that’s your best self telling you to take a break! You don’t have to quit for the day, but make yourself leave the room, take a walk, take several deep breaths, and then see if you are in the right headspace to keep making good poker decisions one after the next. Listen to yourself! And keep posting here, our whole community loves being able to help as a resource for players like yourself who are figuring out the game in real time. Let’s learn together!

Ep 157: RecPoker – Listener Questions & Hand Histories

[hubs]

Hi Jim,

Thanks for your thoughts. Those are really helpful. I can tell that I’m getting betting in realizing when I’m I am tilting compared to 6 months ago. However, I still let it get to me more than it should. Does that get better with time as you keep going through the “grinder?”

[jim]

It does! It takes some people longer than others to get acclimatized to it. Sounds like you are ahead of the curve given how long you have been playing to be honest – keep it up!