We know that emotions have no place when we are at the poker table. We know that in theory but nobody plays poker in theory. When you play online poker real money and real pride is at stake, adrenaline starts to pump and emotions take on a will of their own, you must control your emotions to be profitable.
As unwanted house guests, they just show up, ignoring whether or not we want them around. Still, we have a choice. We can slam the door and lock them out, or we can humbly allow them and suffer the result. So, how do you react when these unwanted guests show up at your poker game? Do you tell them to go away? Or do you invite them, allowing them to jump across your game like a kangaroo on crack? Here is a test to help you solve this
Question: A very bad player ended up knocked out of a huge pot when he took two perfect runners on the turn and river to make a straight line with his 6-4 offsuit, breaking aces in his pocket.
You -
A) Smile, tell your opponent, "Good hand" and then forget about it. You feel confident that your superior game will get you the money in the long run and grateful to have such a bad player in your game.
B) choke, "Good hand" with your teeth clenched and continue to meditate on the loss for the next few hours, letting it slowly eat out on you like termites in a dead tree.
C) say nothing but quietly an oath of vengeance, resolve to confiscate all your tokens, no matter how long it takes, to devote yourself to this cause with the single-minded devotion of a religious fanatic.
D) Go up from the table and play, screaming like Five-year-old who just said Santa Claus died.
Count -
If you answered "A" - congratulations. You Became master of playing real money poker online.
If you answered "B" - that's fine. You are learning to slam the door on your emotions, but sometimes they still manage to crawl through the window.
If your answer was "C" - not so good. Your game may not work properly because it is bruised and beaten, covered with kangaroo hoof-prints.
If you said "D" - well, to paraphrase an old poker saying, "If you look around the table and can't spot the maniac, it's you."
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