I've found that my emotions keep getting the better of me when I get unlucky and knocked out of tournaments. I'm a very competitive person, and I HATE to lose. However, I'm going to get high blood pressure or an ulcer if I don't learn to chill out and accept bad luck when it comes. Since there's no option to change the fact that luck is part of poker, I have to work on changing myself. I have to find that inner zen monkey and when i get unlucky, learn to laugh, or take a deep breath, instead of throwing things or seething.
Doing the poker thing seriously comprises more than learning strategy and playing well. You also have to deal with the emotions and up and downswings properly, or you'll never make it. If I get mad about losing a $20 game, what's going to happen when I get knocked out of the WSOP?
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