How to cure a steamer?

[Frozen]

Those of you who play with me regularly know that bad beats never phase me, and I never go on tilt out of steam.

However, a family member of mine has this problem. I tried explaining to him that a poker player's job is only to get the best of it. Whether he wins or loses is irrelevant, and luck is of no significance in the long term. Can anyone direct me to helpful thread or articles which would help cure a steamer, and keep him level headed when the inevitable bad beats occur?

[ewile]

I bet the Psychology forum has lots of stuff on this topic.

[bigjay]

Go to the pet store and get a large sized shock collar for training dogs. Put it on the offending family member and use it to shock him whenever he makes a bad play while steaming... oh you probably wanted a serious answer...

[astroglide]

have him read ayn rand and become one of the rare, elite atheists

[Frozen]

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have him read ayn rand and become one of the rare, elite atheists

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Certainly, that would work alot better than relying on collectivism and mysticism.

[astroglide]

you're more guilty of using a crutch than they are

[Frozen]

If you consider self-sufficiency a crutch, then you're right.

[J_V]

If being a steamer is wrong, I don't wanna be right.

[astroglide]

there's nothing self-sufficient about it when you feel the need to adverstise

[Yeknom58]

He either learns to control it or he doesn't. If he reads a few tidbits from 2+2 it's really not going to help. This is something you sort of figure out on your own.

[TimM]

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there's nothing self-sufficient about it when you feel the need to adverstise

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I usually keep my mouth shut about it, but sometimes you have to fight back considering the massive amount of "advertising" from the other side.

[Frozen]

Come on, I only mentioned my atheist (non) beliefs after how many hundred other posts?... and in a thread that was already discussing irrational mysticism before I even got there.

I believe you probably know an Objectivist/atheist who is a real prick, and perhaps you're assuming I'm just like him?

[Jimbo]

When I saw your post title I expected you to be discussing clams. At any rate I recoommend just curing steamers in brine with a bit of lemon butter.

Jimbo

[astroglide]

no, it really just has to do with your eye-rolling observation about the "rarity" of atheists

[Robk]

Try Inside the Poker Mind. Or Caro had a lot of good articles online somewhere but I can't find them anymore.

[nolanfan34]

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no, it really just has to do with your eye-rolling observation about the "rarity" of atheists

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Hey 'glide, this topic sure has got you going. Care to elaborate? I just find it interesting that religion has some how worked its way even into the Zoo. /images/graemlins/grin.gif

[sumdumguy]

He would have to come to realize that bad things must occur. In the long run, P(improbable even) = 1. In fact, the game is fixed if the improbable events did not occur. If he can't handle reality, he shouldn't be playing.

[astroglide]

i just think it's lame when atheists use elitism as a crutch while pointing out the mythological crutch that others use. sort of like the "non-conformist" conformers (we're different but we dress and act the same and listen to the same music!), and that sort of thing. elitist hypocrisy.

[J_V]

Would people with and 200+ IQ be considered elitists for thinking they are smarter than everyone else?

No agenda here, just curious.

[Cptkernow]

Why not be a buddhist.

Then you can be an aethiest and a mystic at the same time.

You will also learn some techniques for making sure you never tilt or steam ever again.

[astroglide]

not necessarily. thinking it could be an observation of fact, but it depends on how exactly one was thinking about it. openly talking about it in mixed company with another 200+ iq person would certainly be perceived as elitism, and would be in bad taste.

[RollaJ]

Does this Steamer happen to come from Clevland? If so I'd just stay away, or you end up in some deep sh1t