[elmitchbo]

i'm with zetack on this one. you have to maintain a profound respect for the money away from the table. alot of good poker players go broke playing craps, boozing, womanizing, etc.

you do have to seperate the idea of the money from the chips on the table. i believe that is technically called compartmentalization(maybe some guys from the psych forum can help on that one).

interesting side note from the barry greenstein 'live at the bike' comentary. he constantly talked about whether or not palyers were stuck or up for the night and how it changed their game. he was dead on everytime. when guys were stuck they started to get a little looser and more reckless in an attempt to win their money back, guys that were up played unusually close the the vest. barry even said that faced with a tough call he would use this info as a deciding factor, leaning more towards a call if the guy was stuck.

he made it sound like this advice even applied in the big game.