Something I have been thinking about

[DocMartin]

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Almost all of my off nights have featured, getting my ass handed to be for -30BB to -50BB on a single table. I really can only remember a couple times when I have come storming back and taken my vengence on the asstards who thumped me in the first place.

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FYP to describe myself. I play about half as much (about 3K/week) and I find it very difficult to leave what I perceive to be good tables with asstards when I have lost money. I am a champ at leaving bad tables (ahead or behind), and I can leave a good table when I am ahead and feel like doing something else.

There is quite likely some subtle tilt going on. Knowledge that I am a winning player and perceived +EV opportunity and refusal to accept the wrong side of variance. I hadn't put much weight on the "image" factor but should have.

I had considered a "stop loss" number of 30BB but thought "thats only for people who tilt, I dont think I' tilting".
How do you know when it is subtle? Is going through sessions looking for subtle signs of tilt vs certain opponents worthwhile?

A stop-loss wouldnt be hard to implement, I often set goals when I am up (say 30BB) after playing awhile, that I will leave at +/- 15BB, lock in the win and call it a day.

I'm always a step or two behind Flair, same questions and then some.

Is a stop-loss a reasonable solution in this case? Just how big a role does image play? Is there any good literature about it?