I just did something really dumb

[Warren Whitmore]

I looked at the games that were available to play. Found a 200:400 game with two other players in it (both better than me), calculated out the EV for the game (-$400/hr) and than sat down to play. I lost 6 grand in 45 minutes and left. It's a curious thing there are really only 3 things that affect our poker results. Our ability, level of education, and doing what we know to be right.

Our potential ability cant be changed and so that leaves us with education (the combination of study and experiance), and doing what we know to be right.

I suppose the best ring player in the world probably has a win rate of around $400/hr. I also suppose I will never break $50. I wonder how much I will fall short because of what I dont know, and how much I do that I should not.

I cant figure it out precisly of course but I think with the two plus two gang plus Cooke, Caro, Reese, and Brunson if I am honest with myself it almost has to be because I do things I should not. Anyway I am curious about what you folks feel is the lesser of those two evils.

Ps. I find when I do a lot of dumb things if I take some time off and read Anxiety and the executive by Schoonmaker it helps.