Emotional competence

[raptor517]

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60 buyins, ouch.. and I thought the one I had was bad (it was somewhere between 30 and 40, I don't like to be reminded of it so I don't look back too much!)

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i have had probably 5 swings between 30-40 if that makes you feel better, and 2 over 50. holla

[tigerite]

Yeah but you 2932839273827392-table..

I've only just moved up to 8-tabling from 6.. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[raptor517]

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Yeah but you 2932839273827392-table..

I've only just moved up to 8-tabling from 6.. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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haha lately ive only been 8 tabling. lots less stressful. holla

Sounds to me like you're letting your emotions get to you, I'm the same way so I know how you feel. Your head knows everything's fine but your stomach is turning.

This gets better with time at least it has for me. You will be better off if you can play through the downswings, your bankroll will thank you. If running bad affects your play though then a day off is better, only you can make that decision.

[lacky]

my best advice is have a daily log type spreadsheet that keeps a running total of your $/hour earnings and your total earnings (I need this for taxes anyway). After a significant amount of time (mine has been going for 2 years) daily and weekly fluctuations don't make much difference. At this point I can win $20k in a mtt and it changes my $/hour by a couple bucks.

All I use for planing is that running $/hour figure. It doesnt really matter if I'm on fire or bleeding money, in the long run I know that figure is pretty close to reality.

Steve