Getting mad after losing live, yet not caring when online

I think its obvious - and I am surprised that no one has said this.

These are your buddies - these are guys you probably talk to all the time about your poker playing - you want to beat them to show them all what a good poker player you are. So when you lose, you are embarassed to have lost. The people online are nobodies to you. They are just chips for you to take. Its a totally different dynamic.

Its funny because I have a long-standing game with my buddies as well - going on 7 years now - and it is the one game where I honestly don't care if I win or lose. It is about the social aspect. Now that I take poker seriously, I crave that opportunity to just have some fun with the guys.

May I suggest that you adopt a similar approach. Clearly with all the money you are making, you don't need to take $$$ from your friends - so just play it like a fun night and let it go.

[Godfather80]

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I think its obvious - and I am surprised that no one has said this.

These are your buddies - these are guys you probably talk to all the time about your poker playing - you want to beat them to show them all what a good poker player you are. So when you lose, you are embarassed to have lost. The people online are nobodies to you. They are just chips for you to take. Its a totally different dynamic.

Its funny because I have a long-standing game with my buddies as well - going on 7 years now - and it is the one game where I honestly don't care if I win or lose. It is about the social aspect. Now that I take poker seriously, I crave that opportunity to just have some fun with the guys.

May I suggest that you adopt a similar approach. Clearly with all the money you are making, you don't need to take $$$ from your friends - so just play it like a fun night and let it go.

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Bingo, bango, bongo, Vince. Nail on head.

[Joshssj4]

My buddies accompanied me to this homegame. The people I was playing with are not by any means my buddies. The guy that busted me playing like a retard is actually someone I rather despise. I consider him scum.

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My buddies accompanied me to this homegame. The people I was playing with are not by any means my buddies. The guy that busted me playing like a retard is actually someone I rather despise. I consider him scum.

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All the more reason you would want to beat him.

It is clear that these are personal issues. I imagine that if you went to a casino and played against complete strangers, you would play more like you do online - or perhaps not - perhaps you are not so disciplines a player yet that you can overcome the personality issues.

[rwanger]

So, did you not bring enough money to rebuy and then bust him?

[nickg1532]

i'm actually the opposite. if i get mad/frustrated, it tends to be when i'm playing online. when i'm playing live, though, and take a bad beat it really doesn't get my blood boiling the way it sometimes does online. i stay much more relaxed when i'm playing live. maybe its just because i've played much more online, and haven't had to deal with an extended downswing live.