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Poker: Mastering Responsibility & Emotion

The document discusses the importance of responsibility and emotional control in gambling, especially poker. It states that only 10% of poker players act responsibly and that gambling can be disastrous if one is losing and unable to control their emotions. It emphasizes that checking your emotions is necessary to succeed at poker and discusses the concept of "tilt," which refers to losing emotional control when losing. It advises that calm confidence is needed rather than smiling or frowning based on one's cards.

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Poker: Mastering Responsibility & Emotion

The document discusses the importance of responsibility and emotional control in gambling, especially poker. It states that only 10% of poker players act responsibly and that gambling can be disastrous if one is losing and unable to control their emotions. It emphasizes that checking your emotions is necessary to succeed at poker and discusses the concept of "tilt," which refers to losing emotional control when losing. It advises that calm confidence is needed rather than smiling or frowning based on one's cards.

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RESPONSIBILITY

“Fuck responsibility. No one is acting responsible.”

-Mark Baum, (played by Steve Carell), The Big Short

Responsibility is a matter of life and death.

Especially if we are talking about gambler’s responsibility.

I quote that quote because in my years of poker experiences, I believe that there are only 10% who is
acting responsible.

Gambling can be easy money. And that is if you always win.

But in reality, no one is always winning, especially in poker. As they say, “Hindi araw-araw pasko.”

The opposite is true. Gambling can be a disaster. Especially if you are losing. And I do believe you will
lose a lot more than winning. But there’s nothing to worry about given the following line:

EMOTIONS

If you can’t check your emotions fully, this game is not for you.

Look: If you are smiling all the time especially everytime you got good cards, if same concept when you
instilling a poker face,

But the more disastrous effect of not checking your emotions is if you are losing.

There’s a term called “tilt.”

I admit that almost anyone can tilt,

But if you can’t control your tilt,

CALM CONFIDENCE
My cons:

1. I still have a good read on what opponents are holding (especially tight players.)
Secret: Watch out how your opponents check, place their chips (throwing vs putting), declaring
words etc.

For example: Player A raised me 200 on the river, and I called him

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