Best way to recover the mindset fast
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Best way to recover the mindset fast
I'm gonna try to explain my situation to see if anyone can help me here, since it's a new situation for me.
I've been working really hard on my mental game, and actually I've got a mindset that I never thought I had. I used to tilt fast, and get really frustration when downsings or bad beats. I did a lot of work, read a lot about positivity, learnt some yoga, etc, and that helped me a lot.
I was playing the whole SCOOP on .es, and running completely terrible, entering one of my worst downswings ever, but that didn't affect my mindset and kept playing my A-game. This eventually was gonna pay out on the last tourney of the last day of SCOOP, but a terrible bad beat left me bubble of FT. I actually ended up the SCOOP even thanxs to this result, but that hand has left me in a situation of satiety respect to poker. Not for the hand, but for the fact of taking me out of the chance to fight for the victory (which would have been my biggest win ever).
So I find myself in this situation where I find lost on how to recover my ilusion for the game. Yes, this is really recent, but sincerely never had this feeling before.
Any sugestion for this?
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What helps me most is to try to make the best decision and then not to focus that much on the outcome.
I know it's hard to get lucked away for a huge stack late in a tourney which has a huge price pool, but you can't change the cards nor influence them. Just be aware that this is the case and then try to improve in everything which is under your control like stamina, warm-up, technical skills, etc.
Another factor is also to have a solid BRM which can also help you. So you don't have to always be frightened if you hit a downswing which keeps my mind clearer.
I hope I could help a little.
Good luck in the future :)
Thank you Hans. I try to do everything you say, and I have a solid BRM, so no big deal for that. Actually, I was going, as I explained, through a big downswing in those scoop, and it didn't affect my game. I guess it's kind of seeing the result you've been waiting after a lot of work so near, than then it explodes in one hand (with a good decision)... I don't know, At the moment I'm taking a days off poker, and then I plan to study for a few days and revisit my scoops before going back to the tables, once I feel like I want. Luckily for me, I don't live out of poker.
Vanway, although you've spent a ton of time working on your mental game try and look at the big picture. You've mentioned you broke even (better than losing). You've just competed in the most difficult field and ran deep. Try to look at the positives and even in the strangest scenario damn the results. All we control is the input and so we must damn the outcome. If you put it in good or had the correct read and ran into top of range etc. be ok with the outcome. It stinks that it was the biggest spot of your career (largest payday) but really use this as fuel and that you are ready to breakthrough...just my two cents man. Keeping grinding.
Thank you David. You are right that I should be looking at the bigger picture, but sometimes is difficult :) I've come back to the game, and came back to run really bad, but I've got the first step which is not tilting again and keep playing relaxed. I guess I feel like It's just a matter of time until I get back to winnings, gotta keep focused on studying and grinding. Thank you for your reply!
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