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Thursday, July 09, 2009

yeah yeah 2 and a half years

OK so maybe blogs are hard to keep up. I've been keeping a running commentary on some google spreadsheets about my play for the last few days. If you are into viewing low stakes poker send me an email or leave a comment and I'll publish them so they are readable.

The main thing I seem to be learning is somewhat reminiscent of a line from Bangkok Dangerous.

"When you start to think that it might be time to get out, it is." or something like that.

I refer to that thought as my voices. Sadly I don't always listen to them and start to lose.

I think it's a Law of Attraction kind of thing. You start to think failure and failure comes to you. Think positive, confident, alert, focused thoughts and you do better.

One problem I think I have is sort of trying to think of nothing, of stillness. Once you realize you have achieved it, stillness is broken, vacuum fills. One must learn the mind, no mind.

By realizing that I am up in the chip count, I wonder if I should get out while ahead. As soon as that thought enters my head I start to lose. I need to learn to leave then.