poker rage

[MKKfish]

I occasionaly snap pens in two or slam them into the desk, shout the c word (medium shout), or open palm slap/punch of my soft furnishings. All pretty tame.

That's when I lived by myself, when I'm around other people I can control myself easily enough. The occasional loud sigh or groan is all anyone is going to witness me doing.

A bit of rage is ok imo, like if you're watching a football game and your team gets scored on. Smashing up hardware is probably a step too far. You might want to look at that.

Are you Kenneth Williams?

[thetank]

If you want me to be

[Longy]

The red mist often descends when I am playing, though I can only recollect smashing a cup and a remote control in my time. It's weird as there is nothing else in my life that has reached the pure blind rage I sometimes feel when playing poker online, the closest I reckon is going to watch Norwich play and getting done over by some dodgy reffing decisions but even then it is not the same pure anger I feel when grinding.

I thing it is the complete lack of control over the luck factor, despite doing what you "know" is the correct play. You feel some what wronged for no good reason, I find the anger subsides very quickly and that I will be fine within 10 mins of finishing a session.

[Skgv]

lol - your brother is a legend!

Have to agreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[smileriraq]

When you know you made the correct play (although correct play is subjective ) then I dont worry about it

if i know that 9/10 Ill win the hand then on the one time i do lose I console myself with the fact that 9 previous times ive won doing the same thing

[ACE2M]

i had an unfortunate incident when late in a tournament i suffered a disgusting 2 outer or something for half my stack, i smashed the wireless mouse down hard enough to fire the batteries across the floor, whilst retreiving the batteries of course i got dealt aces and the race was on to find them and get them back in, 2 all ins in front of me and chip leading big stack within reach. I didn't make it and watched them get folded. bad times.

[keilan303]

Usually typing sh*t in the chatbox lets off enough steam, but I have a self imposed chat ban on most sites I play these days because it was getting out of hand...beyond maybe hitting the wall or my head a few times, I prefer more classic degenerate reactions to losing, like throwing a lot of money on online roulette and losing it all fast....bit like when chefs burn their hands they stick it in a bucket of boiling water...

Live I don't say anything to anyone at any time regardless....