Gambling lessons: four things that I could never overcome or deal with when I was gambling

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1) greedIt got to the point where I started counting games that I wanted to bet on but didn&#x27;t bet on (because I did not feel I had a strong enough angle) as losses. So I started chasing when those games hit because I blamed myself for not betting on them.2) Bad luckNothing makes a gambler tilt faster than bad luck. Whether it be a bad call, a bad bounce, or an injury, this was something I could never deal with in a positive manner.3) LosingI could not deal with losing. Even three wins could not make up for a loss. To this day, I recall almost every big loss I ever had, but a very few of the wins.4) Time ManagementMost people worry about money management but my biggest problem was time management. I was never able to compartmentalize my life. My gambling bled into everything I did, and I mean everything. I was capping night and day, and watching sports or keeping track of scores on my phone the rest of time.Feel free to add your own to the list...

begginerboy · Answer

1) greedIt got to the point where I started counting games that I wanted to bet on but didn&#x27;t bet on (because I did not feel I had a strong enough angle) as losses. So I started chasing when those games hit because I blamed myself for not betting on them.2) Bad luckNothing makes a gambler tilt faster than bad luck. Whether it be a bad call, a bad bounce, or an injury, this was something I could never deal with in a positive manner.3) LosingI could not deal with losing. Even three wins could not make up for a loss. To this day, I recall almost every big loss I ever had, but a very few of the wins.4) Time ManagementMost people worry about money management but my biggest problem was time management. I was never able to compartmentalize my life. My gambling bled into everything I did, and I mean everything. I was capping night and day, and watching sports or keeping track of scores on my phone the rest of time.Feel free to add your own to the list...

nature1970 · Answer

horses, buying into the spin on tvg... so many bad outcomes.after a while I found hit the mute button helped the win loss columnnow when i engage with horse races. I take money.

Sidehatch · Answer

Well, that&#x27;s why I tried to read what the pros had to say about tilt and career losers when I first started playing poker and sports betting. It totally helped me realize when I was on megatilt, how often to take breaks, when to walk away, and when to comfortably take the occasional larger risk. It also helps that the first $100 bet I ever made, I ended up losing due to my starting pitcher getting domed by a 100 mph line drive and losing by a half run due to defensive indifference - it taught me that even when you&#x27;ve got a "lock," everything can still fall apart due to utter randomness.I don&#x27;t lose sleep about any bets I make these days, as a result.

begginerboy · Answer

As I said in another post, "Probably only 2-3% of the population has the emotional, psychological makeup to handle the rigors of gambling over the long haul without losing their shirt." You might be one of those 2-3%. Knowing you are tilting, chasing or needing a break is one thing, doing something about it is another.

searchwarrant · Answer

Deep six recollection of bad beats. Gamblers worst enemy. Ask would played last night and I couldn&#x27;t tell you.

Daddy_Freddie · Answer

This "talking point" really should have been listed as #1 overall!

Time Management-Most people worry about money management but my biggest problem was time management. I was never able to compartmentalize my life. My gambling bled into everything I did, and I mean everything. I was capping night and day, and watching sports or keeping track of scores on my phone the rest of time.

I say this because what has helped me to grasp a broader sense of everything was to practice, read, and work on methods that I have acquired and learned during my work week (I usually spend 2 hours a night with this) and then put cash through the window at the book here in Las Vegas ONLY on one of my days off when I have 2 or more plays.

Once you start chasing or forcing action your going down a slippery slope.

Gambling lessons: four things that I could never overcome or deal with when I was gambling

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