1. Take a breath. Realize that this poker hand is one of several thousand hands you could play during any given hour. If you got your money in with the best of it, you did all that you could do, and it is only the nature of luck that lost the hand.

2. In the long run, good play is rewarded. Though over a short span, lucky poker players might rake up all the money, eventually over time they will give it all back. Stay in your head. Be there to rake it up when his small percentage shots to take the pot don’t come through. That will happen. Stay in your game.

3. If you are too angry to play well, consider taking a little break. Go on a walk. Drink some water. Watch TV or read a book. The great thing about poker online is that the games are always running, and will be there when you get back.

4. Don’t lose your cool. Those players like Phil Hellmuth who flip out and want to curse others for their bad playthey just look ridiculous. Take another breath. You too will be the one sucking out some time. And more often your hand will hold. Stay in the mind to let that happen.

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