New Rules

Not all my play sucked on Friday night, I realized after a little after-action soul searching. Early on, I used position and played only strong hands. If the pot size didn't warrant a call, I folded.

However, patience and frustration are my biggest leaks. So I'm setting a few new rules for myself and see how it will help or hurt my play next session.

The rules:

1. If card dead for two full orbits, get up and take a walk. Upon returning, if the cold decking continues, switch seats or find a new table.
   
2. Unless it's ultra-low limit poker, or I have a total monster, fold any and all straddle hands. They almost always piss me off, and that's not how I want to be playing a hand.
   
3. If it's no longer fun, leave the damn table.
   
4. Take a walk after any bad beat. Don't be pissed at the jackass, just learn from his or her mistakes. Vowing revenge is a stupid and potentially expensive move.
   
5. Deciding I'm going to "win it all back" really means I'm about to hand one or more buy-ins to the rest of the table. If there's nothing there, there's nothing there. Move on.
   

Hopefully, this will help my bankroll from taking another big smack in the crotch.