how long do u plan on playing?

[PShabi]

People,

You do need to keep in mind that it is possible, and highly likely at some point in your "career" that you'll be playing good, even great poker, and still lose. Hell, you can play perfect poker and still lose over a substantial amount of hands.

That's why I don't make monetary goals.

- Play X amount of hands this week/month.
- Don't play when distracted.
- Stop playing if I am stuck in a "bad session" and lose control of my emotions.

If you can identify certain areas where you've "leaked" make a goal to identify them while playing and focus on improving there.

For example, I STILL leak on the river in my LHE games. Someone will be calling me down and the most disastrous card can fall on the river. A lot of times, I'll just make a bet out of anger, got popped, and then call when I should be check/calling.

I'm making a deliberate effort to focus on improving this.