Over-Emotional? Play Tournament Poker

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If you’re anything like we are, your dog takes a severe beating every time yet another three-outer spikes to take your hard-earned dough off the table. But does emotion have any place at all in poker? Suspected android Hank from Cards Speak examines:

“In answer to the question, “Do emotional poker players have an advantage in tournament poker?” I think the jury is still out. Plenty of players who don’t outwardly display emotion (Lederer, Greenstein, Ivey) have had better results than anyone, but “emotional players” have had their share of victories as well. My gut tells me that emotion might give a player a little edge somewhere, but I can’t quite work it out. The emotional player has more at stake in a way, and higher stakes may result in better play.

Or maybe they’re just goofballs who catch cards. “

Okay, so he doesn’t answer the question, but getting there is half the fun. Trust us, we’re on perma-tilt this week, and are on at least level three coping with the loss of Oddjack. That, we think, puts us square in “denial,” then next comes “egging our boss’ house,” followed by “sobbing into the bottom of a deep glass of Canadian Club.” Or something like that.

Poker and Emotion [Cards Speak]