I need poker therapy

I have a problem. A serious problem I think.

Poor players piss me off. Seriously, they fucking piss me off so bad.

It only seems to happen playing online, not really live, I don't understand it.

Every bad, stupid, foolish decision they make, makes my fucking blood boil.

The minimum preflop raise with 5 big blinds.

The player with 1500 in chips who bets all but 20.

The player who calls off all their chips preflop with A-10 offsuit after an all in and two calls.

The player who just calls a short stack's all in push instead of reraising.

There are too many shitty plays to list, and they all fucking piss me the hell off. I don't know why.

I know I should absolutely love playing with them, but I can't stand it, they piss me off so fucking much, and I can't help but criticize them.

This doesn't really seem to affect me during live play really, I don't get it. I play live quite a bit, but it just doesn't piss me off like it does online.


I have a problem, and I have realized I need help. The healing process has begun.

... right?


I need poker therapy.

I don't criticize them, but I have exactly the same problem. I get infuriated playing online but never do playing live. I have no explanation for it.

Live we play less players and more often play better players - when the total fish comes along live its much more appreciated and the guy who critisizes them verbally will hear it from other players once the fish has left.

Originally Posted by LirvA

The player who just calls a short stack's all in push instead of reraising.

This one confused me. Is this NL cash game play or tournament? I have extremely little experience with cash game play - but in tournaments I call short stacks all ins often because there range is much more open, so there are many hands worth seeing a flop with but I'm not going to isolate with marginal hands in fear of a monster being behind me.
Also will call with aces or kings inviting another player into the pot as well so the call can also looks strong. Anyways understand you OP but this part just lost me.

I think live poker players are much worse, well here they are anyways. I tend to get more mad when they suck out on me, because then I have to see the enjoyment on their face after they win the hand, while I'm pissed off. At least online I don't have to see this online....

Yea, I was referring to tournament play.

I am a big proponent of isolating a short stack's all in with a reraise preflop. Unless they are really short, I'll usually fold marginal hands and just reraise with good ones.

I just can't stand it when someone calls with AJ or 88 instead of reraising in that situation.

Gotta isolate.

I don't get pissed anymore, (especially) in tourneys, cause I'm mainjack my self, and I have seen alot of sick stuff - it used to piss me off when I knew what my opponents where holding, but I could not make them fold a better hand, even though they should have - I don't anymore, I get pissed on my self, for trying to make someone that cant fold to fold - after all, it was not them that did something wrong, but I, when they called all-in with bottom pair versus my draw.

when bad plays gets rewarded in a pot where Im not involved, I just laugh - when it's your turn to play the cards, the trick is to realize that it's a peoples game, play the man, and the cards, ofc.

I don't really get pissed off "at" anyone. I just seem to be pissed off in general when playing online.

Good advice Junior.

ofc?

of course?