Keep Your Poker Separate From Your Other Gambling
Introduction.
If you’re a serious poker player – chances are you’re a serious gambler too. That means you won’t just be trying your skill or luck at poker, or even just cards, but will also be found at the roulette tables, betting on sports events and even trying the slot machines. All of which is fine of course, but do you need to think in terms of separate accounts for each of your gaming choices or just have one money-roll that you bet from?
How disciplined are you?
If she keeps her cards there - where's she hidden her poker money roll?
Everyone’s different of course but basically it comes down to just how disciplined are you about keeping pots of money separate and whether or not you have one game that you’d rather play and bet on above all others. If it is the case that poker is the only game for you, then you’re probably tempted to have just the one money roll, as chances are if you go out to play poker – then any others will be of little interest to you. However, if you do like to bet on other things then keeping separate rolls to bet with could just turn a bad night into a better one. Imagine you’re the absolute poker fanatic, but have a poor night and lose badly. You’re bound to go home licking your wounds – albeit determined to win that money back next time. However, even if you’re an absolute poker fanatic but split some money off from your roll for a few hands of blackjack or a few turns of the roulette wheel … then If you were to have a bad night at the poker tables, you can at least lighten up a bit and just have some fun at another game to hopefully lift your mood. Even better, if you’ve had a good night at the poker table – then you don’t need to raid your poker winnings to play another betting game or have a flutter on a race the day after.
Keep your poker separate – keep your psyche up!
Apart from not being tempted to use your poker money roll for something else, there’s also a psychological reason for keeping them separate. If you have one money roll that you bet from and have a bad run of luck, subconsciously you can carry that ‘losing feeling’ into another game. Simply by having a separate money roll for your poker – subconsciously you’ll be starting afresh, leaving behind that losing streak!