Quote from: maydna on Today at 07:57:04 AM

Quote from: hedgeh0g on December 27, 2023, 08:29:19 PM

Quote from: maydna on December 27, 2023, 04:15:14 PM

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Yes, after all, he cannot be called a real professional. Maybe he was one until this moment, but the fact of the matter is that a true professional is completely tested by time and the most difficult situations, after which he managed to survive, and in some even emerged victorious. After all, at a common table everyone is a rival, and even if it were filled with professional players, there will still be only one winner. They can even play very well and not make mistakes, in which case luck will decide who to put in first place. Still, they prefer to hunt for weak players and not get involved in difficulties, unless of course these weak players piss them off)

Yes, perhaps he is still a professional gambler with all his gambling abilities. But he must be able to accept that there are beginner gamblers who can beat him at gambling so that he can feel that perhaps his gambling abilities have decreased so he needs to learn more to improve his abilities. As a professional gambler, he should be able to control himself well and not be provoked by his emotions, especially if a novice gambler beats him. It is natural for him to lose control of himself while gambling, especially because a novice gambler has beaten him.

I would call it a test of strength or a kind of exam for a professional player. If you endured it easily and did not succumb to emotions that affected the game, then OK. If you succumbed to emotions and started making wrong decisions that the player would not have made if he were calm, then you need to continue to learn and improve.

It is also important to remember this moment. Probably when professionals watched this excerpt, some recognized themselves in his place and laughed. However, it was a shame for those who, because of this situation, were forced to end their career as a professional player.