Are you in a bad mood today? You do not know how to spend your day and it seems like nobody can make you happy? So, it is time to go and switch on your computer. Let ‘ s play Texas Holdem ! It will make your day positive. At least, Australian psychologists believe that it is a good idea to play poker when you are feeling blue.

Advices for Texas Holdem poker beginners are very simple. And most beginners think that they should follow such advices without a doubt. But some of the advices are really controversial and dubious. For example, Texas Holdem pros say that you should play only when you are in good conditions and mood. But if you play in a good mood it is difficult to evaluate the opponents, your success and the current game flow. It is much better to play Texas Holdem when you are in normal working mood or even in a small depression. This condition is called “depressive realism”.

People in a good mood do not take a careful look at every small detail. They tend to play predictable. They do not mention changes, they do not think much about their decisions. Good mood motivates people to play without thinking. On the contrary people in a bad mood tend to evaluate things objectively. Upset person is a kind of bore Texas Holdem player and this type of player is the worst rival. He takes a serious look at every aspect of the game, thinks about details, memorizes and analyzes them.

Australian psychologists from New South Wales University say that bad mood forces a person to be more concentrated. Such people at the same time are quite good in memorization. The psychologists analyzed specifics of decisions by people who were in different conditions and mood. The conclusions of Australian psychologists can be applied to Texas Holdem poker. A player with “depressive realism” doesn’t overestimate skills of his opponents. “Depressive realism” will help to read bluff. According to the researches a person with a “depressive realism” makes hasty decisions quite rare. And he doesn’t depend on prejudice. Psychologists asked experimental people to explain why they made one or another decision. And people who were in a bad mood explained all their decisions by strong arguments unlike experimental people who were in a good mood. People with a low spirit were really critical to people around.

Probably you have heard that people play Texas Holdem poker the same way they behave in the real life. This statement is proved by the following fact. Decision mechanism is always the same! Thereby we can make a conclusion that bad mood can help to win in Texas Holdem poker.

At the same time bad mood can harm. You might easily lose if you think all the time about your problems. And I experienced it in my career. And there is another disadvantage if you are in a bad mood. Every defeat makes your mood even worse and can ruin your day. So, the main thing is to abstract away from your problems when you are playing Texas Holdem poker. All your problems should be latent. Probably this is the best approach to poker if we take into account researches of Australian psychologists.

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