Maintain emotional control while betting

Lesson description

Emotional control is a crucial skill for all blackjack players to learn. Discover how to avoid tilting and what signs to notice when it's affecting your gameplay with Mr Blackjack.

Blackjack is a fast-paced game.

You must concentrate, pay attention to your cards, the dealer's cards, and every card played on the table.

You should also pay attention to how many cards are left in the dealer's shoe and the discard tray to calculate your bet sizing and your decision-making.

This means non-stop action every second of every minute. Some of you even play 2-3 hands at once.

The pressure of keeping track of your game, especially when the stakes are high, can cause many players to tilt and let emotions make bad decisions for them.

It's easy to fritter away your bankroll in this mental state, which is why emotional control is important.

When you are playing to win, here's what you can do to help you maintain emotional control.

It’s important, because when you are emotional, you may make decisions that are not based on mathematics and thus increase the house advantage with every turn.

Here are a few tips to keep your cool:

1. Don’t drink and gamble. There is a reason why casinos offer you free drinks when you are at the tables.
2. Get enough sleep. If you play when you're tired, you won't be making smart decisions.
3. Don’t risk what you can’t afford to lose. If you start playing scared, you will make decisions that are not EV-based, and this will affect your winnings.

Cold streaks or losing big bets can put more stress on players to win more, but this can easily make players spiral out of control with their betting. Watch our next video and find out how to keep your cool in the face of big losses.