Manjerica1
Rock Star
Platinum Level
Refining some knowlodge that I took from the 'Mindset of poker' into my personal experiences...
There was this one Tuesday session — nothing special. No heater, no soul-crushing coolers, just... flow.
I wasn’t thinking. I wasn’t second-guessing. Every button I clicked felt right. I was folding hands I usually level myself into calling. bluffing spots I’d usually p*** out of. Felt like I could see through people’s souls (or at least their HUD stats).
I wasn’t chasing EV. I was EV.
I ended up final tabling a mid-stakes MTT and cashing decently, but it wasn’t even about the score. When I stood up after that session, I was like,
“Damn. What the hell was that?”
I had hit The Zone — and let me tell you, it’s addictive.
Not the ego-fueled ‘I’m a genius’ mode. The opposite.
More like NPC mode. Robotic, calm, detached.
Like I was playing the game, but the game didn’t touch me back.
And that got me thinking — how do you trigger that state? Can you hack into it, like some mental cheat code?
I started noticing patterns: (they are kinda personal but for me these are somes:
But when I hit it?
Bro. I’m not even human anymore. I’m just code executing.
There was this one Tuesday session — nothing special. No heater, no soul-crushing coolers, just... flow.
I wasn’t thinking. I wasn’t second-guessing. Every button I clicked felt right. I was folding hands I usually level myself into calling. bluffing spots I’d usually p*** out of. Felt like I could see through people’s souls (or at least their HUD stats).
I wasn’t chasing EV. I was EV.
I ended up final tabling a mid-stakes MTT and cashing decently, but it wasn’t even about the score. When I stood up after that session, I was like,
“Damn. What the hell was that?”
I had hit The Zone — and let me tell you, it’s addictive.
Not the ego-fueled ‘I’m a genius’ mode. The opposite.
More like NPC mode. Robotic, calm, detached.
Like I was playing the game, but the game didn’t touch me back.
And that got me thinking — how do you trigger that state? Can you hack into it, like some mental cheat code?
I started noticing patterns: (they are kinda personal but for me these are somes:
- No distractions. Phone in airplane mode. No Discord. No Twitch in the background.
- Body calm. Didn’t skip lunch. Wasn’t jittery from caffeine.
- Zero attachment. I genuinely didn’t care if I lost. I wasn’t chasing. I was just… playing.
- Always tanking one or 2 seconds before play
But when I hit it?
Bro. I’m not even human anymore. I’m just code executing.
