I agree ... great thread.

I'm only starting out ... but the few times I have lost big in a single session (relative to the stakes of course) have been the times I either didnt have a plan or abandoned my plan.

Last night I did the dumbest thing ... played solid on an aggressive table for an hour, was up 80BB, then lost it all on the last two hands I played becuase I decided the opposition was so loose I pushed AJ to a re-raise, then played K9s trying to win it back. Abandoned plan = loss. Stick to plan = finish night up 80BB.

I'm going to book mark this thread and read it every time I abandon the plan ... hopefully I won't be back often