After watching the Tournament of Champions today on ESPN I was stoked to watch as my favorite player Mike Mattusow won the title (I knew he won beforehand but watching was still a lot of fun). I was so enthusiastic about his win immediately after I decided to go online and play some ring poker.

Big Mistake.

I really reccomend anyone not playing in short-handed games to NOT play immediately after watching a final table on TV. I couldn't help myself from being much more agressive thean my normal self. Luckily for me I still only play $2 buy-in NLE and after about one buy-in realized my mistake and stopped. I know I too am only a beginner but it seems that poker is truly a game where u cannot let emotions good or bad interfere with your play.

Just my 2 cents.