How to Lose, Gracefully

With the right frame of mind, luck, logic, position, you turn your deuce-sevens to pocket rockets. You gain the discernment and humility to fold a good hand when it’s not the strongest. You know that a chip stack can be a tool, a fortress or a strap, and you fight out yours until another large stack is born. You play above the rail. You plan the man, not just the cards. You show respect, you commend your opponent when you’ve been well outplayed. You shift gears right when you need to get up to speed. You learn to live with a bad beat, but never be hampered by defeat – thereby comprehending what it means to move forward. You put method to madness, logic to luck. You gain the temperance of never going on tilt. You value the company of friends you play with. You win. Most importantly, you learn how to lose, gracefully.