Re: When to quit in STT
Is it to much phycological post ?
Not at all... you hit 2 interesting and inter-related concepts at the same time, bankroll management and poker psychology.
Bankroll management is what allows you to confidently take those small edges which combine to become your overall profit. Downswings will happen to every player who puts in enough volume to have a significant sample size.
My thought is that generating a 'negative' mindset, either at the start of a session or because the cards are not falling well for you is a form of tilt... and one that is almost as dangerous as the better known 'angry tilt'... will try to explain:
- Feeling negative about your chances or risk of being sucked out on leads to more 'passive play', this kind of poker - with smaller bet sizes and checking behind more often, gives more free cards = more suckouts... which leads to more doom and gloom and so even more passive (losing!) behaviour at the tables.
Long reply - but basically agreeing with the original post. Stopping a session before it has really started if you find you are not playing your 'A game' or start to feel negative is a good characteristic!!
Cheers, Mark | 
