For instance, an individual who return a wallet or a bag of cash to the respectful owner expecting that he will be gain a reward in return. But the truth of the matter is that a lot of money has been returned- with the individual returning it gaining nothing but a solemn thank you.

At school you grind yourself to study the subject you like and just skim through the subject you don’t like much expectant that you’ll get high results for your hard work. But it turned out that you got an ace on the subjects you only skimmed and a passing grade for the subjects you burn your candles on.

At work, some employees work hard to achieve promotions and salary raises but we observe that a lot of hard-working people have been ignored on promotions, laid off and been force to low grade their salaries.

The point here is that although we think that we deserve more, it is probable that will get a totally different result.

A fine example of poker entitlement would be Phil Hellmuth. Phil is identified for saying this statement: “If it wasn’t for luck, I guess I’d win them all.” This individual considers that playing with a good game plan give him the privilege to win. But now he’s knowledge is a little wider for he acknowledges that luck is a key factor in poker, but he still believes that a superior hand will win against an inferior one all the time.

This view makes Phil not take into account the other factors vital in the game. One good instance would be his outburst against poker pro Adam “Roothlus” Levy during the 2008 WSOP Main Event. This situation happens right at the start of the game where both players have deep stacks. Hellmuth raise with 99 and then Levy called with QTs. As the game progress, Phil hit a set with a 9 but Levy got the nut straight. Obviously, Phil loses in the game and then rant against Levy and belittled his game play. The reality is that Levy gave an outstanding play: Hellmuth was so distracted because of his discomfort for having the best hand by having the set but still end up loosing. This instance makes him permit to ignore the game in general because of his sense of entitlement.

Both players have deep stacks, Levy is in position and Phil has a rep as a loose player. He even commented during bet on the final card, “Could I be good enough to play QT like this?” It means that the range of his hand consists of a QT here, but he still called Levy an idiot for playing the very same hand.

If you desire to be a disciplined poker player you must get rid of any sense of privilege you may posses. In playing poker you need to be aware that you must bet your money to the best possible situation and let the chips fall into place. We usually experience that our good hands are defeated and weak plays are rewarded but all things will be balance in the end.

In the poker table, the only thing that you’re entitled with is you’ll be dealt with cards. Then all the things that will happen afterwards will depend on your own choices and fate. But keep in mind that your decisions will be the turning point of your poker career: Fate will just tell you the time that you deserve to win.