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RE: A Poker Paradox: Sometimes Winning Can Hurt More Than Losing
I always try to look at money this way - unless it's actually mine, I didn't lose anything. I know it's sometimes hard to think that way, but it's healthy. Your tournament sounded great - meeting Negreanu, Hansen, Katchalov, Devilfish and the others, damn, I'd love that.
PS:
Schadenfreude (/ˈʃɑːdənfrɔɪdᵊ/; German: [ˈʃaːdn̩ˌfʁɔɪdə] ( listen); lit. 'harm-joy') is pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. Borrowed from German into English and several other languages, it is a feeling of joy that comes from seeing or hearing about another person's troubles or failures.
Dunno why you kept saying that word haha.
I didn't reallly delve into the long followup after the tournament, but after I busted I was happy when certain people busted quickly after me: Jordan Rich finished 5th after being chipleader by playing a hand really terribly. His pain soon after my bustout gave me a little solace. And it's an extremely common feeling in poker to hate on and root against others and be happy when they fail when you are in direct competition with your opponents.
Alright, now it makes sense lol.