Misplaced Passion

Passion is a great thing. Without passion neither Valentino nor Fabio would have had much in the way of careers. The problem is when passion becomes misplaced and drives a person to some seriously irrational behavior. It is this sort of misappropriated passion that makes a person cut off their own ear over a case of perfectly normal puppy love. While the chances are pretty low that anybody at the poker table will be performing ritualistic self mutilation as a way of expressing their feelings about a bad beat, becoming too emotionally attached to the occasional disaster at the river can result in a big chunk of your bankroll being sliced off.