Most people don't find themselves dreaming about a case of amnesia. This is usually because memory loss is generally the result of blunt force trauma to the head or the sort of pharmaceutical combinations that would have made Gerry Garcia nervous. Unfortunately, amnesia is a vital trait for any poker player.
During a Holdem tournament or a ring game it doesn't benefit a player to live in the past. Whether you have just won the biggest pot of your life, or lost your shirt as the result of a bitter bad beat, good poker players must learn to just let it go and forget it happened. There are a number of very good reasons for this.
If you have just had some really good success and doubled or tripled the size of your stack, the euphoria over this victory can make a player reckless. Playing a happy and careless sort of poker is a good way to give back all the chips you have recently won. There is nothing wrong with playing with confidence, but don't let the artificial air of invincibility that comes from a big win change the way you play.
While it is good to put your victories quickly behind you, it is much more important to forget your defeats. If somebody has just taken you to the cleaners, the natural, human response is to want to get them back. Chasing some empty vendetta while trying to quickly rebuild your bankroll is a good way to go broke at the table.
Most people can accomplish amnesia without taking a blow to the head. It can be done by force of will, but its not as easy as it sounds. Forgetting a past hand may not be as difficult as forgetting your first love, but it isn't easy and like anything else takes practice.
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