Top 5 Ways to Beat Tilt in Poker

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The truth is that it is frustrating when we do our best game and an opponent beats us with bad cards but incredibly matches community cards; like other situations that have happened to me, that playing online poker when I'm about to win a big table I drop the internet or software fails; we may fall into a tilt state at that moment the detail is to get out of this fast and take the advice as: Do not get emotional, wait for Downswings, understand when you are inclined, keep doing the right things and take a break.
 
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the truth is that there is no exact formula that helps, and I think if you feel you're in a tilt you've already lost
 
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Another great article and this time of utmost importance for a poker player, very complete and also with excellent tips to combat the tilt. Every time I have to do the weekly tasks what I enjoy most is reading these interesting articles and also very educational. I will take into account this hahahaha yua that I usually go into tilt many times when I run into players who make me a barbased that take me out of it and then the bad beats.
 
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Unbelievable! Is this article new or old? I swear to God, I thought I had tilt under control but today I almost wiped of my bankroll from entitlement tilt.

Playing the 0.25 spin n go and somehow I got the 6x multiplier a lot of times and I managed to lose every time either by bad play or bad beat. I was so tilted with the thought that I SHOULD win them or that a higher power own me a favor for the previous bad beats to make up for at least one. I was so tilted I played a couple of higher shark-infested spin n goes, played some tourneys beyond my bankroll proper buyins and played ultra aggressive cash games.

I end up losing even more. I was so tilted, I took a towel, made it like a ball and started throwing punches until my hand hurt. That didnt calm me down a little. The even worst thing was the rage and entitlement tilt started to get hold of my daily life out of poker. I was angry that this or that wasnt where it SHOULD be or expected by some higher power or something.

Nothing could calm me. I went to google. Typed get over poker tilt and results lead me to this article. Which made me realise the fallacy of entitlement tilt and instantly calmed me.

Because of all the anger, I was unresponsive to the daily routines I should do, I felt sick in my stomach and I wanted to just sit at the bed doing nothing. The part of playing abc contrary to letting tilt make you take emotional decisions made me continue my day as usual and snap out of tilt.

So, thanks Cardschat for helping me not going broke and keep my sane!!
 
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With time and experience I learn to control a little bit the tilt.I still have sometimes a mini tilt moments:eek: but it's far from what it was a couple of years ago.

When I see that I start to take the game and bad beat personally and not as a part of variance I usually take a break from poker.It can be a day or week even a month or two all depend how big the down swing was.

There is no magic formula we are all human and it's not easy to completely shut down our emotion in poker.
 
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For me playing and losing has helped keep an even mindset when losing and winning not getting to high or low for each.
 
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Seems to me that you are your own worst enemy when you are on tilt. It happens to me all the time. I know that you have to keep your emotions in check playing poker but when you get hit with a bad beat it's hard. Taking a break would be the best thing to do. Now if I can only do that. Lol
 
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Getting emotional about tilt is a serious problem. Of this problem I suffer straight because I often enter the table just to see a flop, no matter what happens.
In Ps I'm in Downswings great, that's what makes my game tense, because whenever I'm there, I remember I need to get out of Downswings, it's been messing me up.
 
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Tilting can come from other places rather then just the table I find. As much as I love playing, family matters tend to come into play and is priority if a your a family man.

Trying to play competitively in a busy life style environment can definitely lead to making mistakes and playing a poor game, which can all lead to tilting. And when tilt hapeens, bankrolls suffer.

This scenario is probably felt more by tournament players.

:stupido:
 
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Thanks for the articles and tips are very good, the tilt is something I have to control, often you can affect another tournament you are playing, and the tilt can end up losing a tournament in which you came good.
 
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Very interesting article.. It's takes a lot of experience to deal with bad beats the right way. From my personal experience I used to get tilted based on a lot pre flop all in unfavorable outcomes like 80% against 20% (AA against a lower pair) not realizing its not so rare to get beaten with that kind of hand
 
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take a break? why?

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO :confused:
A lot of people and articles advice to take a break from a poker.
But what you solved by that? You just forget what happened, so it can happen again in the future, you just delay your anger to next game.!!!!

I think you should analyze your play(right after playing,) or (still on tilt) with somebody who play really well and he can tell you straight away what could be wrong about your play, so you will find a lot of times, you could play better this hand.

Also you should put a questions to yourselves: Why I am on tilt?, Didn't I know what is poker about?, How could I play better this situation? What I do next so it will not happen again in next game? and so on,
than you can analyze and find out the answers, so you can prevent your bad game OR your bad emotions to happen again.
 
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Video of Negreanu helped me with tilt.Here is a link.
 
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Good article. Being well fed and well rested can help avoid going over the edge on tilt.
 
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I don't deal with Tilt! I let the opponents to suffer from it :p
 
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Nice article but seems like I don't need it!I have experienced so many bad beats online like many other players which make me think like what happened is the standard outcome ha ha plus I am an easing going guy both in real life and whenever I play.

Having someone calling other fish etc makes more ''angry'' than a cooler. Stop playing after a bad beat is the most helpful of all,especially in cash games, many players after a bad beat try to gather again their lost money and that makes them extremely vulnerable at the tables!!
 
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The slope occurs with any player.I, to reduce the loss, I advise you to use the responsible gaming button.I always put a limit on the buy-in.
 
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almost always happens when I get many donkeys at the tables it is crucial to know that entering this state is just one of the emotions or feelings that participate in our way of being and act accordingly, so I go outside and take a little of water and I return to sit at the relaxed table
 
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If you are easy tiltable person, just get a break, look your hands in a replayer, analize. Just try to take control at the every hand. Add one more table, if you totally control situation at the active table. (you can watch hand histories and make non-automatic decisions when you are in the pot). The best way to not get tilted - don't play for the money you can't loose :D
 
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My problem is taking a losing session in stride. If I'm ahead in a game and don't get off the table at my peak I'll stick around until I go bust trying to get all my money back and more. I need to learn to walk away a little disappointed rather than disgusted.
 
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TILT!!! sr8 degenerate behavior, heres 1 of mine

honestly, online poker only way controlling tilt , shut the computer off,
get out of the house!!

drive fast telling yourself how much of a dumbazz you are, then after the self verbal abuse, park the car and gently sooth talk , calm down.

call your girl, and go from there. (even better pay for a lap dance at nearest strip club)

(don't drink, and get back online felt!!! lol)
 
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Poker is very similar to a real life. And of course sometimes you loose your game and start getting emotional about tilts. But the thing is that you should stay calm and be patient to overcome it. You should have confidence but at the same time be ready to loose and try to accept it. It's a great psychological training that helps in Poker and in Life. You must understand that the situation is changeable and you will win next time. But you must keep going.
 
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tilt is never a "happy" place that is for sure ,but to rid of it or atleast contain it , we all need to be in the right frame of mind with little to no fatigue in our systems if we have a losing day we just need to cut our losses and continue playing to the best of our abilities ,continue studying, get better each day ,losing is a part of the game just as much is winning ,of course we all love to win but we all hate to lose especially to a hand we have dominated constantly so with tilt its a love hate relationship my recommendation would be to if we are having a bad day and feel like the poker gods are against us to just shut it down for the day if it continues for the next couple days then to stay away for a few weeks ,go on a vacation get refreshed and come back when you feel ripe and ready the bankroll is not going anywhere but if you continue to play while on "TILT" then it will be gone before you no it ..i wish all the best of luck
 
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I still tilt during tournament.
When all running good and then come a bad beats.
Now begin dunk play, in this tournament and all others.
When out of all games, I have to stop poker till the next day.
 
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