what is tilt and when to notice it

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Hi all, What I was wanting to ask is what is tilt, I've been seeing this poker term around a lot lately and was wanting to know what it actually is, and how you can combat it?

any advice would be great
 
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Tilt is a poker term for a state of mental or emotional confusion or frustration in which a player adopts a less than optimal strategy. An example would be when you get a bad beat,lose with Aces or some good hand and you start getting angry playing bad cards or playing bad. To combat the tilt you can take a break :D
 
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It's anything that throws you off. Could be a distraction, could be a bad beat. You usually get angry then start doing stupid stuff.

You have to keep your cool and make good decisions.
 
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When you realize that he was on tilt immediately stop trying to play poker.
 
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Tilt in poker mean you are letting your emotion get in the way in making decision.You are no longer focus in play thus bad for your bankroll.
 
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tilt usually happens when people lose to bad beat like magical rivers happens to me alot
 
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Tilt. It is so many things. Some good simple summations above.

As far as when to notice it, well, ASAP. After the fact can be devastating.

As soon as you see yourself doing anything that is making you play in a way that is sub optimal, it is time to quit.

Google something like "Tilt and poker" or whatever. You can never know too much about this.
 
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Tilt is something that will destroy your game, because it is something you can carry around way past that one hand that caused you to get angry in the first place. I carried a lot of it around when I first came to CC, and I done just what you are doing. I asked a lot of questions, so I would know what it is. Like has been said, when you notice it, stop playing. Then think about what you could have done differently to keep you from tilting. Many times you will see there was nothing you could have done, so why get mad. But I do know, you can play poorly and get mad at yourself and tilt, but the best thing you can do at that point is to learn from your mistake, and take a note of it and go on to the next hand. It took me 6 months to over come tilting. Hope it don't take that long for you. There is no place for it in your game. GL to you
 
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I recommend "The mental game of poker" Jared Tandler, hope will help you
 
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Mental game of poker when you loose very big hands. When the player loose few hands and he is raising pushing all in or anything like that. Then he is "tilt"
 
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When this happens at once understand. Is desirable that it was not.
 
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often faced with tilt, hard to deal with it ... but I try and make progress periodically
 
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I recommend "The mental game of poker" Jared Tandler, hope will help you

On that note, Jared did a great video for Leak Buster that's up on youtube for free. Recommend it to everyone... solid video:

 
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Tilting is basically right before a meltdown.. it's when somebody bets half there stack and you call with A high and was right, or "Rob was on tilt because of the 2 outer on the river" You recognize it usually when a player acts faster and more aggro, or they just hit the table or just look distraught. It happens the more you realize that this is part of the game and recover from it the better you get. I never seen anyone do good once they tilted. Sometimes but rarly, so find those tilters and show time the nuts when they start throwing chips in the middle
 
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I would explain tilting is playing hands based on emotions rather than sound judgement. Best way to avoid is to try to remember that variance is part of the game and generally sound strategy will win out. If you find that you are making decisions based on emotional as opposed to logical reasoning, it is best to remove yourself from the game to recollect your composure.
 
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If none of these work in lessening tilt, players are advised to leave the game and not return to playing until they have shaken off the results that led to the tilt.
Tilt has to be taken seriously and one must realize immediately when being on tilt. Taking a break from poker is the best option
 
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Tilt is normal in the inicial career of new players, tilt is like you loose one hands with something, and that hand effect your game, so you play in the diferente way (worse way) So that's a problem in the beggining but with some time you'll say something like akkarri, team pro "Don't exist any bad beat, that will change my way to play)
 
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You must be one chilled out guy to not know what tilt is ! Surely you have experienced lots of bad beats ?

But in fairness... before I started playing Poker I couldn't understand why a poker room would call itself 'FULL TILT' I thought to myself, what a strange name for a poker room.... Now it makes a lot of sense...
 
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Hi all, What I was wanting to ask is what is tilt, I've been seeing this poker term around a lot lately and was wanting to know what it actually is, and how you can combat it?

any advice would be great

It feels like anger... you can´t see properly and therefore you play very bad poker.

You must get up and walk away from your computer. Go for a glass of wáter, or a cup of tea, wash your face and come back to the table fresh. ALWAYS be PATIENT!! and enjoy
 
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When you have a very good card and you invest a lot of money in the pot and the river gets on the board and you loose a big pot. And in the next hand you go all in
 
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Tilt will start a lot quicker when you are tired. If you are getting a bit weary its always a good idea to finish off your session.
 
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Anyone you let emotion cloud your judgement you should probably take a break
 
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Tilt is just before the ship sinks !!!
 
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Obviously there are a lot of great examples of what tilt is and how to recognise and combat.

My best move a couple decades ago was a book Zen In The Art of Archery.
It's obviously a book about Zen and archery, but it can teach you how to control your state of mind and more importantly be constantly aware of it.
 
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Hi.
Tilt it is when you are so nervious and doing bad actions.
usually it is being after someone wins you with worse cards and maybe several times. of course you must sorry for my english and find more competent description but the meaning I conveyed.
so the best way to get rid of this is physical exercise.
yes you must to get up from the computer oк other device and do push ups or squats or something else. By the way it is good for your body, and usual city dweller has a weak body so kill two birds with one stone (in Russian instead birds hares :))
you must do at least 20-25 (maybe more) times and breathe hard.
after this you can drink water or something like this and sit to play.

maybe it is later to write this post but I think it is very imortant.
 
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