Do you tilt after very unpleasant hand outcomes or bad beats?

[coldwest]

Personally, I am calm about this, because I understand that this is part of the game and this cannot be avoided. But I know people who break keyboards and monitors because of this. How do you deal with it?

 

[mina271]

I don't see any reason to tilt then. When you play poker, you always have to expect that you can lose and accept it. People who think they have a reason to tilt may not have really understood the game or they are not doing proper bankroll management. No one is invincible in poker and even if you're very good, you always have to expect to be defeated. People tilt because they think they should have won a certain hand, but as long as the river hasn't been laid, the game has not yet been decided and supposedly best hands often end up as less good hands than you had thought. But it is also part of poker to accept losses and learn how to deal with them as well as possible

 

[badbanking79]

Even if I agree with Mina271, then I do think tilt is a part of the game. If I feel I am loosing "unfairly" I sometimes change poker client, just like getting a nice new view and perspective. You might wanna try that, no guarantee that helps but thats life.

 

[dreamer13]

Bad beats are a common part of poker and strong players must learn to accept them. Sometimes you'll be blown out of the pot on the river by an opponent's unexpected draw, it's as inevitable as sunrise in the morning. You will occasionally lose pots to weak players due to a bad beat, but most of the time they will lose to you due to low play. Some players get very annoyed with a bad beat and go on tilt. You cannot let a bad beat affect your play. If you are upset after it, get up from the table for one hand and take a walk. If you are playing, discard your cards or leave the game for a while. You can return to the game when you cool down.

 

[Pavel1203733]

Hello. In these cases i just wait for few minutes and try do not think about anything important.
After some time minds become calm and this condition finishes.

 

[sincos]

First of all, you need to realize that there will be a lot of bad days in poker.... Therefore, you need to be cold-blooded....

 

[YevheniiKobliuk]

I take it easy, it's part of the game, for example, I was losing all-in all day, but in the last freeroll I got lucky and managed to reach the final table. (Though there was a trap.)
Yesterday's freeroll with a prize pool of $500. Villain opens 2bb, I go all-in with my 8bb (I was the shortest). And here is the hand. I was more angry with myself for one mistake that cost me a stack on the pre-final table. I could have made it to the final with a good stack, but some stupidity took it away from me.

 

[steve01991]

no, its not worth going nuts over something out of your control. sometimes i get lucky too so it works out.

 

[Ruslan L]

Personally, I am calm about this, because I understand that this is part of the game and this cannot be avoided. But I know people who break keyboards and monitors because of this. How do you deal with it?

I treat such situations very calmly. For me, poker is fun and I will never be nervous about losing a game. I only play with the money I won in freerolls, so in general I have no reason to be nervous.

 

[coldwest]

I treat such situations very calmly. For me, poker is fun and I will never be nervous about losing a game. I only play with the money I won in freerolls, so in general I have no reason to be nervous.

It's great that you don't get nervous about this, because there are people who depend on poker for their lives and they are very worried (people without a competent bankroll)

 

[coldwest]

I take it easy, it's part of the game, for example, I was losing all-in all day, but in the last freeroll I got lucky and managed to reach the final table. (Though there was a trap.)
Yesterday's freeroll with a prize pool of $500. Villain opens 2bb, I go all-in with my 8bb (I was the shortest). And here is the hand. I was more angry with myself for one mistake that cost me a stack on the pre-final table. I could have made it to the final with a good stack, but some stupidity took it away from me.




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Nice deep run mate, next time only top 1 😁😁😁

 

[COMIRRR]

There is that momentary frustration when I lose, but I get over it quickly because before entering the game I take the risk of this happening and losing so I know in advance what to expect!

 

[G0930]

Sometimes it's rage yes haha. I go for a walk with my doggy. Works every time

 

[mtmigmike]

I used to break everything I got my hands on when I lost, now I have become calmer, I understand this is just a game, there are things in life that are much worse than losing poker.

 

[valeski 28]

Good morning.Nobody likes to lose that way but you must learn to deal with bad beats.If you react badly that not only will affect your game but also your bankroll(even your health).I just try to accept that my opponent can beat me anytime with a bad hand.Bad beats will happen everytime

 

[kitchy65]

Personally, I am calm about this, because I understand that this is part of the game and this cannot be avoided. But I know people who break keyboards and monitors because of this. How do you deal with it?

Close the poker software down.

 

[INISHTE]

It annoys when it happens very often, or when it was an important hand, but I already learned to deal with that bad time, when he had a bad time betting big, under my betting level, he won a good amount and it restores my confidence.

 

[hennessy5]

If I lose big then maybe

 

[Emily Trott]

Going on tilt is pointless, and by doing so you are only going to hurt yourself. Don't let your ego get in the way of playing the best game you can. ❤️

 

[Gallarado777]

I'm calm about losing and sometimes it's sad to win, no more than that I lost and forgot to break or hit some things the next day, no because of the game, I don't think it's worth it

 

[jcxmendes]

depending on how the situations happen yes, and how I'm at the moment psychologically

 

[Eduard0Felipe]

Not anymore, from the moment the player realizes that poker is a game of probabilities, that even with AA you will lose sometimes, especially if you play badly, in short, having an idea of the numbers, knowing that many, many times you you will call winning and you will end up losing, knowing that you will take 2 outs on the river, it's part of poker, the sooner you accept this, the better and more enjoyable your sessions will be.
Not taking external problems into the game is also very important, personal, financial problems, in short, avoid any distraction when playing poker, try to have a clear head to make sure you are making the best decisions.

 

[canabero]

i can get angry, but never tilt in the game. when i'm tired of that i just quit for a short time after losing a game.

 

[nerobs9]

Of course, I think many of us can succumb to tilt.
I try to take a break at such moments.

 

[fullclock]

Before, I reacted very badly, breaking things, but now after so many years playing poker, I understood that these are things that happen in this beautiful game and I try to take it more calmly.