mina271
Legend
Bronze Level
Tilting is something that happens when you have a bad brm and when you believe that you should have won lost hands. Sometimes I look at friends when they play tournaments and although some of them have a good brm they still get upset when they lose with the better hand to worse ones and tend to tilt. You simply have to be able to accept that you can lose with the better hand and I think that is the best way to avoid tilting. I think everyone is disappointed when he/she loses, but you shouldn't be influenced by it, it's just part of the game.
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fundiver199
Legend
Loyaler
I try to remind myself, that even though I might have lost and been unlucky in this session or the last several sessions, there have been other lucky and winning sessions and runs before it. If for instance we have increased our bankroll from 100$ to 1.000$ and then experience a dip to 700$, its human nature to focus on the recent experience of losing 300$. But the overall picture is still, that we won 600$, so we are a long term winner, and there is no reason, why we should be upset about a temporary bump on the way.
In cash games the short term solution to tilt is to simply sit out, and maybe even without waiting for the blinds and antes to come around. Missing a few "free" hands is less costly than making a mistake for stacks, if the tilt is really bad. In tournaments we obviously cant just quit, we need to finish those tables, that are still running. But we can stop adding more tables, and we can use techniques like deep breathing and positive thinking to calm ourselfes down. Having less tables running also makes it easier to become rational again, because our brain gets bombarded with less decisions and disappointments per hour.
Its also important to not make impulsive decisions for large amounts of chips. Before calling that big river bet from your opponent, take time to really think it through. What is his value range, and do you beat any of that? Are there logical bluffs in his range, and does your hand have good removal? What does your hand look like to him, and is it likely, he would attempt a bluff? Dont just instacall because of emotions like "I had enough of this stupid game, and if my second pair is no good, then so be it". The time bank is there for, when we face a close decision for a large amount of chips, so use it.
In cash games the short term solution to tilt is to simply sit out, and maybe even without waiting for the blinds and antes to come around. Missing a few "free" hands is less costly than making a mistake for stacks, if the tilt is really bad. In tournaments we obviously cant just quit, we need to finish those tables, that are still running. But we can stop adding more tables, and we can use techniques like deep breathing and positive thinking to calm ourselfes down. Having less tables running also makes it easier to become rational again, because our brain gets bombarded with less decisions and disappointments per hour.
Its also important to not make impulsive decisions for large amounts of chips. Before calling that big river bet from your opponent, take time to really think it through. What is his value range, and do you beat any of that? Are there logical bluffs in his range, and does your hand have good removal? What does your hand look like to him, and is it likely, he would attempt a bluff? Dont just instacall because of emotions like "I had enough of this stupid game, and if my second pair is no good, then so be it". The time bank is there for, when we face a close decision for a large amount of chips, so use it.
slicheri93
Legend
Bronze Level
If you feel tilted just know it will just effect your game play and help you opponents, and and tell yourself to keep calm, if you still feel tilted just take a break for a day or 2 and come back. just remind yourself being tilted in the long run will just hurt you more
Eduard0Felipe
Visionary
Bronze Level
Fortunately I quickly learned that losing is part of the game, it's natural, we will lose much more than we will win, many times you will go with a better hand and you will still lose, the sooner you understand this, the easier and more fun it will be to play.
Atararo14
Visionary
Bronze Level
Recognize when you are on tilt, the first step in fighting tilt is to recognize when it is happening. Be aware of your emotions and how they are affecting your play.
Take a break if you find yourself on tilt.
Take a break if you find yourself on tilt.
dreamer13
Legend
Platinum Level
Tilt is a state of psychological anger: defeat due to failure is perceived as an injustice, which forces the player to use aggressive strategies for the sake of revenge (in order to achieve justice), which ultimately ends in self-disappointment and concentration on lost resources. Underestimating or overestimating the opponent most often leads to injury. Instead, it will be more effective to focus on the game situation and the "materiel" of the game itself. If thoughts about the opponent get into our heads, this is a clear sign of tilt and that we are less focused on the game and on our actions.Tilt begins at the moment when we rest our foreheads on an idea that we do not want to accept for some personal reason. At the same time, we tend to ignore the fact that other players do not do this and their results are often much better than ours.In my case, psychology helped. Life is what it is - everything else is our perception and reaction. Everything that is not forbidden is allowed. There is not a single cool player who has supernatural abilities in the form of a faster ping from eyes to brain or an odometer built into his hand. These are the same people as everyone else. They, too, make mistakes and are prone to tilt. The difference is only in the ratio of useful actions to useless ones and in the speed with which they learn from their mistakes.
MazzErati
Rock Star
Platinum Level
tell me how can you do it? How long do you go to this level of peace.
For now, I'm still struggling a little, I don't know how to deal with it