bigredwolf
Rock Star
Silver Level
I have been studying and playing a lot over the last few months and I am sure I have improved my poker knowledge. Although my results have improved and my A-game is much better, I am finding I am going on tilt a lot more, so I am more often not playing my best. I hardly ever used to tilt before, maybe ignorance is bliss!
Having thought about why I came up with three new types of tilt I am feeling:
I think I have got a handle on 1 and 2, but 3 is becoming a problem. Is it even true? Here is an example of why I think it is:
Say I used to get to showdown as a 2-1 favourite, (67% EV) , 3 out of 10 times, so on average that would be one bad beat every 10 showdowns. Now I am playing better perhaps I am in this position 6/10 times, so that would mean 2/10 bad beats, that is twice as many. Plus I am playing an extra 50% volume, so that would mean I would face 3 times as many bad beats in a day than before. Plus a more aggressive playing style means I am involved in 33% more showdowns making it 4 times as many!
Well, maybe I don't have 4x more bad beats, but it certainly is happening more than before.
Has anyone else experienced increased tilt as they learn more? How do you deal with it?
Thanks!
Having thought about why I came up with three new types of tilt I am feeling:
- Entitlement Tilt – I know so much more so I should win all the time and get frustrated if I don't. I saw this one early and I think I am over it now.
- I am the Best Tilt – since I can now recognize the leaks in my opponents play, I expect to beat them all the time so I should play every hand and win every hand. Wrong!
- More Bad Beat Tilt – I feel I am having more bad beats. This is in part simply due to playing more volume. I aslo think it is because I am playing better, so am more often losing with a good hand , rather than just having a bad hand.
I think I have got a handle on 1 and 2, but 3 is becoming a problem. Is it even true? Here is an example of why I think it is:
Say I used to get to showdown as a 2-1 favourite, (67% EV) , 3 out of 10 times, so on average that would be one bad beat every 10 showdowns. Now I am playing better perhaps I am in this position 6/10 times, so that would mean 2/10 bad beats, that is twice as many. Plus I am playing an extra 50% volume, so that would mean I would face 3 times as many bad beats in a day than before. Plus a more aggressive playing style means I am involved in 33% more showdowns making it 4 times as many!
Well, maybe I don't have 4x more bad beats, but it certainly is happening more than before.
Has anyone else experienced increased tilt as they learn more? How do you deal with it?
Thanks!