dannystanks
Rock Star
Silver Level
The trick is to not tilt at all. Maybe this comes with experience. Variance has beaten me up enough times that I’m just used to it.
I always think of it like this, do casinos get tilted when someone wins? No because they have an edge on every bet booked. If they loose a big amount to someone they are making up for it with all the other positive EV bets. If we continue to make positive EV plays then who cares if the villain gets us this time. Keep playing, stay positive, stay on your A game, don’t make it easy for your opponent by going on tilt.
I always think of it like this, do casinos get tilted when someone wins? No because they have an edge on every bet booked. If they loose a big amount to someone they are making up for it with all the other positive EV bets. If we continue to make positive EV plays then who cares if the villain gets us this time. Keep playing, stay positive, stay on your A game, don’t make it easy for your opponent by going on tilt.
yogo9
Visionary
Bronze Level
Slow, deep breaths. Try not to look rattled and also think of something else. Telling myself "don't tilt, don't tilt, don't tilt" does nothing for me. I then remind myself that good and bad hands do not discriminate. They all come and go when they please. As sure as you run bad sometimes, you're also going to run good sometimes.
If that doesn't work, I just set a firm policy that if I feel like I'm making bad decisions, I need to grab snout and 5 minutes of air to reboot, psych myself up and try to recall the hands that I owned. "I'm good at this. You're the man. You've got this."
If that doesn't work, I just set a firm policy that if I feel like I'm making bad decisions, I need to grab snout and 5 minutes of air to reboot, psych myself up and try to recall the hands that I owned. "I'm good at this. You're the man. You've got this."
Lucho.riv9
Rock Star
Platinum Level
If I get really tilted, I would like to rest for 10 minutes. Of course, this is not always possible. If I am in a tournament and I make a bad bet and get tilted, I like to open up my fold range for a few minutes to be able to think more clearly later.
Chill music always help.
Chill music always help.
pentazepam
Legend
Platinum Level
I have played poker with money since the late 70s and online since 2002.
Still get extremely tilted even if I play a freeroll and get a bad beat.
It's hard to train yourself not to tilt if you have a combination of A- and D-type personality. But you can learn to play even if you are tilted (just have the chat off and try not to scare your neighbors).
What has worked partially for me is trying to be like an observer of my own actions, plus trying to live in but not react to the present moment unless it is necessary to do so.
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Still get extremely tilted even if I play a freeroll and get a bad beat.
It's hard to train yourself not to tilt if you have a combination of A- and D-type personality. But you can learn to play even if you are tilted (just have the chat off and try not to scare your neighbors).
What has worked partially for me is trying to be like an observer of my own actions, plus trying to live in but not react to the present moment unless it is necessary to do so.
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Funtast
Rock Star
Bronze Level
Hey there,
For me tilting is fine, it happens.
Just don't let it affect your game.
I tilt a lot myself playing the micros but I just don't let my inner neandertaler win control over my actions. I call it the silent tilt or implosion. The good thing is, the less food you offer your tilted self, the less often it will happen. Always focus on your A-game, emotions don't matter. Don't let you tilted state tilt even more by losing chips the dumb way.
Greetings
Ps: Todays hand that put me on maximum tilt was played on GGPoker NL2 Rush & Cash.
I raised 2.5x with A8s from middle position and got called by the BB who had normal stats.
Flop 3d3h3c (5.5BB pot)
I bet pot, BB calls.
Turn 9c (16.5BB pot)
I overbet 21BB, BB calls.
River 4c (58.5BB pot)
I think for a while and jam 71BB, villain takes 3 seconds to think and calls.
Villain shows a flush Jc5c.
I was so damn tilt I felt like crazy but I just didn't let it overtake my game.
For me tilting is fine, it happens.
Just don't let it affect your game.
I tilt a lot myself playing the micros but I just don't let my inner neandertaler win control over my actions. I call it the silent tilt or implosion. The good thing is, the less food you offer your tilted self, the less often it will happen. Always focus on your A-game, emotions don't matter. Don't let you tilted state tilt even more by losing chips the dumb way.
Greetings
Ps: Todays hand that put me on maximum tilt was played on GGPoker NL2 Rush & Cash.
I raised 2.5x with A8s from middle position and got called by the BB who had normal stats.
Flop 3d3h3c (5.5BB pot)
I bet pot, BB calls.
Turn 9c (16.5BB pot)
I overbet 21BB, BB calls.
River 4c (58.5BB pot)
I think for a while and jam 71BB, villain takes 3 seconds to think and calls.
Villain shows a flush Jc5c.
I was so damn tilt I felt like crazy but I just didn't let it overtake my game.