re: Poker & It was fun until it wasn't: what makes you tilt in a live poker game?
I voted for the berating players one; there is simply no need for this.
Not listed in the poll as an option but: the single thing that probably gets me off my game the most is when I make the wrong play. Bad beats is one thing, but losing because I know I messed up is the worst. Things like entering a pot with a hand I know I should have folded pre-flop or putting myself into a tough spot because I didn't raise earlier in the hand and so on. This bothers me because I know it is 100% on me. With bad beats, it happens to everyone: but at least you can be comforted in knowing it was a +EV play long-term - there isn't an excuse for something you can control.
p.s. Not saying I need to play perfectly (we are human and everyone makes mistakes), but playing a way I know I shouldn't have gets me.
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1st place finish at CardsChat 30 Day Course Freeroll (May 31, 2020). As my first ever CardsChat event, this one will always be special for me.
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