first let me begin by saying i play on full tilt now. but one tournament just to be a jackass i let the timer run down every single hand before timing out and folding, and when i did play a hand, before i made any decision i would let the timer run down before every check, bet, raise, or fold. it was pretty funny to watch the 8 other ppl at my table bitch about it thru out the tournament. the strategy actually worked out pretty well too, i angered them to a point where they were no longer able to play their best and it helped me win a few big pots here and there because they were playing weak hands in an attempt to eliminate me. However, as someone pointed out earlier, in the end its just stops you from seeing more hands. so besides that tournament, it was the only time i have ever done that or let the clock run down. i think i finished in 18th outta 1000 or so ppl.
what puts me on tilt? well alot used to but now i like to think i have learned to control myself. if i do feel like im even slightly about to go on tilt, i immediately go to the play chip tables 5/10 omaha hi lol, and go all in every time with play chips. since the max buy in is 1000, sometimes ill raise to 999 play chips then take my time before calling off the last chip since someone else almost always reraises. now thats some funny stuff. you get some ppl that take it real seriously. i cant begin to tell you how great it is to suckout on these ppl over and over agian with just play chips. you wouldnt imagine the stuff that they say. i never thought i would ever meet ppl that take play chips so seriously, but believe me they are out there lol. so that's a good solution for me. but i dont know what works best for everyone else.
to give you and example of something that might put me on tilt on the 22nd of dec i was playing in a $10 KO tournament on Full tilt, make it to the final table. the FIRST hand at the final table i have KK under the gun i raise, button reraises, i go all in for about 3x more his raise. at this time im 3rd in chips he is chip leader. he thinks about it and calls. hes got QQ......
flop 10 9 8 ......... uh oh lol you know whats coming
turn 4 ........ hehe
river Q ........ yep had that gut feeling.
i took 9th for a whopping $80
1st place took $1,012. that was a little frustrating
two days later on the 24th, christmas eve, i had nothing to do looking to kill some time so i played in the daily double tournaments on full tilt, i believe it was daily double A and around 30 some ppl left in the tournament but i had 10 10 in the BB and was raised, i go all in agian for about 3x the raise and am called by 77. feeling pretty good about this one
flop A 3 8
turn 4 ..... ok one left
river 7 ...... oh come on lol
so in two days, one final table appearance and once just really late in the tournament i lost twice, to 2 outers. what are the odds of that 2/52 * 2/52 ? thats not a very good %. lol yea sucks but you just gotta move on. im not bashing the plays of my opponents i was merely trying to describe the hands. but after both losses i went to the play chip tables and blew off some steam.....lmao.  |