Going on *tilt*

[AllEars]

I was just wondering how you guys notice that you are on tilt and what are the most effective ways for you to handle your steaming head
I myself try to get up from the computer and drink some water, but on a bad day I might as well take a whole gallon since it doesn't seem to cool me down all that much.

[pokerwhiz]

Hot steamy shower for me. Preferably not alone!!! That gets my mind off the bad beat... for a half hour or so...

Or, I step outside, light up a cigarette and remind myself, "the worse they play, the more they will pay..." and keep repeating it. Keep telling yourself, "It's only ONE hand and you will dealt 60 more in the next hour, 200 in the next 3 or so hours and so on..."

Do anything but replay the hand over in your head. Get rid of the picture of that hand, don't tell anyone (they dont care, some are even glad). The less you think about it, the easier it is to move on and not be on tilt....

NOW, if I could only do all that...... sigh

Let me tell you about the latest tough beat I had...... nevermind

[AllEars]

Yeah, I guess bad beat - stories are pretty much like *pineapples* - everyone's got one but for the most part I ain't interested (exchange *pineapples* with anything that pops into your mind) :-)

I guess I can handle being drawn out on pretty well, but it's the times I make stupid calls or raises that I go on tilt and start making more stupid mistakes. If anyone has any tips on how to handle that I'd be grateful.

[Hande]

Originally Posted by AllEars I guess I can handle being drawn out on pretty well, but it's the times I make stupid calls or raises that I go on tilt and start making more stupid mistakes. If anyone has any tips on how to handle that I'd be grateful.

Handling bad beats comes easier with experience, after 100k hands you've probably seen it all and random beats don't feel that bad anymore.

Ofcourse, if one is hot tempered then I guess it's much more difficult to handle the beats and variance in poker.

[mollila]

Oh its easy to notice when I'm on tilt. I swear our loud and perhaps bang my fist at the table. Once after a nice downswing I took my keyboard and broke it in half on my knee

I sometimes open the window, which cools me down a bit especially now in winter. Taking a drink and walking a bit helps, but mostly I just stay seated and steam away. However unwise that is

Edit: I added a poll asking if you've ever broken anything while on tilt. Come on out and share your deeds.
http://www.rakeback.com/poker-forum/...hile-tilt-338/

[penguinmama]

I just close the program and go on to something else. It takes a lot of losing to get there, though, since I'm not a "serious" player.

[AllEars]

Hmm... I've thought about handling tilting like that. What pros and cons do you guys see to quitting for say half an hour if a bad beat really gets to you (or usually in my case a misplay that I can't shrug)?

[honest99]

I like the Phil Gordon approach. It's something like this:

1. Act out you anger a bit so that people know that are on tilt.
2. Prey for really good cards.
3. If you get the good cards, make an all-in.

[Fictive]

Getting drawn out several times, say, in half an hour does put me in a little tilt mode. It's easy to notice that because I start playing low suited connectors and what not from early position and not letting them go, if I hit a draw no matter how big a bet I'm facing after the flop. That doesn't last long though before I snap out of it.

What really puts me on tilt are my own stupid mistakes, like my "favorite" mistake of trying to bluff a pot against a player that doesn't let any paired hand go, or trying to bluff a pot against a really strong hand and not believing I am facing a set or better.