super tilt, how does everyone deal with it?

AM338

at the moment i'm super tilted. Last couple of weeks have been consistenly losing nearly every flip, when I'm crushing someone half the time they're sucking out on me, or I'm being cold decked lol. I end up playing more in an attempt to even out the 'variants' (not working) What does everyone else do?

unknown_username

Read the real-life thread, that usually puts things in perspective.
Another option though is to have a piece of paper and two columns.
One for suck-outs you give out and one for badbeats you receive.
Do it on a weekly basis, do it over a few weeks and months and you'll
be surprised. If then you find your badbeats outweight the suck outs you give.
Go to your nearest church and pray.

memfno

when i am on super zombie tilt i usually keep playing till my account is empty and then go to bed. Isnt that what everybody does??................. i so wish i was kidding about that LOL!

shaun09

Either lose all my money or withdraw and start playing once its back into my account. works for me. If i leave itin and try to take 1 day break i just wanna play lol

Lambert180

Just take a break and wait until you actually WANT to play the game, and not just win back your losses.

murray69

Just play call of duty and kill nazi's

Mohican

Play freerolls, you'll get used to dealing with bad beats and when it's not for money they are easier to deal with. When you're used to dealing with them it makes it easier to deal with when money's involved.

unknown_username

Hi fella

Why don't you go about trying to improve this aspect of your game. Get 'the mantal game of poker' by Jared Tendhler and study it so that when you play you recognise the signs of tilt and take the appropriate action. Take 3/4 days off from poker to study the book...it works and will pay for itself...promise. There is real work to be done in this book.

Jac35

In Response to Re: super tilt, how does everyone deal with it?:

Hi fella Why don't you go about trying to improve this aspect of your game. Get 'the mantal game of poker' by Jared Tendhler and study it so that when you play you recognise the signs of tilt and take the appropriate action. Take 3/4 days off from poker to study the book...it works and will pay for itself...promise. There is real work to be done in this book.
Posted by profman15

I agree with this.
Taking time off would be the right way to do it however the reality is i don't know any poker players who actually do it.

Seriously the variance can be horrible but, and this is hard too, you have to console yourself with the fact it's going in good and and over time you will be winning more of these situations than you're losing

IDONKCALLU

play 4 nl with the minimum buy in of 40 p and just go all in 5 times in a row get rid of  some frustration and only costs ya £2 better then playing a higher stakes cash game and lose more

Dazler

ive had the same problem last couple of weeks so i stopped playing for a few days sometimes longer. Sort your head out, and take time off to forget about how bad its been going.

rawhand

I have tried allsorts i have even closed my account, but im still here, I agree with some of the comments above you do need to get into the mental side of poker and not just auto pilot. basically review all your hands not just the ones you lost but also the ones you won.

Ask yourself a question do you need to shove all you chips in because you have AA Answer NO 

Ask yourself can i possible get beat with my 9 10 and flop comes down JQK Answer YES

Use your position

Don't raise to much on flop if you have not hit this is a big tell you have only hit second card

If you have hit flop hard then check or just call players bet then raise big on turn.

Final thought watch out for that Ace it always seems to be the card that knocks you out when you are on Tilt. 

GL  

The_Don90

Most wont like this idea, but i felt like this for a long while. I created an excel spreadsheet and noted down every pot i won or lost when i was all in. Based on percentages. 

So Flips went into a 50% section

Pair v Pair went into 80% if i had better pair or 20% if i had worse pair. And so on. If your unsure on that download pokerstove will tell you what section that hand should be in. 

After about a month of this i believe i put my mind at rest and deleted the spreadsheet. Ive only tilted once or twice since, and even when tilted my desisions are much closer to a normal desision. 

Not for all, but worked for me. 

Lambert180

In Response to Re: super tilt, how does everyone deal with it?:

I have tried allsorts i have even closed my account, but im still here, I agree with some of the comments above you do need to get into the mental side of poker and not just auto pilot. basically review all your hands not just the ones you lost but also the ones you won. Ask yourself a question do you need to shove all you chips in because you have AA Answer NO  Ask yourself can i possible get beat with my 9 10 and flop comes down JQK Answer YES Use your position Don't raise to much on flop if you have not hit this is a big tell you have only hit second card If you have hit flop hard then check or just call players bet then raise big on turn. Final thought watch out for that Ace it always seems to be the card that knocks you out when you are on Tilt.  GL  
Posted by rawhand

Sorry, I don't mean to be rude or turn this into a thread about poker strategy when it's more about avoiding tilt, but the above is pretty terrible advice.

The big tell comes in the fact you're suggesting doing particular things with particular hands. Slowplaying is also massively over-rated apart from the odd circumstances. Slowplaying is a good weapon but becomes blunt when used too often

rawhand

In Response to Re: super tilt, how does everyone deal with it?:

In Response to Re: super tilt, how does everyone deal with it? : Sorry, I don't mean to be rude or turn this into a thread about poker strategy when it's more about avoiding tilt, but the above is pretty terrible advice. The big tell comes in the fact you're suggesting doing particular things with particular hands. Slowplaying is also massively over-rated apart from the odd circumstances. Slowplaying is a good weapon but becomes blunt when used too often
Posted by Lambert180

Fair comment but i can only say what works for me

percival09

Take into account it's only a game which you decided to play with money and it's a certainty that you're going to lose money and a lot of times you'll lose money to a bad play from your opponent. 

AMYBR

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Take into account it's only a game which you decided to play with money and it's a certainty that you're going to lose money and a lot of times you'll lose money to a bad play from your opponent. 
Posted by percival09

Very much this, more to life than poker.

Like everything there has ro be a balance otherwise you just become bipolar

Make poker a part of your life, not your life.

percival09

yin and yang

ryderroo

Only one thing to do mate, get up walk away shutdown all tables have a beer, then go into your hand history, if your sure you got your money in good, then put it down to experiense  because you are going to win in the long run and just to cheer you up last two tournys i played had AA busted just out of the money, loaded a couple of cash tables played very tight for 2 hours it may help because you see the variance in poker hitting other people without it costing you!! then sit up and reflect on your game still believe you got in good?/ if so as i said YOU MY FRIEND ARE GOING TO BE A LONG TERM WINNER,  GL JUST NOT AGAINST ME

BorinLoner

I deal with tilt by losing my bankroll...

...calms me down every time.

ryderroo

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I deal with tilt by losing my bankroll... ...calms me down every time.
Posted by BorinLoner

+1 lol