tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012366747492399470.post8838881607990112326..comments2023-09-07T06:01:31.574-07:00Comments on That's Not Poker: Avoiding TiltMarshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05026007603250510224noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012366747492399470.post-181291423452269772007-07-24T22:32:00.000-07:002007-07-24T22:32:00.000-07:00It's funny, I originally titled this post "Avoidin...It's funny, I originally titled this post "Avoiding Tilt and Maintaining Your 'A' Game," but quickly realized they were two separate topics despite being two sides of the same "mind your EV!" coin. No time for that second part tonight, but I'll post on A-game maintenance eventually...Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00129622740872167902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012366747492399470.post-4426600919515711402007-07-24T19:49:00.000-07:002007-07-24T19:49:00.000-07:00I think I have a pretty good grasp of my tiltiness...I think I have a pretty good grasp of my tiltiness, but I can't say really why that is. I do play pretty conservatively, so I don't get myself into too many bad-beat situations. But there are a couple hands I can think of specifically (such as Martin hitting an inside straight draw after a big- but not-big-enough check-raise to him) that should have put me on major tilt but didn't. I do go into the game with a set limit of cash on me (although this is for the wed. night game, a much longer, higher-stakes game than the lunch game). And I let things roll off my back.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps my work, where I deal with unruly, unexplainable clients all the time, who definitely put me on edge, allows me to sit back at the poker table and not sweat the small or even big stuff.<BR/><BR/>Either way, good post, Ryan.<BR/><BR/>Now we need a post about how to restrain yourself when you've been on a long dry run of really bad cards, you're folding non-stop, and then you get dealt the not-so-pretty unsuited Jean Enerson staring you in the face... time to raise?royalbaconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18161270363498369220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012366747492399470.post-59239657841041668702007-07-24T16:54:00.000-07:002007-07-24T16:54:00.000-07:00Man thats a damn good post. I read it twice. Reg...Man thats a damn good post. I read it twice. Regarding tilt control, this is some really quality advice. I think its really important to reiterate that tilting is a generic term for playing poorly as a result of things that happen on the felt. Some people get visually angry, and some don't, but they are tilting either way if they aren't playing well. I have noticed lately that I have not been letting my steaminess effect my play much, but I still FEEL it.Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05026007603250510224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012366747492399470.post-47298360620540836942007-07-23T22:14:00.000-07:002007-07-23T22:14:00.000-07:00To paraphrase the overused sports cliche, you can’...To paraphrase the overused sports cliche, you can’t avoid tilt, you can only hope to contain it. Everyone tilts, you just have to do your best to minimize the adverse effects. If pushing stacks of chips over works for you...well, then so be it. Something that I tried to do in LV was to blog stuff after I ran into a tilt-inducing hand. It not only records the hand for future review but gets me away from the table to help keep me from doing further immediate damage.<BR/><BR/>One thing that might work in the lunch game is to just set a hard limit on how much money you will put into the game for a day. Since it is only an hour, it's not like you can miss *that* much poker. And setting a hard limit will force you to be more conservative with your rebuy money, similar to what you'd have to do in a tournament.<BR/><BR/>Not only is tilt bad enough by itself but you can expect observant experienced players to try to exploit that fact and get into hands with you.Sushi Cowboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00753872848839415763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012366747492399470.post-20585900034943046922007-07-23T15:18:00.000-07:002007-07-23T15:18:00.000-07:00A real piece of tournament advice from Phil Gordon...A real piece of tournament advice from Phil Gordon is, if you've just taken a sick beat, pretend you were a short stack who has just doubled up instead.<BR/><BR/>Really, though, if you have difficulty controlling tilt, tournaments are not the best format for you. Good tournament players have to let it all slide, and quickly. <BR/><BR/>Phil's advice is sound if you can pull it off. Pretend you have had a stroke of good fortune to keep you alive instead of bad fortune that cost you a chunk of your stack.<BR/><BR/>For me these days, being in a tournament at all puts me on tilt...Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00129622740872167902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012366747492399470.post-80592424463111723552007-07-23T14:23:00.000-07:002007-07-23T14:23:00.000-07:00Tournament advice: lol donkamentsTournament advice: lol donkamentsRyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00129622740872167902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012366747492399470.post-43578491357624408952007-07-23T14:10:00.000-07:002007-07-23T14:10:00.000-07:00I'd say that's pretty good advice, especially for ...I'd say that's pretty good advice, especially for our little games, but I wonder about tournament style games, especially ones where you really can't just get up and leave for a while.<BR/><BR/>A good example was me today in lunch poker. I had semi-good hands (nothing really good except jacks which got destroyed on the flop), but just kept saying to myself "maybe it'll come this time". I would overvalue the hands and it certainly didn't help me at all since I wasn't catching any of the flop or turn cards. In retrospect, I should have just gotten up and walked away, but apparently I haven't learned that yet :P.Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13504082350045633952noreply@blogger.com