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Old 11-13-2004, 03:20 AM
ricdaman ricdaman is offline
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Default Going on tilt, coming off, and how to avoid it.

I know there are a ton of posts on this, but I am more interested in hearing about improving your game in the sense of overcoming tilt over time.

When I first started playing poker, 1 bad beat would put me on tilt. Now, it takes multiple bad beats, or hours without winning, then one bad beat for me to go on tilt.

Example:

I went on tilt tonight after going 2 hours, 40 minutes without a win (over 150 hands), being down 30 big bets, and getting the following hand:

Dealt: JQs

Flop 89T, rainbow.

I did not slowplay it one bit. I came right out betting.

Turn J
River Q

I lose to KJ, and lose another 5 big bets in the process.

Now I'm on tilt.

This is my next step I'm trying to get over. Not going on tilt after multiple bad beats, and hours of not winning.

Has anybody else had this problem (who overcame it)? If so, how?

Again, I understand there has been a lot of discussion about tilt. I'm interested in people's progress and what helped them to overcome the whole tilt problem (from those whom successfully have).
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