Tilt from Hell

If this is the wrong forum, forgive me, this just seems to make the most sense. Also, sorry if this has been posted before, I've tried to search but I think we all know how good the search function is.

I'm a very competative guy. I can not stand losing at anything, whether it be video games, friendly sports, and especially poker. If I go on a downswing like today, I can't deal with it.
Today I ran into some bad luck (flopped flush gets runner runnered full house, straight vs rivered flush, set over set, all that good stuff) and once I was down around 15 BB I simply cannot live with that. I get extremely frustrated and cannot leave the table without trying to make it back. For the most part I'm fairly successful at recouping my loses. Somedays, however, I fail miserably and end up down a lot more. What do you guys suggest? I know that its just tilt, but because of my extremely competative nature its like the tilt from hell. Any recommended reads? Thanks.

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If this is the wrong forum, forgive me, this just seems to make the most sense. Also, sorry if this has been posted before, I've tried to search but I think we all know how good the search function is.

I'm a very competative guy. I can not stand losing at anything, whether it be video games, friendly sports, and especially poker. If I go on a downswing like today, I can't deal with it.
Today I ran into some bad luck (flopped flush gets runner runnered full house, straight vs rivered flush, set over set, all that good stuff) and once I was down around 15 BB I simply cannot live with that. I get extremely frustrated and cannot leave the table without trying to make it back. For the most part I'm fairly successful at recouping my loses. Somedays, however, I fail miserably and end up down a lot more. What do you guys suggest? I know that its just tilt, but because of my extremely competative nature its like the tilt from hell. Any recommended reads? Thanks.

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If you tilt after a 15BB downswing, it might be time to consider another hobby.

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Stop playing poker, honnestly. You are in for a long ride if you can't handle 15bb slides. It happens all the time. You could try to relativate Oke I lost 20$, but won 40$ yesterday so I'm still 20$ ahead.

Its not the 15 BB that bother me at all. If I feel like I've played decent and I just haven't hit my draws or connected with any flops, thats one thing. But its the set over set, suck outs, etc. which I can't deal with. I understand that that is a big part of becoming a successful poker player. Its the one aspect I really feel I haven't gotten a handle on yet. I study the game constantly, review my hands, and put in a lot of effort. I've actually considered quitting after a few swings, but in the long run I've been very successful and poker is something that I enjoy tremendously.

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Its not the 15 BB that bother me at all. If I feel like I've played decent and I just haven't hit my draws or connected with any flops, thats one thing. But its the set over set, suck outs, etc. which I can't deal with. I understand that that is a big part of becoming a successful poker player. Its the one aspect I really feel I haven't gotten a handle on yet. I study the game constantly, review my hands, and put in a lot of effort. I've actually considered quitting after a few swings, but in the long run I've been very successful and poker is something that I enjoy tremendously.

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Then enjoy it, continue your study and try to continue to play optimally. Suckouts, bad beats, and other such things happen even to the best of us. Those that can deal with it become successful, those who cannot become fish that piss away hundreds of bets.

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If I feel like I've played decent and I just haven't hit my draws or connected with any flops, thats one thing. But its the set over set, suck outs, etc. which I can't deal with.

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Playing as well as you possibly can is the ONLY thing you can control about poker. The rest is up to the poker gods.

I'd bet that you get really pissed when someone cuts you off while you're driving right? Why bother? It will make you unhappy the rest of your drive, and more likely for you to make "mistakes". Poker is the same.

Also, if people know that you will tilt, it's +EV for them to make an incorrect draw or two simply for the purpose of tilting you.

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Its a really bad sign that 15bb bothers you a lot. 15bb isn't a significant loss. How long have you been playing? If you've been playing for a while and you still can't deal with a measly 15bb loss, then you might want to just quit, because you might never adjust. If you're a good player, you might win maybe 2/3rd of the time you play. Who wants to be depressed 1/3 of the time they play poker? My frequency of getting bummed out by results is below the 10 percent range, which is manageable.
I recommend increasing your risk tolerance or playing less.

play NL instead of limit, make those suckers pay to hit them draws

[SNOWBALL138]

Recommending a tilter to play no limit is like recommending a a featherweight to get into the ring with Mike Tyson.

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Recommending a tilter to play no limit is like recommending a a featherweight to get into the ring with Mike Tyson.

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Yeah, but you have to admit it's fun making those flush chasing biatches pay to see the next card.