Going on tilt, coming off, and how to avoid it.

[crabbypatty]

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the best thing going is to:
<ul type="square">[*] get up.[*]go outside[*] take some deep breaths to clear your mind.[*] go on a 20 minute walk lingering only of the sights sounds smells and feelings that meet your senses.[/list]
after a while you will feel centered and at peace once again.

then go play you best.

some top level financial risk takers some with portfolios in the high 8 numbers follow this practice. you should too.

timmer

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this is very good advice. just remember that if you can recognize that you are tilting then you can fix it. get up, leave the game, even if you can beat it. just because you CAN beat this game does not mean that you WILL beat it. sometimes it doesn't matter what you do, you are going to lose. so why not go do something else, instead of losing more of your bankroll that you are going to have to win back next time you play. (we all know what it is like to have to win back what just took you a week to win in the first place and now have lost in 2 hours.)

just as a side note. if you are ever playing against someone and you have put a couple of beats on them, and they don't have anything to say, don't become visibly annoyed and the quality of hands and the way they are playing them doesn't go down. it might be a good time to write in your notes. "good player, doesn't tilt easily, be cautious." this kind of player has the mental game down and knows that you have gotten lucky and will more than likely keep showing down the best hands over time.