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Article: Managing Tilt

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  1. CardXFactor CardXFactor is offline

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    May 4th, 2008 (5/4/2008 12:23pm)

  2. FTGU FTGU is offline

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    May 4th, 2008 (5/4/2008 12:41pm) in reply to CardXFactor

    <p>This is great! I'll have to look into this book. Thanks for the insight!</p>
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    May 4th, 2008 (5/4/2008 1:03pm) in reply to CardXFactor

    <p>Good Article as this effects a number of players in the game especially during a bad streak.</p>
    <p>Tilting means that you have allowed your emotions to overcome your sensible ability to play poker. Frequently, it happens in the middle of a bad streak but this can happen to anyone at any time, even when things aren't going especially well.</p>
    <p>How can you avoid tilting? First of all, recognize when it's occurring! That's the most important thing. Once you realize you are letting your emotions run your game, sit out a game or two, think calming, happy thoughts, have a drink, take a walk have a talk to other players out of the game whatever it takes to get back on track. </p>
    <p>If you find you are tilting when playing online poker, don't bother to curse and beat on the computer, it won't help matters. Simply log off for a while. </p>
    <p>Go back with a fresh outlook I know that a number of poker players have started to workout at the gym more often as this helps to maintain lowering stress levels and keeps the ups and downs in CHECK I mean FOLD no RAISE. You get the idea.</p>
    <p>Recommend by lazystudent</p>
    <p>*How to make decisions, and deal with emotions and values whilst focusing on the future.</p>
    <p>Edward de bono - Thinking Course.</p>
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    May 4th, 2008 (5/4/2008 2:07pm) in reply to CardXFactor

    <p>this articel would help out dyates so much.......dude is insane</p>
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    May 4th, 2008 (5/4/2008 5:33pm) in reply to CardXFactor

    <p>The book you reference just steals Buddhist ideals and applies it to poker.  Maybe you should pull the andrew black and change your religion if you can't handle the tilt.</p>
     
  6. grapsfan grapsfan is offline Head Curmudgeon

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    May 4th, 2008 (5/4/2008 9:40pm) in reply to CardXFactor

    <p>Good article.</p>
    <p>I'd never heard of the book, but I had a friend years ago who preached a very similar philosophy to what you're calling the "pain body".  If she had a headache, her response wasn't to take medication, it was to relax, acknowledge she had a headache, and then go about her business as if she didn't.  Seemed to work really well...I tried it once or twice, but I get the feeling it takes a LOT of practice.</p>
     
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    May 4th, 2008 (5/4/2008 9:45pm) in reply to CardXFactor

    <p>excellent article</p>
    <p>Those last 5 points are very key, and combining that with truly believing that poker is not about results, but rather about decisions will help you not tilt. I used to tilt until i made this realization. </p>
    <p>multi-tabling SNGs and taking a bad beat every minute will also help hahah</p>
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    May 4th, 2008 (5/4/2008 11:49pm) in reply to CardXFactor

    <p>Right now (tomorrow is the last class), you can tune in to a live webcast of tolle and Oprah discussing his book.  It is free, just have to make acct at oprah and friends.  There have been 9 other classes and once you are signed up for it you can download all them @ itunes for free.  Each class is 90 min long and they talk to people all over the world on skype.  Pretty amazing it is all for free.Definately wprth a look.  Kat</p>
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    May 5th, 2008 (5/5/2008 1:26am) in reply to CardXFactor

    <p>@ foldpreflop85</p>
    <p>You obviously know nothing about any form of spirituality.  Being in the present is NOT stricly a buddhist idea and he did not simply steal it.  Basically every religion aims towards the same idea, living in the moment, and living out your TRUE self, this man obviously understands this, and does not affiliate himself with any religious practice.  He just spreads the message in terms that most people (mainly western peoples) can understand and comprehend.</p>
    <p>So naive to claim this is just a Buddhist form of thought and that he stole it.</p>
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    May 5th, 2008 (5/5/2008 3:16am) in reply to CardXFactor

    <p>just 10table the new PS 10cent 360 man turbo and push every hand</p>
    <p>tons o fun</p>
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  11. Hypnotic_spectre Hypnotic_spectre is offline

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    May 5th, 2008 (5/5/2008 9:50am) in reply to CardXFactor

    <p>Another book for for tilt control is Elements of Poker by Tommy Angelo.</p>
    <p>Every poker player should read it</p>
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    May 5th, 2008 (5/5/2008 11:27am) in reply to CardXFactor

    <p>I've gained immensely from studying "The Inner Shovel" by 'Flathead' Borkorovsky. It explains how to evacuate what the author names 'Pus Oceans' that accumulate inside each of us.</p>
    <p>Great stuff. Very applicable to poker.</p>
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    May 6th, 2008 (5/6/2008 8:20pm) in reply to CardXFactor

    <p>this article is what makes a difference in a poker professionals career... the less u tilt and constantly play ur A game is the one who will always be a winning player.. no doubttttt    thats why i crush this game... </p>
     
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    May 16th, 2008 (5/16/2008 8:39pm) in reply to CardXFactor

    <p>Nice article and a refreshing look at the mechanics of tilt. Considering the caustic (or poisonous) personalities of some of the top (younger) online layers when they experience tilt, a little control would be welcome!</p>
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