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[QUOTE="smpolak, post: 4677761, member: 260869"]
[b]Dealing with Anger[/b]

Going on Tilt (angry poker) is a common phenomenon for any poker player.  A bad beat can lead to losing your entire stack in a few hands or less.  To deal with this I suggest the following:

1) Sit back for a few hands and try to fold as much as possible.  Make a game of folding.  See if you can fold 25 hands in a row.
2) Close your eyes and take slow deep breaths.  Focus on your breath as the air goes in and out.  Exhale slowly.  All the while focus only on your breathing.  After a minute you should be relaxed.
3) Accept your anger.  Try to look at it and examine it.  Feel it and make some conscious decisions about your anger.  Should you desire use that anger to play more aggressive or to play with a mission.  Otherwise let it go.  Let that anger have no power over you. 
4) Often fear is the underlying reason for anger.  You have been had and you don't know what to do.  So, you throw in the towel and try to lose.  That way you have an excuse for losing.  "I was bad  beat".  Even if you have only one chip, you have your chair.  Use that chip and a chair to make a calculated move and you could make a big come back.  That is when you really feel proud of your play.

I don't know if this will help anyone.  To examine why your are on tilt is a good exercise.  You may not be able to do it in the moment.  Definitely look at it when you are calm again to determine what you can do.  After all, you are the best gauge for your own emotions.

Gook luck on the tables!
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