Tilting/Steaming why? how? HELP!?!??

Tobmeister · Dec 5, 2007

Tilting/Steaming - When a player loses more than they should, blinded by some kind of (usually poker related) anger, stress or emotional turmoil.

Every poker player faces it, it can lose even the best players many hundreds even thousands of dollars.

I have a problem with tilting one bad beat can lose me my whole BR, (though of course at my reDONKulously low stakes who cares?

)

However, it is in itself an interesting concept, please post with your own thoughts, stories and possible cures?

vanquish · Dec 5, 2007

Read 'Zen and the Art of Poker' right now. GOGO

JJ Cricket · Dec 5, 2007

Get a copy of "Zen & the art of poker" and read it.

JJ Cricket · Dec 5, 2007

vanquish: we posted same thing within a minute! LOL

JJ Cricket · Dec 5, 2007

talk aboyt Zen!

Tobmeister · Dec 5, 2007

thanks guys

vanquish · Dec 5, 2007

JJ Cricket said:
vanquish: we posted same thing within a minute! LOL

lolol i won though. double or nothin?

Crummy · Dec 5, 2007

^^^^ Do what they said....(I still need to read it, never have, just want to)

I used to have a major tilt/anger problem. I never did live, just online. I don't think I did live because I didn't want to look a fool or embarase anybody, including myself.

Online I used to get pissed, esspecially if it was some jacked up situation. I'd seriously get really upset. Then I started accepting my bad beats and over time they have gotten a lot better. I notice myself now looking at the bad beat and seeing what went wrong, where, how they took over the hand and what I can do next time. I close the window, take a nice break and find another tournament. I ussually get off the computer, get something to drink, watch a little TV...

jaketrevvor · Dec 5, 2007

I have issues with online steaming, mainly because it's just so easy to do - literally just a click of a button. But try as hard as you can to drag yourself away from the comp screen until you feel you're in the right frame of mind again I guess..

vanquish said:
Read 'Zen and the Art of Poker' right now. GOGO

Has been on my long list of things to read for ever and ever I'm sure I'll get to it in the next few decades

Goldog · Dec 5, 2007

Yea, ZEN.... But really live it!

JJ Cricket · Dec 5, 2007

vanquish said:
lolol i won though. double or nothin?

Bet I thought of it first u just had faster network LOL

CAPT. ZIGZAG · Dec 5, 2007

I find it's my breathing, and ultimately my heartbeat.

You can use breathing to control your heartbeat (rate). I actually recite the Ohhhhmmmmm.... Omneo ho renga khio -Scuse the spelling. mantra right at the table. You can do it low enough so's nobody else can hear you.

For me, it all in the breathing.

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Tobmeister · Dec 6, 2007

wow, i never realised there were so many ways to avoid it, thanks. Do you use that technique after a bad beat, or just to calm yourself before a game?

Toby

CAPT. ZIGZAG · Dec 6, 2007

Toby Hambly said:
wow, i never realised there were so many ways to avoid it, thanks. Do you use that technique after a bad beat, or just to calm yourself before a game?

Toby

Both

vanquish · Dec 6, 2007

I actually chant the lyrics to Soulja Boy - Crank Dat.
It helps.

Tobmeister · Dec 6, 2007

I'll try that next time! cheers guys

Toby

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