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Poker Tilting

A Poker Tilt occurs when players go out of their element to do things they normally wouldn't do because they're aggravated about something. Obviously, when somewhen gives in to tilting, they're letting their emotions get the best of them and are losing control to some degree, which can spell disaster in most cases.

It is absolutely essential that you keep control of your emotions in the game of poker. In most cases, there is no good that will come out of tilting. You'll end up pissing your money away, and even though we all know this, we do it anyway when we let our emotions get the best of us.

It is important to learn to stay focused and disciplined. While poker is definately a game of skill, it is still also a game of luck, so getting mad and yourself and titling is not going to bail you out....it will only dig you deeper into a hole.

By maintaining complete focus, you will find this to be so much more rewarding that if you give into your emotional frustrations and start tilting.  For example if you observe an opponent that always raises when they're holding large pocket pairs, you can then avoid a showdown with him when your holding a If you notice a player always raises when they hold large pocket pairs, then you can avoid a confrontation with him when you hold marginal hands. If you notice that a player always bets if they raise preflop, then you can check to them when you hold a big hand knowing that you will probably be able to get a check raise out of them. If you notice that a player looks away from the flop when he flopped a monster, then you can comfortably fold what might otherwise be a big hand. No matter how you look at it, paying attention equates money won. Sometimes you might not lose one extra bet, but that is the same thing as winning. Money you don't lose spends the same as money you win.

I believe the three things that separates a truly great player from an average player is having emotional control, playing within the means of their bankroll, and having total focus every time we sit at the table. A player can not apply these things only most of the time and be great. They must apply them every time they sit at a table. Once a player can do this, they will have such an advantage over their competitors. It is not enough to know these things, you must be able to do these things and do them 100% of the time. It's all up to you.