Monday, October 18, 2010

Avoiding the Tilt is a Winning Poker Strategy

In poker jargon, the word TILT means to become aggravated, and dump your own style of play. In doing so, several players play quite aggressively or make loose calls as they have lost their capacity to control their own emotions. It is like an anger outburst, in a way. And because of this, many players lose their bankrolls in an effort to catch up.
 
Tilting is very common in online poker as well, many players will simply go all-in next hand as they lose a big pot, and they will do it repeatedly. As they are hopeless and have lost their capacity to mind what happens to their remaining bankroll.

If you are playing for quite long, it will possibly happen to you, sooner or later. Perhaps not as extravagantly as on ESPN or World Poker Tour, but chances are you have let your emotions change your style of playing your remaining chip stack. And for sure, you have lived to feel sorry for it.  So, how one can avoid the frightened tilt? Let us find out.

Poker is a game of luck, implied odds and especially discipline. You need to have the discipline it needs to play tight all the night long, folding after hand after hand. When you feel that you can not take down one pot, even with superb starting hands, then it is the best time to cash out. For the reason that it is quiet difficult to keep clam and play the next hand, when your aces are cracked again and again, or if players hits their one outer on the river.

And here is the most important tip: Whenever you feel frustrated with your poker strategy, Do not let it be about your self-confidence. Avoid tilt and keep yourself calm and confident; even if you lose a big pot and never let it affect your poker strategy. If you can not avoid the tilt, you will realize that you can not keep on playing even your favorite online poker games and it will just too costly for you. 

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