TL;DR incoming...
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Originally Posted by gjpure
Sometimes I think ok I will just stop tilting
This is plain wrong.
Tilt is something that is not under your control. It is not a switch you flip on or off. If it is I chose to never tilt. That's the whole issue with tilt in the first place.
If you think "it" is under your control then by (my)"definition" it is not a tilted state.
One can work on "fixing it" but rather I would just work on recognizing it and leaving early while still in control; by resolving causes of tilt and/or to prevent it or delay the onset (depending on what tilts you)
A) desentesizing yourself/rationalising things which make you tilt, bad beats, results (expectations), variance etc.
B) Working on coping strategies, how to recognize warning signs of onset of tilt and what to do in each situations, how to "fight" tilt, or play trough it or work on your B, C game (if that's even possible) which may be necessary in tournaments when you can't leave
C) Hop on one leg while screaming "holdddd"
Whatever works...
But in cash games, why would you want to do any of that, when you can just walk away, calm down, then spend that time and energy into analyzing the situation calmly and see if you made a mistake or not. I was surprised just how many times I actually made a mistake in my thinking but didn't realize it at the moment and in effect I had put myself on tilt blaming Z.
It could also, very well, be that you too are making spew's not due to a tilted state but some other misconception about poker, opponents, or some other assumption based on past results and then blaming it on tilt.
The way I like to differentiate the two causes of spew and horribad plays is to ask myself: "Did I actually think throughout that hand?" If I can say yes, then I ask myself where did I make a mistake or why did i think xxx or yyy and how can I play that hand differently. If I say no, I have no idea why the f*** I did that, then I can see that I wasn't actually thinking it trough, or processing information while in the hand, and I look for a cause why not.
What's helping me also is keeping a record of my feelings at the time of key hands, not just my decisions and how did the hand play out technically but how and what did I actually feel during the hand, both when I played the hand well (how did that feel) and when I botched the hand (how did I feel during that hand) then latter think about why I felt that way and what caused it... (anxiety, relaxed, calm and in control, thinking about that waitress or why some Jacks have mustaches
If you are a FT player, try reducing volume and length of sessions. You will experience tilt less frequent and play better quality sessions guaranteed.
Just my 2c
GL (It is a struggle)
Last edited by a12; 08-15-2016 at 02:49 PM.