Ok, I admit it, im on tilt.... actually, if you check my sharkscope stats, Im on 'super tilt'. Ive lost about $50 in the past 3 days, which is quite a lot for me. Im telling you because its good to get these things out in the open and be honest, right?
My name is Solly and im on tilt.
So like anyone on tilt Ive had my bad beat stories: My All in K-K pre flop being busted by A-Q for instance, and quite a lot of going out on the bubble (at least 3 times) Ive played about 10 S&Gs ($2-$10) to get in this situation. Mainly its just been that Ive been playing in a bad mood. Its a bit disappointing because it makes you question your basic game, but I think if I look at the amount of times I bubbled, then if i was a little more cautious then things probably wont be looking that bad. Anyway, one of the things to watch out for when on tilt is playing. Tilt makes you want to play. Tilt makes you want to gamble. Tilt makes you want to place strong bets on the river with nothing. Tilt makes you want to catch that fish that just doubled up when he called all in with A-8 (who has also lost $2000 over 1000 games). Tilt makes you want to say screw you to your bankroll. Tilt wants to make you play higher levels or waste those higher level qualifier tickets you were saving until you were 'in the zone'. Tilt makes you want to play all day. When you are on tilt, you just want to play. The best thing to do is walk away, not play until you are no longer on tilt, but how many of us have the strength of mind to do that when they first start to tilt? Ive managed to avoid playing today which is good I guess.
Tommorrow Im playing at a home game that I havent played at for a while. I know: its kind of breaking my no play while on tilt rule, but its live poker, and although my name is Solly and I'm on tilt, its a live game, so it does not count, and besides, you've got to start playing again sometime, right?
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