Losing in Poker.

[navuta]

It happens. these bad beat cash table are a hard place to play cash, especially at .50/1.00 at the merge netwrok. you would need a pretty hefty bankroll to play at these limits. Stay way from those cash tables for a while play some small tournaments or sngs and youll be back to doing fine in no time at all.

The sad thing was that I did not play for winning.
I guess that I played for loossing..
I dont know why.. but I just whent bluffing with nothing...
Im really mad at myself right now...

[Sassy12U]

Are there any things that you, the determined player, can do to prevent it? Or if you notice that you seem to be tilting, what should you do about it?

I have a few suggestions that have helped me.

I start by telling myself that I, and no one else, is responsible for what hands I play and what hands I don't play. I am the master of my own money. That's my affirmation.

It's an important one. It's all too easy to blame other people for our losses -- for our loss of control. But don't. Start by taking responsibility for your own actions and you'll be ahead of the game. So you're responsible.

Once I have taken responsibility, the next step is to notice the early warning signs of going on tilt. Before I actually GO on tilt, some event tends to get me upset. So I need to recognize that event and respond to it by resisting the urge to start playing differently from the optimal way that I have learned.

Once I can learn to recognize those early warning signs, I need to learn to inhibit my habitual response. Initially, this may mean leaving the table for a while. That's right -- actually walking away from the game. Maybe you get something to eat. Maybe you just stroll over to some other game and distract yourself watching it for a while. But leave your game for a while until you can calm down.

[eejit101]

I just go on tilt. But a good tilt!

[navuta]

I just go on tilt. But a good tilt!

Please explain how there could be a good tilt..

I belive there should be good tilts also..

[KaciBlakely]

I just go on tilt. But a good tilt!

How do you go on a good tilt?

As in it's a good tilt because you lose a bunch or what?

I wouldn't call that a good tilt.



Just clarify please.

Thank you.