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Poker term describing frustration leading to worse plays

Tilt is a poker term for a

state of mental or emotional confusion 👍 or frustration in which a player adopts a

suboptimal strategy, usually resulting in the player becoming overly aggressive.

Tilting is 👍 closely associated with another poker term, "steam".

Placing an opponent on

tilt or dealing with being on tilt oneself is an 👍 important aspect of poker. It is a

relatively frequent occurrence due to frustration, animosity against other players, or

simply bad 👍 luck.

The term originated from pinball where physically tilting the machine

causes some games to flash the word "TILT" and freeze 👍 the flippers.[1]

Tilt is also

common in other games, especially chess and esports. Tilting in esports causes players

to "lose control 👍 due to anger". The most extreme reaction is termed a "ragequit",

angrily leaving the match or quitting the game, physically 👍 turning off the device or

breaking a part like a monitor or control device by smashing it.[2]

Common causes of

tilt 👍 [ edit ]

The most common cause of tilt is losing, especially being defeated in a

particularly public and humiliating fashion. 👍 In poker, a bad beat can upset the mental

equilibrium essential for optimal poker judgment, causing frustration. Another common

cause 👍 of tilt is bad manners from other players causing frustration which eventually

leads to tilting.

Though not as commonly acknowledged or 👍 discussed, it is also quite

possible to go on "winner's tilt" as a result of a positive trigger: such as 👍 winning

unexpectedly, or going on a string of good luck. Strong positive emotions can be just

as dizzying and detrimental 👍 to one's play as negative ones. Tilting and winner's tilt

can both lead to the same habits.

Advice when tilted [ 👍 edit ]

For the beginning player,

the elimination or minimization of tilt is considered an essential improvement that can

be made 👍 in play (for instance in the strategic advice of Mike Caro). Many advanced

players (after logging thousands of table-hours) claim 👍 to have outgrown "tilt" and

frustration, although other poker professionals admit it is still a "leak" in their

game.

One commonly 👍 suggested way to fight tilt is to disregard the outcomes of pots,

particularly those that are statistically uncommon. So-called "bad 👍 beats," when one

puts a lot of chips in the pot with the best hand and still loses, deserve little

👍 thought; they are the product of variance, not bad strategy. This mindset calls for the

player to understand poker is 👍 a game of decisions and correct play in making the right

bets over a long period of time.

Another method for 👍 avoiding tilt is to try lowering

one's variance, even if that means winning fewer chips overall. Therefore, one may play

👍 passively and fold marginal hands, even though that may mean folding the winning hand.

This may also imply that one 👍 plays tightly— and looks for advantageous situations.

Once

tilt begins, players are well-advised to leave the table and return when emotions 👍 have

subsided. When away from the table, players are advised to take time to refresh

themselves, eat and drink (non-alcoholic) 👍 if necessary, and take a break outside in the

fresh air.

If none of these work in lessening tilt, players are 👍 advised to leave the

game and not return to playing until they have shaken off the results that led to 👍 the

tilt.

The intent of the advice is to prevent the upset person from letting negative

emotions lead to bigger losses 👍 that can seriously hurt one's bankroll.

Tilt must be

taken seriously, requiring immediate attention following its presence. The progression

in poker 👍 for chronically tilted players may be significantly hindered as their

judgement becomes progressively impaired as agitation becomes more prominent. Paying

👍 close attention to playing statistics can assist in preventing this, as a statistical

overview of recent hands can reduce the 👍 player's likelihood to play impulsive hands

habitually.[3]

Tilting others [ edit ]

The act of putting an opponent on tilt may not

👍 pay off in the short run, but if some time is put into practicing it, a player can

quickly become 👍 an expert at "tilting" other players (with or without using bad

manners). In theory, the long-run payoff of this tactic 👍 is a monetarily positive

expectation.

Common methods of putting a table on tilt include:

Playing junk hands that

have a lower chance 👍 of winning in the hope of either sucking out and delivering a bad

beat (which can be an enjoyable occasional 👍 style which will make the table's play

"looser") or bluffing the opponent off a better hand (with the option of 👍 showing the

bluff for maximum tilting effect). Victimising individuals at the table, (which is

often considered a more old-fashioned tactic, 👍 identified with 1970s "verbal" experts

such as Amarillo Slim.) Pretending intoxication, i.e. hustling, excellently

demonstrated by Paul Newman against Robert 👍 Shaw in The Sting (although his technique

included cheating). Constant chattering, making weird noises and motions whenever you

win a 👍 hand, or other erratic behavior is a "tilting" or "loosening" approach first

discussed by Mike Caro. Taking an inordinate or 👍 otherwise inappropriate amount of time

to announce and show your hand (also called "slow-rolling") at the showdown. (Such

deliberate breaches 👍 of etiquette have the side effect of slowing play and risking

barring, thereby limiting the earnings of the expert player. 👍 For this, and other social

reasons, such tactics are mostly associated with novices.)

These antics can upset the

other players at 👍 the table with the intention of getting them to play poorly.