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When a poker player deals with so much stress because of a series of bad beats, he has the strong tendency to go on tilt. If you are on a tilt, they your bankroll suffers a lot since you decide using your emotions and not your logic. At first you might not lose money at first with a little luck coming into play but eventually you will lose your poker money and at worst, your business or house. This is why you need to be on constant watch if you are in danger of tilting.

Avoid tilting

Avoiding tilt is much better than coping with it. Just like the cliché goes, prevention is better than cure. The same banana applies in poker. You need to make the adjustments and corrections even before you go on tilt. If you are already on tilt, it is already too late.

Knowledge

In order to be profitable in poker and avoid all the troubles involved with it, you need to understand the ins and outs of the game. When you hear about stories of bad beats, you will notice that the poker player does not have the basics of the game. You will also gain knowledge about your game if you keep a record of your games. Know your weaknesses and you can be a stronger poker player.

Triggers

Tilt is your emotions going on overdrive. Knowing the most important aspects of poker is not enough. You need to know to know your triggers. A lot of poker players point to bad beats, alcohol, and losing a ton of money. Triggers differ for each individual and the key is knowing what triggers you to go on tilt. Recall what happened when you tilted before and avoid as much of the triggers as possible.

When not sure, quit

If you have a feeling that you are about to go on tilt, or already on tilt, but you are not sure, the best way is to quit. Do not wait until you are certain that you are on a tilt. This is the only quitting on earth that will really be good for you.

As any experienced player would tell you, anticipating other players’ positions in poker is vital if you want to make the right moves. This is true most especially in Texas Hold’em. It’s always an advantage to act last and see your opponent’s play before you make your own move.

If you have a button seat, of a cut off, are generally the most advantageous seats at a poker table. This gives you an advantage over other players who have to enter the pot first. However, it’s not as simple as that. Aside from your actual position, you should think about your “relative position” to the one who will raise the pre-flop bet.

This is because your relation to this bettor can actually overpower your actual position in the game. You may have a button or a cut off seat, but you can still lose the game if you’re in the wrong side of the table to the pre-flop raiser. The relative position is only important if the pre-flop raiser raises a continuation bet.

If you’re the player who needs to act after the continuation bet, you’re most likely to be sandwiched between two types of players: someone who holds a probable strong hand (hence the continuation bet), and someone who just checked the raiser and who could hold a wide range of hands.

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Pokerkat acting like the poker players of the nineties always act. It’s all skill. They’re pure geniusses. They’re awesome. Taking suckers’ money.

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Here’s a great strategy video for 6-handed SNG’s. This guy explains why he loves these 6-handed satellites on Full Tilt Poker — and I kind of love them for the very same reasons. Gamblers, weak LAGs and loads of action that often results in getting close to ITM without ever playing any hands.

I don’t suggest visiting the video maker’s site, as it sucks, but I just wanted to post his rant.

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Don’t you just love seeing Mr. Phil go completely nuts against some random internet player who often is a much better player than he is? Well, I do – so here’s one of my absolute favorites from the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event…

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When you’re playing a game of No Limit Texas Hold’em, the best hand to have is a pair of Queens. This is especially true if you’re playing right before the flop. This is because if you ever get caught in a raise, the only hands you have to fear are kings or aces. After the flop, though, you need to exercise a lot of caution. You’re at the risk of an “over-card” at this time, and you must never be “married” to any of your opponent’s hands.

This means that you should fold when you feel that you’re actually going to be beaten. Statistically speaking, though, the chances of your opponents having either aces or kings which could beat your hand are very low. However, in case of heavy betting before a flop, you need to assess your position very closely. First, look at your opponents’ playing styles.

In this situation, a player with a very tight playing style and only re-raises a bet when a king, an ace, or an ace-king is on the table, it’s safe to say that they’re holding a hand with a king, an ace, or both. If the opponent’s playing style is loose, there’s a lower possibility that s/he is holding a king or an ace.

Two things to pay attention to when you’re playing the pocket queens strategy is to look at the stacks and your actual position in the table. You should look for the loose player in your table. If the loose raiser is right beside you, to your right, then it’s okay to re-raise the bet. You’re trying to dodge additional callers when you do this, and you’re also making sure that you’re playing the pot with a heads-up position.

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The poker brat gets another solid beating by an amateur, and gives us another great tantrum for the books.

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I just love seeing Phil Hellmuth take a beating.

We get quite a nice blowup from Phil after the river card is dealt, and we get a way too modest Sammy Farha to my liking. He’s supposed to stick the needle in if you ask me… Such a standard hand, such a beautiful result.