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Message: [QUOTE="PHX, post: 4957051, member: 126398"] "There are many concepts to master to become a successful poker player, but one holds the key to your ultimate success and it has nothing to do with cards. The ability to keep your emotions in check – to avoid tilt – will go a long way towards determining how successful you will be." "Tilt is like temptation. The best way for some to resist temptation is to avoid it altogether, and the same applies to tilt. If you can learn to recognize what causes you to tilt, devise a strategy to keep tilt at bay and then – perhaps most importantly – execute that strategy as soon as you sense tilt happening, you will greatly increase your chance to have a successful poker session." [FONT=Arial] [/FONT]Above are the first and last paragraphs of the article. I could not agree with them more. I felt the need to repost it as members may have just browsed it and do understand the importance of these two statements. They are vital to success in Poker. There are many like me who did not have this advice and had to learn the hard way by loosing their bankroll multiple times. The best way to counter tilt is to stop playing for a while. There is always tomorrow. We can be our own worst enemy sometimes. On Pokerstars they have features that can help to save you from yourself. Features like restricting deposit amounts, restricting cash games, mtt and sng buyin levels and taking a complete break from games called self exclusion. I do like self exclusion and use it often I can restrict myself from being able to play games for a minimum of 12 hours. Helps so that I do not try and chase losses when I have a bad session. Check tools--> Responsible Gaming you will see them and what each does. Other sites has similar features just got research them or ask support. For mtt players stop playing maybe impossible to do sometimes as we are still in the middle of tourney. I suggest going for a walk, washing your face, listening to some music, siting out for short period, tightening up range, playing premiums, reducing the number of decision you have per hand by playing push or fold preflop. [/QUOTE]

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