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Beating tilt

Let your emotions get frayed and you’ll be mincemeat. Follow these five tips to handle tilt:

By Rick Dacey
March 2006
1. Think of each losing hand as a lesson learnt and draw experience from losses.

2. Take a break, so when you sit back down to play you’ve got a clear head.

3. Play at lower limits, so if your bad run continues, you’re losing less.

4. Don’t let it ruin your game. Poker is meant to be fun, after all

5. Read a poker book to restore your confidence.

 
   
1. Delving into a good poker textbook can alleviate your worries


  
 
 
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