Tilt is a major factor when it comes to poker. In most of the cases it is the difference between a player who loses and a player who wins. So it therefore is essential that you recognize the tilt and then know how to control it. As I was a prime suspect to tilt in poker for many months, I had to really work on controlling it and also methods to control it so that I could easily stop losing money in silly ways. I hope to relay some of the things that I learned along the way to you in poker. These methods certainly helped me almost eliminate tilt completely from my game of poker.

The first and also the most important thing to do in poker is to recognize that you are on tilt. If you have no idea of whether you are on tilt or not you will never be able to stop it. Do not think about the big pots you lost a little whirl back and continue playing as if nothing bad had happened earlier. This is a great first step to kill tilt. Go and do something till you have forgotten all about it. Do not get back to the game till you are back to hundred percent. One thing that I find that can help get rid of tilt quickly and also is enough to take a break is when you feel that you are tiring and then you should do something physical. Go and run for a while or even playing some football can help. This will help burn all that anger that is built inside and also you will now feel much better than before.

Yet another thing that you can do is to set limits as to how much you can lose in a single day when you are playing poker. This helps you as you can keep track of your doings. If you surpass that amount then it is time you quit. Do this no matter what even if you feel that you are giving in your best shot for the game of poker. This is also because tilt is hardest to spot when you are down lots for a day and are trying to make it back before the day is out. It is times like this that you will need to do some little things like miss a bet, misread someone and that which really affects your bankroll in the long run and is very hard to spot when you do this in poker.