11 Nov 08
Tilt: Of Shark and Fish
The fifth and last article of the "Got Tilt?" series by psychological consultant Robert Langer talks about the fact that playing against bad players, or fish, can often lead to tilt.
Read the article: Tilt: Of Shark and Fish
| "If fish didn't occasionally win despite their bad play, then good players would have astronomical win-rates. The only problem would be that the oceans could suffer from over-fishing after a while. The poor fish should be allowed to feel comfortable in the role of the losing player. They should be allowed to lose as much money as possible without complaining, leaving this money for the other players to collect." |
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article ends the 5-part article series dedicated to the concept of Tilt. Psychological
consultant Robert Langer talks here about the fact that losing players - the so-called 'fish' - are also bound to win sometimes, no matter the skill difference. This will often put better players on tilt, and make them lose focus on their own game.It is however crucial to understand that suckouts have to happen and this article explains how to best deal with losing against worse players. After all; "Competition is won or lost on the six-inch playing field between the ears." (Bobby Jones, legendary golfer)
Read more here: Tilt: Of Shark and Fish
Also check out the remaining four articles of the series on tilt :
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#1
Amirapuato, 11 Nov 08 17:48
Thx. :)#2
RobbieV, 11 Nov 08 17:53
of mice and men!#3
vhallee, 11 Nov 08 19:43
of wolf and man!#4
ilikepie, 11 Nov 08 22:37
losing AA vs 89s means fish fights back? XD#5
DaPhunk, 11 Nov 08 23:47
This is one of the things i love about poker. If it wasn't for luck bad players wouldn't think that they were amazing.Nice source of cash :)
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opal99, 11 Nov 08 23:52
@4: no it just means that you can't always win with only 77% equity preflop.. These 23% must win sooner or later :P#7
Snuggles666, 12 Nov 08 10:26
great series of articles, thanks! ^^#8
jmaric7, 12 Nov 08 21:41
one day ago had situation when my pocket AA lost vs 72s when villan hit trips on R. He called my all in on T with pair of 7. he just got lucky, but most of the time they don't get so lucky. fishes give us more money than take away, but devastating is thought that they take our money and lose it on second hand and give to other player. so, hard work goes for nothing. but still, it is nice to be that other guy when you easily get a lot of money from fish-es