I tilt because...

People make shit plays and somehow it pays off for them.

... I make really dumb mistakes, which burn off all my hard earned winnings. I call it the Matusow tilt.

Originally Posted by Cobra_1878

People make shit plays and somehow it pays off for them.

This is the gold mine of poker. Don't let this tilt you, let this make you giddy with joy.
If the bad players didn't win sometimes, then they would KNOW that they're bad players, and they'd stop playing. The fact that they can be so bad, yet still win some pots, is what keeps them thinking that they're not so bad after all. This is the glory of poker; the fish keep coming back. You'd never see this in a game like chess or darts, where the outcome is basically predetermined by player skill.

Originally Posted by MadMojoMonkey

... I make really dumb mistakes, which burn off all my hard earned winnings. I call it the Matusow tilt.



This is the gold mine of poker. Don't let this tilt you, let this make you giddy with joy.
If the bad players didn't win sometimes, then they would KNOW that they're bad players, and they'd stop playing. The fact that they can be so bad, yet still win some pots, is what keeps them thinking that they're not so bad after all. This is the glory of poker; the fish keep coming back. You'd never see this in a game like chess or darts, where the outcome is basically predetermined by player skill.

I have never looked at it like that. I spend so long running that same pkay over in my head and fuming at how 'lucky' they got that I usually end.up losing much more.

Really appreciate that post. Thank you