Tilting Your Opponents

Tilting Your Opponents


  Going on tilt is the worst thing you can possibly do when playing poker. You will lose if you go on tilt, unless you quickly pull yourself out of that position. The opposite is equally true. If you can get your opponents to go on tilt, you will win unless they can take control of their playing and slow down. Of course, getting off tilt can be a very hard thing to do, and it's your job at the poker table to keep the players who are on tilt on tilt.



  Tilting your opponents is something that must be done subtly and carefully. If your actions are too obvious, your opponents will quickly see through them and ignore them.



  Tilting your opponents is a game in pushing them towards making mistakes, preferably mistakes that open up room for even more mistakes. In addition, you need to make sure they are aware of these mistakes. Point out what they did wrong - even if that would seem to be rude. Taunt them.



  A player with something to prove is more likely to make a mistake than a player who isn't under pressure. If you want to tilt a player, your job is to continue to apply pressure even after that player has begun to make mistakes. Putting this kind of pressure on someone will force them into even worse situations and force them to make even more mistakes. Putting this kind of pressure on someone will put them on tilt.