Anger Comes In Many Different Flavors

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If you play poker, you’ve been on tilt. The game is designed to induce states of temporary insanity that will make you doubt your belief in statistics, in God, in yourself. But there are more flavors of tilt than even Baskin-Robbins could cope with, and a list of the most bitter and vile was compiled by Otis from Up For Poker. A tiny taste, after the jump…

TILT-A-RIFFIC

Otis had some ideas, and opened up comments for more. Here’s a few of our favorites:

“Stuck Tilt—This tilt appears after having played a lengthy session only to find one’s stack is smaller—usually significantly smaller—than it began. Stuck Tilt manifests itself in a common symptom of unfortunate poker play: “Getting Even.”

Yes, we’re quite familiar with that variation.

“Happy Tilt—Another common form of tilt, Happy Tilt appears in the middle of a profitable or otherwise fun session. Whether a player is winning or simply having fun with his buddies at the table, Happy Tilt can prove to be an unhealthy leak that causes players to “gamboooooool” indiscriminately. Happy Tilt is often made worse by mass consumption of alcohol.”

Not well acquainted with Happy Tilt, as that would require winning the occasional early pot. Well acquainted with the mass consumption of alcohol part…maybe a bit too well accquinted.

And then there are tilts that are uniquely personal, and unique to one specific moment. Here’s an example related by Joaquin Ochoa, who was tempted to commit felony assault thanks to:

“Mexican Tilt - When a guy pisses you off at the table and you tell him to step outside to settle this shit. I was put on this tilt this past weekend at the Taj when the old folks at the stud table slow rolled me…not once, but twice. I then proceeded to super-super-slow role them since I couldn’t take a 70 year old senior outside and smack him around. I’m going on tilt just writing this.”

We’re only dodging picket lines and hate crimes allegations due to the author of the above really being named “Joaquin Ochoa.” Poker. It’s just a game, people. OH GOD, we hate when people say that after they beat us out of a big pot. Hey, there’s another tilt right there.

Poker Tilt—Definitions [Up For Poker]