There is another way to deal with a "potential" tilt that helps me.

If I have lost big to some bad plays and bad breaks, I know that I should cut my losses right away. However, I still want to play. POKER....right?

What now??.

I simply enter the next multi-player tourney for $30 or $20 (or whatever value suits you). In doing this I accomplish 4 things

1. I still get to play
2. I can quantify my loss as a mximum $30 over the next few hours
3. I re-establish good starting requirements, because we all know that "survival" is the key at the beginning of multi-player tourneys
4. The slow pace of the beginning of a tourney allows me to relax and reflect on what I was doing wrong prior to the tourney

In short, I can both unwind and play poker, and not worry about my bankroll.


There is also the chance that I could win big, but I don't want to frame this as a key reason because then I might look at tourneys as a way to recoup my losses, and that's not a good stretegy.

Anyway, this helps me avoid losing more than I should when on tilt.