The Tilt Spectrum

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A field guide to leaks

Tilt is emotion making decisions your clear head would never approve, and it comes in species. Bad-beat tilt: you chase the player who beat you — a rematch instead of a profit. Injustice tilt: the site rigs it against me, and every losing pot becomes more proof; proof feels better than money. Winner's tilt: euphoria after a big win — you loosen up, play junk, and gift the winnings back with a bow. Boredom tilt: trash hands played for the thrill of a pot. Fatigue tilt: late-session autopilot, making calls you would never make fresh. Name the species and the leak loses half its power — a tilt you can label is a tilt you can refuse to obey.