Throughout my years of playing poker I have learned how not to tilt. It's not that I don't tilt... because I do... it's just that I will never ever be at a table (online or otherwise) while on tilt.

That being said I purposefully act on tilt at times.

PREFACE TO BAD BEAT: (hand prior)
$2/$5 200 max buy NL

I limp with QJ to an unraised pot

Flop is 7 icon_suit_heart.gif 9 icon_suit_club.gif Q icon_suit_heart.gif

I bet $20, get 2 callers.

Turn is 7 icon_suit_spade.gif .

I bet out $30. Get two callers.

River is 9 icon_suit_heart.gif

I check. Player on my left (in the hand) is a gambler, and probaly the best player at the table. Already tonight I have beat him out of two hands. One by way of making a similar call. He bets $90.

Other player folds.

My gut told me to call. He was talking a bunch of trash and I called the hand almost correctly in saying (it looks more like a botched straight draw with J10os). At that moment he leans way back in his chair... I muck. Leaning back is a very basic tell that you have a strong hand. He obviously knew this since he flips over 86os. The other OESD... doh.

I'm not mad, I quietly get prepared for the next hand which is dealt VERY quickly. I am now UTG+1. Lo' & Behold I look down at AA. Now I start to up my table talk. "86os... wtf man... how the hell can you bet $90 with nothing!?" I pretend to look on tilt because I have just been dealt the perfect hand for the situation that just occured.

I say "**** it... I'm on tilt," and I toss out a raise (not enough though) of $30.

I get no less than 4 callers.

Flop comes 353.

I'm first to act and I bet all-in. One lady calls (puts her all in) and another guy raises all-in (SB).

SB flips over 35os.
Lady has QQ.

I can deal with the beat, but that situation was picturesque and I blew it. Hell... I should have just pushed all in preflop (max bet $200) and I guarantee that QQ would have called. I didn't raise enough pre-flop.