Definition of Going On Tilt

What is the definition of "going on tilt" in poker? What does the term "going on tilt" mean?

"Going on tilt" is when a player becomes enraged about something and starts making ill-advised plays based purely on emotion.

Example:

In a multi-table tournament, a player is dealt pocket Aces and raises pre-flop. Action folds around to the BB, who decides to push all-in. The player with the pocket Aces snap-calls. The player in the BB turns over 7-2 offsuit.

The flop comes 7-7-2, giving the player in the BB a full house. The turn and river are blanks, and the BB scoops a huge pot.

The player who was dealt the pocket Aces still has a sizable amount of chips left after the hand, but he decides to push all-in every single hand purely out of frustration. He is eventually called by somebody with pocket Kings, and is eliminated from the tournament.

This is "going on tilt".

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There is also the "fake tilt" moment, when a player suffers a bad beat, is dealt an extremely strong holding the very next hand, mumbles something (or types something) that makes people think that they are on ubertilt, and goes all-in the next hand. Somebody will likely look them up, even with a marginal holding, just because they think that the tilted player is pushing with anything.

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