There might be some things that tilt you, but after reading these tweets, you'll add some to your list.
Tanking and rudeness are just the tip of the tilt-berg.
CoinPoker's Patrick Leonard kicked the conversation off, and got over 100 replies from the poker community.
— "What’s something irrational that really tilts you in poker?
I hate on the river when the dealers count down the remaining deck whilst people are thinking. I know they have to do it / their job and helps, but always drives me irrationally tilted."
Dara O'Kearney: I was at a table with Andy Black recently when he told dealer they shouldn’t do that when players are thinking. Dealer asked floor who agreed with Andy.
Patrick Leonard: Really? Very interesting. Aren’t everybody thinking on the river though? I see dealers do it all the time and it really grates me for some reason. Maybe it’s my add or something.
Matt Savage: Game integrity over tilting a player thinking maybe?
David "ODB" Baker: I had it happen the other day and all I could think of is dealer risking exposing cards wasn’t worth the 10 seconds of saved time. It bothered me too.
Matt Savage: It’s just a game integrity procedure that’s been around longer than all of us, most dealers actually don’t do it but most were properly trained to do it twice per down.
Nicky P: Playing from the start of tourney and struggling and someone max late regs and runs hotter than the sun
Patrick Leonard: lol bro. When you go 25k to 17k and somebody comes in 1 hour late and goes 25k to 50k in first orbit, I'm literally breathless. So silly haha.
Alex Theologis: Hand funerals of any kind. Bonus tilt points if its a hand that won the pot!
Editor. – "Hand funeral" describes a situation where, at showdown, a player sees their opponent's hand, understands the outcome of the hand, but is in no hurry to reveal their cards and continues to stare at them.
Patrick Leonard: 💯
Stephen Hubbard: When people get to showdown in PLO and verbalize "two pair" without showing their hand. Especially if the board is something like with a pair on the board and it's a multiway pot. Like, c'mon bro, that not helpful at all lol.
Patrick Leonard: This is 100% right lol.
RGHall: When underground games rake whatever they feel like taking and then try to stiff on top of that. Really tilts me.
Patrick Leonard: That’s not so irrational!
Fitz: People stacking their chips 10 high instead of 20.
Patrick Leonard: I actually don’t mind it because at least can verify the amounts. People in 25/30s tilt me
Gabriel Ramos: When I first sit down at a table that’s already been playing and within seconds someone offers to break down my oversized chip. Sometimes I say “no, thanks” in hopes to send a message. The counting down of the remaining deck is for our protection (it’s nice that they remember).
Bradley Martin: When a player puts his chips out so far from the dealer they have to get out of their seat to reach it.
Niall Farrell: People who do that little over/under card shuffle thing with their thumb and pinky like 4 times before they fold.
Bonus points if it’s after checking their cards individually then both together.
Extra bonus points if I have 12bb in the $500 salute to warriors week 5 of WSOP.
Slop Bucket: People confusing trips and a set.
Collin Capone: When you are all in and another player or dealer announces your stack size without anyone asking.
Snoopdoug: Running into .
Legit feels illegal and for some reason is the number 1 thing that tilts me.
Luvin Munoz: Anyone being disrespectful to staff, dealers or fellow players. It’s uncalled for.
theb52bomber.eth: When the table has completed action, but the dealer is too distracted to realize it's on them.
Or when they add flare to a river card. I don't need the suspense. Just rip the band aid off.
Dealers will tilt me 100x more than a player can.
Nick Palma: Someone asking for a count before looking at their cards, all ins preflop and they don’t just run the board and take 5 mins to make the pot right, hand funerals.
Connecticut Man: All reasonable things. I can’t stand when a mfer won’t flip his hand over.
Scotty Weinstein: When a reg 3-bets, gets all-in from a stack of 25bb or less and goes into a long thought.
Jonathan Tamayo: "I know I have you beat" as they fold to a river bet.
Scott Hirsch: Announcing 2 pair with a pair on the board.
Nork Fork: When you lose a flip or cooler at micro-stakes online, and your opponent sends you a goodbye emoji.
Rob Swindells: People posting blinds/antes with their small chips. E.g. blinds are 500/1000 and they put out 10 1s when they have 1k chips in their stack. Similarly, when they have the right amount to post but just put out a big chip.
Mahtipeluri: When they ask what your stack size is, even though it's already clear.
Open Mike: When it comes to showdown among recs and nobody wants to show first. Bonus points if the dealer doesn't doesn't step in immediately.
Gould Rush: I hate it when the dealer looks at the river card first and only then puts it on the table. Especially in all-ins. No one should see that card before me!
Carlos Figgy: Seeing the same people survive multiple all in flips.
I know its supposed to even out over the long term, but it sure does not seem that way.
ChadWheeler777: When a player thinks for a long time and then folds, saying, "I was definitely better on the turn, but I let you get there." He could have just folded.
Mariusz Golinski: When players scrolling their phone all day instead focus on action.
Rachel Giacopuzzi: When a player raises another and the Dealer tells then how much MORE to call instead of just the raise amount. Sends me.
Balbomb: Showdown staredowns in cash games when they are all in, especially from otherwise fast players. Part of being a good regular is allowing the recs to just muck in peace.
Pablo Mariz: Whales or casuals in tournaments that yap non stop and think poker is their private podcast and they are the star of the show...
I said whales cause regs don't really do that but it also happens 🤷🏻♂️
Servonious: 3 way spot, player goes all in, next player tanks 3 minutes (understandable spots)
But then! They fold and it’s on the last guy and he’s taken by surprise & needs 4 minutes.
Grant: Not putting blinds in, eating messy food at the table, dealers putting cards out in random order or viewing cards before putting them down, people who tell you what they folded, announcing two pair with a pair on board.
Hoodyz: When the same person has to be told to post their blinds every single circle...like, why are you here?
Odds: When people barely throw their cards 1cm forward after tank-folding / mucking the losing hand.
Eric Nashbar: People who take forever counting out chips to place their bets. Just verbalize it and then take all the time you want!
