When a poker player goes on tilt, it is a great, profitable opportunity for you. Players going on tilt make a ton of mistakes because their judgment is clouded by emotions. Poker players who are on a tilt will have two tendencies: to play scared or play in a loose-aggressive manner. Let us look into ways how you can make some profit out of this situation
Scared players
Respect bets and their raises. Remember that these players will not bet if they have a bad hand and surely they will just raise when they have monster cards.
Bluff frequently. These players will bite a semibluff or a bluff and fold a lot even when they have good enough cards to play.
Steal antes and blinds. The scared type on a tilt will never push back when you push them. In case they re-raise, back off since they have good cards for sure.
Checking. When these players check, it does not mean they have bad hands. You can expect them to check even with good hands.
Wild Aggressive
Always be on the lookout if a player is about to go on tilt if not already on tilt. This kind of tilt is very contagious so you must be very careful.
Be the fire starter. Keep the gambling party going. You want the player on tilt to be on tilt for the longest time possible. Monitor how the other players are and if they are also about to go on tilt, push a bit and they will.
Best seat. Position is the best weapon against someone. You want the unpredictable ones to your right while the predictable poker players to your left. You want to see how things go crazy with the player on tilt before you act.
Adjust as necessary. Play solid poker against players on til and make sure you have a good stack to back up your exploits. You can check-raise, slow play and bet against these loose-aggressives on tilt when the field is quite thin. You do not fold on the river. What is important too is that it is clear that the other player is on tilt and you are in the game to take his money, and not go on tilt yourself.
