Not everyone can be a great poker player – instincts and card sense are either something you have or you don’t. But anyone can learn to be a winning poker player. It’s like when you go to school and study. There are plenty of bad poker players in the world who aren’t prepared to study and really aren’t trying to improve their game, so you should take full advantage. 1. How to cope with tilt

Experience is the number-one factor in staving off tilt. Number two is emotional stability – it just gets easier with time. Getting a ‘bad beat’ is never a good moment.