University of Nevada’s gaming research center—show that expressive players tend to be less skilled, more prone to tilt (emotional overreactions to losses), and often serve as "fish" (easy marks) for sharper players. Their outbursts aren’t just noise; they’re a signal to the table: "I’m not in control."First off, gambling taps into the brain’s reward system, specifically the dopamine rush tied to anticipation and payoff. Studies, like those from the National Institute of Health (NIH), show that dopamine spikes not just when you win, but when you expect to win. For your screamer, every hand is a mini-rollercoaster: the buildup of hope as the cards hit the table, followed by a crash when they lose. That crash—losing—triggers a different response: frustration and emotional flooding. Their loud, crude outburst is a release valve, a way to externalize the sting of defeat rather than bottling it up like a stoic pro. Psychologists call this an "emotional coping mechanism So, psychologically, this person’s a cocktail of dopamine-chasing, loss-averse, tilt-prone chaos. They’re not playing poker so much as riding it—emotions in the driver’s seat, cards be damned. Fascinating to watch, brutal to be.
