Zombie tilt

Poker Player magazine commissioned this zombie portrait of Nick Wealthall for a column about the danger of zoning out at poker tables. "Everyone tilts. You stop thinking actively and consciously about your decisions and slip into a zombified catatonic state, mindlessly clicking without thinking about your play." Nick shares a few techniques for combating zombie tilt: "Nothing breaks a trance-like state like a good slap across the cheek. You can administer it yourself or get a friend or family member to do it for you – you’ll be surprised how keen some of them will be."

Art direction by Marc Southey for Dennis Publishing.