diff --git a/lyra/mind.py b/lyra/mind.py
index c91de57..8c0b90b 100644
--- a/lyra/mind.py
+++ b/lyra/mind.py
@@ -159,7 +159,10 @@ def build_messages(session_id: str, user_msg: str,
 
     # Mode awareness: she can offer to switch when the work clearly shifts (she decides
     # when — better than a keyword guess). One line, on his yes she calls set_mode.
-    messages.append({"role": "system", "content": _mode_menu_note(mode)})
+    # Suppressed at the live table (poker_cash) — mid-session she shouldn't be offering
+    # to change modes; it's pure noise when the job is logging and coaching.
+    if not (mode and mode.key == "poker_cash"):
+        messages.append({"role": "system", "content": _mode_menu_note(mode)})
 
     # Live ritual state (e.g. Alligator Blood ON) — dynamic, rides with the card.
     state_note = _mode_state_note(mode)
@@ -337,6 +340,12 @@ def _route(ctx: TurnContext) -> TurnContext:
     a charged emotional moment adds a per-turn register nudge (deterministic). Most
     turns are neutral and get no note — that's the point (don't over-narrate)."""
     ctx.mode = modes.get(memory.get_session_mode(ctx.session_id))
+    # At the live table the register comes from the poker prompt fragments (esp. the
+    # MENTAL one), not this lexicon nudge — which misfired, reading neutral logistics
+    # ("table broke, it's 11:50pm") as tilt/fatigue. Resolve the mode, but skip the
+    # register/note block in poker_cash. Non-poker modes keep the nudge unchanged.
+    if ctx.mode and ctx.mode.key == "poker_cash":
+        return ctx
     m = ctx.moment or {}
     note = None
     if m.get("tilt", 0) >= _TILT_BAR:
diff --git a/tests/test_perceive.py b/tests/test_perceive.py
index 51a3914..0a6f4b9 100644
--- a/tests/test_perceive.py
+++ b/tests/test_perceive.py
@@ -53,4 +53,25 @@ def test_route_injects_tilt_nudge(mind):
 def test_route_quiet_on_neutral_turn(mind):
     turn = mind.assemble("s1", "what did we decide about the schema yesterday?", "cloud", None)
     assert turn.register is None                    # neutral -> no nudge
-    assert not (turn.moment or {}).get("note")
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+    assert not (turn.moment or {}).get("note")
+
+
+# --- Phase A pipeline fixes: poker mode suppresses the two mush sources ---
+
+def test_poker_mode_suppresses_tilt_nudge(mind):
+    from lyra import memory
+    memory.set_session_mode("s1", "poker_cash")
+    turn = mind.assemble("s1", "ugh I'm steaming, fucking coolered again!!", "cloud", None)
+    assert turn.register is None                     # at the table, register comes from fragments
+    sys_blob = " ".join(m["content"] for m in turn.messages if m["role"] == "system")
+    assert "on tilt" not in sys_blob.lower()         # false-positive lexicon nudge suppressed
+
+
+def test_mode_menu_note_suppressed_in_poker(mind):
+    from lyra import modes
+    poker = " ".join(m["content"] for m in mind.build_messages("s1", "stack 350", mode=modes.CASH)
+                     if m["role"] == "system")
+    build = " ".join(m["content"] for m in mind.build_messages("s1", "let's refactor", mode=modes.get("build"))
+                     if m["role"] == "system")
+    assert "Your modes:" not in poker                # no "offer to switch" note at the table
+    assert "Your modes:" in build                    # still present in a non-poker mode
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