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IF YOU PLAYED THAT WAY IN VEGAS YOU'D GET EATEN ALIVE!

 

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arsicstoph US arsicstoph Enthusiast
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RE: If You Played That Way In Vegas You'd Get Eaten Alive!

Jul 1, 2005 01:55 PM. Post 11
Loved the article. It was very open and honest. Losing doesn't seem to rattle you...props.
 
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rjsmack US rjsmack Enthusiast
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RE: If You Played That Way In Vegas You'd Get Eaten Alive!

Jul 2, 2005 07:30 PM. Post 12
heheh. i liked this article. online poker is so unbelievably different than a live game it's amazing. but still i view them each as entertainment, if i win well that's great. i always expect to lose, then when i get my clock cleaned, i don't beat myself up. no amount of books or mantras or spells or turning around three times to the left will help you if you get outdrawn. i heard the five major things that non-professional players do that separate them are 1. they don't raise before the flop 2. they check too much, instead of betting. 3. they play too tight hence lose winning hands unnecessarily 4. they let that winning hand "get" to the river because they're afraid to go "all in" before the river makes that winning hand no good and 5. they do not make themselves aware every moment of the "opponent's stack" of chips...your fellow players chip amount. poker is so different than any other game. take chess for instance...bobby fisher could see into the game twenty moves and so for him the game was over at the time he was making his first move. with poker, you've got to have large cajones, and be able to make your move soon enough so that any possible threat to your "good hand" will not stick around to see.

that's what i've learned...and i haven't read one single poker book. i read another book about another casino game, and i came back from the trip with a big loss and laughing at myself...with texas hold 'em anything can happen it's stopping it before it happens that makes you the chip leader. that is hopefully if you've got the goods, and that nobody calls you. hehe. i've seen guys play with nothing every time and their aggressive style every player would fold at the uncertainty of what was going on. you get a table full of producers and that poker angel has come down and tapped you on the shoulder. but it doesn't happen very much. and yes i agree, to pick your games wisely. especially in live games. here's to POKER! cheers
 
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_ProfitStud US _ProfitStud Pokah! addict
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RE: If You Played That Way In Vegas You'd Get Eaten Alive!

Feb 24, 2006 01:11 AM. Post 13
Good reading.
 
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