eye opening conversation

[blackthroatedwind]

That is interesting. Hope it's true as well.

Not surprising that a lot of people eventually realized they were in over their heads playing poker.

I never get the draw to poker.

Its fun, but it gets very old, very quickly.

[Mortimer]

What about Bingo and HangMan?

[blackthroatedwind]

You have to be very clever to be successful playing poker.

[Mortimer]

The key to success in draw poker is knowing exactly what you need to draw and how to do it.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by Mortimer

The key to success in draw poker is knowing exactly what you need to draw and how to do it.

Much like Hangman.......and quantum physics.

[Mortimer]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Much like Hangman.......and quantum physics.

I agree,but those are harder I think.....I quit both of them.

Originally Posted by Mortimer

I agree,but those are harder I think.....I quit both of them.

The great thing about quantum physics is you can
be bad at it and not know it. But in a parallel universe,
you can be a leading authority...

And not realize it.

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

You have to be very clever to be successful playing poker.

And have a death wish.
Most of these guys have grapefruit size gonads.
And money.

[hi_im_god]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

You have to be very clever to be successful playing poker.

not if you aim low enough.

stop trying to beat the best and concentrate on beating the worst.

in horse racing i have to beat the average consensus plus a rake. in poker i can choose my opponents. huge advantage.

it's like betting in a wagering pool where good players are excluded.

it isn't clever. but it requires an egoless evaluation of your own skills and a willingness to walk away from better players.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by hi_im_god

not if you aim low enough.

stop trying to beat the best and concentrate on beating the worst.

in horse racing i have to beat the average consensus plus a rake. in poker i can choose my opponents. huge advantage.

it's like betting in a wagering pool where good players are excluded.

it isn't clever. but it requires an egoless evaluation of your own skills and a willingness to walk away from better players.

You're right.

[Mortimer]

Some things are self evident...to some.

Originally Posted by hi_im_god

not if you aim low enough.

stop trying to beat the best and concentrate on beating the worst.

in horse racing i have to beat the average consensus plus a rake. in poker i can choose my opponents. huge advantage.

it's like betting in a wagering pool where good players are excluded.

it isn't clever. but it requires an egoless evaluation of your own skills and a willingness to walk away from better players.

Its also a frkkn marathon.

Cant set in a seat that long.

Dont poker players get some sort
of specific type of butt rot?

[GPK]

If I had a $1 for every hand of poker I played online yesterday...

[hi_im_god]

Originally Posted by pgardn

Its also a frkkn marathon.

Cant set in a seat that long.

Dont poker players get some sort
of specific type of butt rot?

patience can't be overvalued.

if you've got a plane to catch, try slots. same likelihood of success.

better players rely on the same law of large numbers that casino's do. in the short run it's all about luck. but play long enough against a weaker player and the result is inevitable.

Originally Posted by hi_im_god

patience can't be overvalued.

if you've got a plane to catch, try slots. same likelihood of success.

better players rely on the same law of large numbers that casino's do. in the short run it's all about luck. but play long enough against a weaker player and the result is inevitable.

Kudos to you.
I cant concentrate that long
unless its really interesting.

[jwkniska]

Originally Posted by hi_im_god

if you've got a plane to catch, try slots.

that's when I hit the sportsbook to wager on races more out there. don't want to start a table game, as might not have the time to follow thru. go to the racebook, get a drf and play the various tracks, to kill some time until you have to go to the airport.

although, some of the daily poker tourneys in vegas are good. blinds go up rapidly, so entire tourney takes 60-120 min (with breaks!!!). Longest one I played in, made it to the final table and took about 2 1/4 hours and all of them I've played in give a 10-15 min break each hour. Most were in the 90 min range and I've cashed at a very large percentage of them.

[hoovesupsideyourhead]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

That is interesting. Hope it's true as well.

Not surprising that a lot of people eventually realized they were in over their heads playing poker.

yes thats very true ,the huge influx of wpt and wsp time on the tv had jump started the poker world..but in the end its a very tough game if played vs an exp player/players.imo