Preparing for Disasters

earache — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:04:42 +0000

If there is one universal truth, it is this: All good things will eventually come to an end.

Anyone who has played for awhile can tell you of long barren stretches of ice cold cards, stabbing turns, demolishing rivers and degree all-in moments that - upon their conclusion - have you waving goodbye to everyone at the table as you slump off to some corner to weep like a baby. Jesus, is there anything worse than standing up from a table empty handed?

Lesson One: You are not as good as you think (Part 1)

flushednuts — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:27:10 +0000

So you can wreck your home game. And when you hit the local card room, by playing super tight against the degenerates, you can scrape out a buck or two. But what happens when you sit at a table and can't find the fish? Do you stubbornly sit there trying to beat the game or will your ego let you admit YOU are the fish that these sharks have been waiting for? A big, big, HUGE part of poker is game selection. It's probably the second thing you need to learn after hand selection. So what are some tell-tale signs that you might be in over your head?

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Preparing for Disasters

Lesson One: You are not as good as you think (Part 1)