06-12-2002, 07:52 AM
I posted this a wile back and was asked by a few poker colleagues to put it up again. Anyway, here goes.
Top Ten Signs you are the Sucker in the Game
10. Players you have never played with or even met already excited to get in the same game with you because of all the things they have heard.
9. Having at least a dozen people go out of their way to offer to loan you money knowing your good for it but still want you to stick around and play.
8. The whole room says hello when you walk into the room as though you were Norm from the TV series “Cheers”.
7. Players asking the dealer to deal you a hand even when you are not at the table just in case you happen to make it back to the table before it is your turn to act.
6. Having 5 or more players all buy more chips when you sit down knowing the impending impact of action you bring to the game.
5. Players pulling you aside from the table and asking you what you do for a living and how much it pays; and then politely and seriously say they were just inquiring because they just knew you must make quite a lot based on their observation of your play/losses.
4. Talking with a buddy before the start of a tournament about the different tables you will be and the structure of the tournament and then seconds before the tournament starts for both of you having him ask you to put him and friend on the list for the 15-30 ring game that starts as soon as enough players are eliminated from the tournament – oh by the way - this house has a rule that you cannot get on the ring game list until you are eliminated from the tournament (subtle implication of friends true thoughts here)
3. Players congratulating you on winning more pots than anyone they know.
2. Having a player come up and tell you that you are the only player he knows who is capable of continually inducing a check-raise bluff on the river from many different opponents.
1. Walking into your local Card Room at your usual 7:15pm on a Thursday and finding a list with the “Play at Mike D’s Table” as a Feature Game with 9 names on it.
Just some thoughts…
Michael D. (Soccer/Sucker Mike D.)
PS - All of these things actually happened to me!
Top Ten Signs you are the Sucker in the Game
10. Players you have never played with or even met already excited to get in the same game with you because of all the things they have heard.
9. Having at least a dozen people go out of their way to offer to loan you money knowing your good for it but still want you to stick around and play.
8. The whole room says hello when you walk into the room as though you were Norm from the TV series “Cheers”.
7. Players asking the dealer to deal you a hand even when you are not at the table just in case you happen to make it back to the table before it is your turn to act.
6. Having 5 or more players all buy more chips when you sit down knowing the impending impact of action you bring to the game.
5. Players pulling you aside from the table and asking you what you do for a living and how much it pays; and then politely and seriously say they were just inquiring because they just knew you must make quite a lot based on their observation of your play/losses.
4. Talking with a buddy before the start of a tournament about the different tables you will be and the structure of the tournament and then seconds before the tournament starts for both of you having him ask you to put him and friend on the list for the 15-30 ring game that starts as soon as enough players are eliminated from the tournament – oh by the way - this house has a rule that you cannot get on the ring game list until you are eliminated from the tournament (subtle implication of friends true thoughts here)
3. Players congratulating you on winning more pots than anyone they know.
2. Having a player come up and tell you that you are the only player he knows who is capable of continually inducing a check-raise bluff on the river from many different opponents.
1. Walking into your local Card Room at your usual 7:15pm on a Thursday and finding a list with the “Play at Mike D’s Table” as a Feature Game with 9 names on it.
Just some thoughts…
Michael D. (Soccer/Sucker Mike D.)
PS - All of these things actually happened to me!