The Clueless Loser at the Table
 

So you look around, hopefully it isn't you.....

What do you think is common about the person at your table conistently playing CRAP...

What's their profession?

What's their problem?

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What do you think is common about the person at your table conistently playing CRAP...

What's their problem?

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I don't think that they necessarily have a problem. When I played at the Bellagio last week 4-8, there was a rich looking older Asian women who didn't have a clue. I'm guessing the money didn't matter to her. Now if it is the drunk kid playing junk all of the time, I think his problem is just impatience, and wanting to get his action fix.

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What's their problem?

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What's your problem with them?

Most of these people are tourists that stop in for a little fun. They don't mind donating some cash on the off chance that they might win some money. This is entertainment. They want to gambooool.

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Decent, maybe break even player or slightly losing player who is on a full head of steam?

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The consistent thing is that no matter what evidence you present to them, they think luck is the only factor in winning at Poker.

Your "Clueless Loser" is just a gambler that got lost and ended up at a poker table.

I don't think they have a problem. They make the game profitable and they make the game enjoyable.

The people with the problem are the college frat boys that feel they should win 100% of showdowns because they own a poker book.

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SHOO SHOO RETARDED FLUUUUUUUUU !!!!

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They are your best friend. Make sure they have fun. Even if they draw out on you and you actually give them some money it just ensures they'll be back to lose more later. Don't belittle them. Don't make them feel bad. They want to gamble. They are on vacation. If it's a fun community game rather than an individual game. Make them want to stay and give more away. Make them want to come back to the hottest game in town. They are your profit.

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Scurvy has the right idea about how to play at the table with these people.

FWIW, I see lots of lawyers and doctors playing live. They look tired, they look overworked. They want to lose. They want to "give a little back." I think lots of them have guilty feelings.

They are almost always loose. Sometimes passive calling stations, usually aggressive, bordering on maniacal.

They seem to like games where they can play every hand without looking too ridiculous, like Omaha 8 and Stud 8, but I see them at every type game.

Read Dr. Al's book for more of this type of discussion. He nailed it.

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FWIW, I see lots of lawyers and doctors playing live. They look tired, they look overworked. They want to lose. They want to "give a little back." I think lots of them have guilty feelings.

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Where did you get this idea? Tired, sure, overworked, probably, but guilty about their success?? No way.

Back to the topic...

I was playing today and the table had the whole variety of bad players... The supper passive rock old lady who was probably just killing time before she had to go home and do nothing, the two college aged guys who watch WPT on TV and use phrases like "Well I'm pot committed" (this is 3/6 btw), the crazy old man/woman who plays every hand and takes 10 minutes to show his/her hand when it's time to showdown and never know's who won, the rich guy who's waiting for the 20/40 game and can't sit still for 10 minutes without gambling etc.

Some just want a good time, others are trying to kill time, get unstuck, and socialize.

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FWIW, I see lots of lawyers and doctors playing live. They look tired, they look overworked. They want to lose. They want to "give a little back." I think lots of them have guilty feelings.


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How much you charge per half-hour, Dr. Freud? [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] I don't know about doctors, but the amount of time the lawyers who are making the most money spend at the office should get rid of any guilt regarding money.