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Old 09-23-2005, 12:14 PM
cincy_kid24 cincy_kid24 is offline
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Default Re: Tips for learning to love the fish?>

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So basicaly I am saying I get my enjoyment from playing well and learning. These are the things I can control so I try to do them well.


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That is an excellent point, something i forgot to mention in my earlier response.
The most simple and basic fact about this game is that it's out of control. You cannot control the cards and you certainly cant control other people, ergo, attempting to reign things in that are out of your control is a wasted exercise
So why get mad about it? For a little more study on this and how the idea of control applies so perfectly to poker I would suggest reading about Caro's Law of Loose Wiring, i'm sure there are some archived posts and the internet is full of information, or so i hear [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]
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