New players changing the game forever?

[CountDuckula]

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I don't think many pros, worthy of the title, would prefer lower profit instead of higher variance .

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No, not if they're thinking clearly. But people can still react negatively to being drawn out on, even if they know they did everything correctly. One of the hardest lessons to learn is to take bad beats in stride; that's why you see so many "bad beat" and "internet poker is rigged!" posts. It's only human to get upset with someone who stubbornly stays in the pot against all reason when holding 62o, and catches a runner-runner straight to crack your Aces or Kings. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

-Mike

[playerfl]

this sounds right to me, i think when it comes to tourny's you want to win, but consistently cashing is the real measure of skill. If a total amateur can win, you just have to face up to the luck factor and get on with making $$$$.

[chipper57AA]

My take on this is to compare new players beating the poker pros to the american revolutionaries beating the redcoat british in war. The british were appauled at the colonist's tactics of war that didn't follow the old traditional war rules. Colonists hid behind trees while the redcoats marched in straight lines.

Same analogy here, the pros are complaining that the new players don't follow the "rules" of good play. Well, if the new players are knocking off the pros in the tournaments, perhaps the revolutionary way of fighting back is to play "badly". [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]