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#32
07-07-2005, 04:17 PM
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Re: Why Poker?
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[ QUOTE ] FWIW stellarwind is a good example of someone who is probably top .1%. I think he has an extensive background in bridge and it's not hard to tell he has a hell of a lot of talent. There are a lot of people like that. [/ QUOTE ] There are not a lot of people in the the top .1% no matter how you bill it. The very nature of .1% means not a lot. [/ QUOTE ] Yeah, probably only 1 in 100 people are in the top 0.1%. Maybe less. [/smartass] 
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#37
07-07-2005, 05:01 PM
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Re: Why Poker?
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Why do you think you do not kill the games? [/ QUOTE ] Didn't I mention the sucking? Oh, you want it more specific? Essentially I have zero natural flair. I'm bad at picking up on patterns (this is also why I suck at chess). This means I don't read hands well, and I don't have a good feel for things like "flop texture" and "steal situations". I also find it hard to apply things I've worked out away from the table in new but similar situations because I don't realise they are similar. Guy.
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#38
07-07-2005, 05:06 PM
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Re: Why Poker?
I came for the $$ and stayed for the competition and intrigue of the game (mathematical and psychological). I'm still working on the my game and the $ that follows.
John Vorhaus' book Killer Poker is a pretty good book and explores reasons why we play. It's not really a 2p2 style book, but it's good writing nonetheless and is worth a quick read.
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#39
07-07-2005, 05:08 PM
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Re: Why Poker?
It is pretty interesting to me that you know what you are doing wrong but are not able to fix it. Do you multitable? Play quickly? I read your posts all the time and you have good critical thinking skills about what to do during a hand-- are you acting really fast in your hands and not giving yourself time to think things over? You can obviously do the thinking out away from the table-- why not at the table? Do you feel pressured to act quickly and confidently and not slowly and deliberately?
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#40
07-07-2005, 05:22 PM
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Re: Why Poker?
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Do you multitable? Play quickly? [/ QUOTE ] I play one or two tables. I've tried three but my brain can't keep up. I do think I make too many moves too quickly rather than stopping to think. Given that I know I'm not a good autopiloter, this is dumb. I will try to slow down. [ QUOTE ] I read your posts all the time [/ QUOTE ] I apologise for wasting your time. Thanks for this discussion, rory: it's helping me and I hope it might be helping others too, if only because they get to laugh at my pathetic attempts to improve... Guy.
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