How are you going to deal with tougher games in the future?

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Hey B,
thanks for the response. Looking forward to meeting you at the muck someday.

My experience over here is that the tables tend to have more young players who are trying to play well, they've read a book, and they think poker is a game of skill.

Four years ago when I started at Kenmore lanes the crowd was a mix of young and older players. Most hands were 6 ways for 1 bet. Or maybe you add a few wild ones to the mix and it's 6 ways for 4 bets. Books, pot odds and were never mentioned. Standard table talk was "suck and re-suck". Or "no nine at kenmore".

Now when I visit to chow down a Triple Turkey I find that most of the players are under 30 and most think poker is all "skill over the long term". Most pots are 3-4 ways for 2 bets. People love saying "did I have odds?" or "what's the right play?".

Of course the games are still pretty "good" but I don't like the trend.