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Okay, this might sound like a mild whinge. It really isn't. Just something I noticed.

Every now and then I throw on an old poker show just to see how things have changed and I guess just laugh at how simple poker used to be. On the last hand of High Stakes Poker Season 4 Episode 16, Patrick Antonious raises with the 82dd, flops a flush and pots 3 streets into Negreanu who makes an absolutely horrible calldown. Anyway, at the end of the hand, Doyle remarks "I remember when I was younger, I used to shoot the 82 of diamonds and flop a flush."

Now I was just thinking the same thing the other day. When I first started doing this shit for a job, I'd raise with a napkin and that card that comes with the hand rankings on it and flop a flush something like 1 in 3. It was ridiculous. Nowadays I just don't hit flushes, on flops nor turns nor rivers, even if I have clubs. What I have noticed though, is that any time I play with someone younger than myself - some aspiring young poker pro with nothing but a 6 buyin bankroll and a dream - they will give me the barrels with the T3ss and back into something suited and delicious. I think it every time, and say it occasionally, "I remember when that used to be me."

My question, if I have one, is why does it seem like this is the case? I thought about selective memory and that's not it, because any time after starting to think "that used to be me," and now, I would really focus in on the feeling of "holy shit it does still happen, even at my age." I thought about increased sample size, but that shouldn't make a difference; I should still make 1 in 3 after flopping a draw, and should very occasionally flop a flush. I know it can be done, I've seen some gentlemen even older than myself flop a flush. [citation needed]

Unrelated: I've been accepted for a new job and should be starting before the end of the year

You can run really bad over whatever sample you've played mate. Just happened to be one of the negative strands on the variance string.

You don't hear much about guys who take their shot and miss...

2 points on Belton Bingo, that.

just like in the Scottish Referendum, there is a silent majority.

congrats on the job offer!

this, survivorship bias.

there can always be a day you will god mode everything.

On sunday a player known as gordiju binked 3 majors on stars

(http://pokerprolabs.com/topsharkpro/graph/TotalProfitByGamesPlayed?id=2177351&pnid=1&tt=1&c=en-US&period=2014&w=640&h=480)

Sunday kickoff, followed by big55, and then topped off with the Sunday storm.

15th April 2013

£0.50/£1 Gala Casino, Nottingham.

4 folds, Stato raises HJ £4, Alex 3bets CO £15, Sean 4bets BTN £45, 2 folds, Stato folds, Alex 5bets CO £120, Sean 6bet allin £500, Alex calls.

Flop: (£1006) Th 6h 5d

Turn: (£1006) 2h

River: (£1006) 7h

Alex shows Qs Qd, One pair of Queens
Sean shows Js 4h, Flush, Ten high

Alex mucks, Sean wins pot £1006.

3bet bigger imo

Love this hand! Belton is the best.  Also, it's really hard to win with a Queen and a Queen

OMGBADBEAT

Think that's his point should still be getting it in with like 11% equity and
getting there. Variance hey.

If his point is Belton is the best I agree

Bad call by Alex really.

This. Now I have to make way for the youth and their 6 gappers. :(

Can I play? ;)

Focusing on positivity - congrats on the job. Unless you're very very very good on all fronts i just don't think poker is an enviable profession at all anymore. Hopefully this is a blessing in disguise. Albeit an immediately expensive one that will tilt you in the short term for sure, but putting you in a far better position in the long game.

Agree, good post.