Alone in the Dark - The poker musings of an also ran

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Playing €10 6 man super turbo STT's.

I know I know... but that's the kind of Devil-may-care thrill seeking degen I am.

6MSTSTT's played = 5


      € 38

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I was totally card dead and passed every hand for 6 hours.

I decide to push my 11bb without looking. (I do look though, and find 72os) A bloke who has watched me fold every hand for 6 hours snaps with A4os.

DIAGF Howard Lederer.  

so rigged!

was lovely to see you for a quick cuddle

are you there today claw?

nope - sadly my presence is not required today because i don't make final tables for fun  glgl

fml....yeah i make final tables a  lot easier than finding free cuddles

meh - tom dishes 'em out like they're smarties - just go for it next time

I don't give em to just anyone. I thought we were having an affair.

oh are we?  In that case I have to say I'm feeling a little short changed with a cuddle every 6 months!

I thought girls like taking things slowly?

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I'm playing 6 man STT's. 

There is one particular reg who is always sitting waiting for tables to fill, therefore I have a choice of where to sit in relation to him.

where should I sit, and why?

[hector62]

The seat nearest to the buffet.

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The seat nearest to the buffet.

I do the jokes on this thread, thank you.

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I'm playing 6 man STT's. 

There is one particular reg who is always sitting waiting for tables to fill, therefore I have a choice of where to sit in relation to him.

where should I sit, and why?

This guy is the best of the regs imo, so the best seat choices seem to be on his immediate right or directly opposite.

[Longy]

I'm playing 6 man STT's. 

There is one particular reg who is always sitting waiting for tables to fill, therefore I have a choice of where to sit in relation to him.

where should I sit, and why?

This guy is the best of the regs imo, so the best seat choices seem to be on his immediate right or directly opposite.

Directly opposite in sngs imo. You just don't want him near you nearing bubble situations.

[TightEnd]

Don't want to be on his immediate right Tom, surely?

So much of it is shoving ranges and calling ranges late on and if he's good he'll be calling right more often than not when you shove first

If you can't be opposite be on the left, I think

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Don't want to be on his immediate right Tom, surely?

So much of it is shoving ranges and calling ranges late on and if he's good he'll be calling right more often than not when you shove first

If you can't be opposite be on the left, I think

My bad Rich, I meant left.

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So I'm going to start writing down what I see as poker truisms.

When we get to the point were you disagree, shout.


To make money from playing poker, you have to

A: Find a game that you have an edge in.

B: Have a bankroll that allows you to play that game for long enough to overcome the variance.

C: Have the mental fortitude to maintain your edge while said variance is having it's wicked way with you.

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BTW- Feel free to add your own truisms.

[millidonk]

D: Always be willing/looking to improve/adapt, basically don't rest on your laurels as people will undoubtedly improve and eventually surpass you.

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So if we meet this criteria, we will be able to play poker, have fun, and theoretically make a small profit.

That's fine for recreational poker, and lets face it, if we're talking recreational poker, it doesn't really matter if we make a small profit or a small loss.


But what if we were to talk professional poker, i.e. playing for a living?

What are the Professional poker truisms?

[Woodsey]

So I'm going to start writing down what I see as poker truisms.

When we get to the point were you disagree, shout.


To make money from playing poker, you have to

A: Find a game that you have an edge in.

B: Have a bankroll that allows you to play that game for long enough to overcome the variance.

C: Have the mental fortitude to maintain your edge while said variance is having it's wicked way with you.

This is the last time I will mention the $11 rush on demand tournies on full tilt, I won't mention them again.

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So I'm going to start writing down what I see as poker truisms.

When we get to the point were you disagree, shout.


To make money from playing poker, you have to

A: Find a game that you have an edge in.

B: Have a bankroll that allows you to play that game for long enough to overcome the variance.

C: Have the mental fortitude to maintain your edge while said variance is having it's wicked way with you.

This is the last time I will mention the $11 rush on demand tournies on full tilt, I won't mention them again.

Haha. Thanks Andrew, but I fell out with Tilt so I won't play there.

I suppose we could add that to the criteria.

E: Must not cut nose off to spite face.