\nyou read enough material on poker you always get the same stuff, here are the hands you need to play, here is the postion you need to play them from and on and on.<\/p>\n
\tBut the truth is in many tounaments you dont get many good hands, and even fewer in the right position. So you
\n\teither have to gamble, or your pushed to gamble to survive.
\n\tCase in point. Friday night i played a 40 man tourney, largest hand i had all night was pair of tens and that
\n\tincluded 2 hours of a cash game after. Thats poker, i understand that and you just go with the flow, However
\n\thaving said that there were two plays where i was faced with a decision to make the right play or gamble.<\/p>\n
\t1…. had AQ in 8 spot. Two large bets before me, one all in. NOw all the materials tells you it takes a
\n\tbetter hand to call than to bet…. so i folded…… flop came and i would have won the hand.<\/p>\n
\t2… i was BB had 2-4 suited… most players limped in… flop came 8 5 4 … there were two significant bets in front of me
\n\tand i folded with a pir of 4’s… i would have won the hand.<\/p>\n
\tI have a friend that wins more than i do and he plays everything, he would never have folded in those places. When i play at the same table i see his moves ahead of time because he pushes everyone at the table. If they check he is betting, no matter what two cards he has. He even plays blind and he win and gets cards….<\/p>\n
\tthis has been going on a very long time, so the question is does he get better cards and better flops because he plays most of the hands or does he just get better cards. Now i think he plays poker 24 hours a day, but still either the materials in all
\n\tbooks is wrong, or he bribed ther poker gods.<\/p>\n
\tI understand i am not a gambler, i look at the odds and stuff, probably to much. <\/p>\n
\tgman<\/p>\n
Posted by:<\/strong> Pit Boss on December 17, 2012, 4:11 pm<\/p>\n \tMaybe this quote will make sense;<\/p>\n \t"Texas Holdem, it takes five minutes to learn and a lifetime to master" Doyle Bronson.<\/p>\n