They aren't always bluffing

CollegeKid · #1 08-25-2006, 04:30 PM

This is my mantra as I play: "sometimes they really have it." If I don't repeat this to myself over and over when I've been losing, I spew like a beast trying to outbluff the bluffers. When I remember to do my little chant, I play much better. You guys should try it.

jba · #2 08-25-2006, 04:54 PM

my mantra is quite similar, "even a moron can get a hand sometimes"

RunDownHouse · #3 08-25-2006, 04:55 PM

Mine is, "People are not taking shots at you. People are not taking shots at you." Kind of the same thing.

Sadly, sometimes people do take shots at me, and when I find it, I turn into a calldown monkey for the next hour.

Trivial · #4 08-25-2006, 05:08 PM

I had a session recently where my W%SD was 46%.

TomBrooks · #5 08-25-2006, 06:15 PM

I usually don't call down unless I have something that can beat a bluff.

Basil · #6 08-25-2006, 06:38 PM

This is a really good advice.
A lot of the times they really do have a piece of the flop while your AK missed. After all, they do call a raise with T2o.

elffaw · #7 08-25-2006, 07:51 PM

"Sometimes my opponents flop pairs"

jba · #8 08-25-2006, 07:53 PM

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I usually don't call down unless I have something that can beat a bluff.

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just once in a while?? [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

PokerSparky · #9 08-25-2006, 07:55 PM

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I usually don't call down unless I have something that can beat a bluff.

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LOL.

poisonxfree · #10 08-26-2006, 03:03 AM

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Mine is, "People are not taking shots at you. People are not taking shots at you." Kind of the same thing.

Sadly, sometimes people do take shots at me, and when I find it, I turn into a calldown monkey for the next hour.

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Exactly the same for me. When I'm on a downswing I start thinking a lot of people are taking shots at me. Same with the latter that I start calling down too much when someone DOES take a shot at me.