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Re: Playing Professional, Tunica.
OP,
If your luck is so bad that you can not tell even ONE story of a great hand that held up, why exactly are you even THINKING of playing professionally? I don't say this to aggravate you, but to make you think. Poker is about putting your money in the pot with one of three expectations: 1. You have the best hand 2. You are likely to make your draw 3. You believe you can get the other player(s) to fold better hands Of course people get sucked out on. It's poker, it happens all the time. But if you feel like you are getting sucked out on too consistently - and it's not just a bad run at the variance table - you have holes in your game that are being exploited by your opponents. I would suggest that you spend some time playing NL10 and NL25 online. This will help to prepare you for a live 1/2 game because the style of play is similar. If you can beat NL10 and NL25 online, you should be able to beat live 1/2. |
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Re: Playing Professional, Tunica.
I'm not a regular at Tunica by no means... but whenever I am home from school I try to make it a point to go down there, but I do understand where the op is coming from. When I first started playing live it was at GS (where my family always stays) and my meager $200-$300 buy in was nothing compared to what everyone else had, which was very intimidating. I can remember someone they called buddy who I guess had it in for us "kids" and everytime I raised a pot he would put me all in, it was harsh, but more often than not I would get my money in good. The loses were hard but when it was all said and done I came out ahead.
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Re: Playing Professional, Tunica.
[ QUOTE ]
I can remember someone they called buddy who I guess had it in for us "kids" and everytime I raised a pot he would put me all in, it was harsh, [/ QUOTE ] Sounds AWESOME. Just wait till you have JJ-AA/AK and call him. I would kill to have a guy behind me raise all-in everytime I entered a pot in NL. |
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Re: Playing Professional, Tunica.
exactly that is the point, it is more of a patience game than a out think out wit out play game... lol
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Re: Playing Professional, Tunica.
The idea that you can beat good players but you can't beat stupid ones is for chumps. You aren't the first to have it, and you won't be the last. But you need to get rid of it.
Learn the game. Spend some time around here. Read NLTAP,and Professional Hold em Vol I, Theory of Poker, and Phil G's Little Green Book. Play a bazillion hands at NL 10 online (maybe even lower). In the end, learn to smile when you get outdrawn after the money went in. It means you are playing right. |
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