WHY I HATE HOME GAME POKER.

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I had the good fortune of receiving a lecture from my buddy: "you're always thinking about the math, but the math doesn't matter - all that matters is what cards are going to come out in that hand, that river, and that is unpredictable. so all your thinking about percentages and these mythological pot odds / implied odds ideas are irrelevant."

Definitely put me on tilt more than losing 5x as much online.

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On tilt?! After the blinking neon fish sign that was displayed? This is a long-term "happy to see you!" player!

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don't get me wrong, he's definitely on the permanent invite list.

he's that breed of fish known as a calling station. In a cash game, I'd be able to value bet him down to bankruptcy over time. But in these tourneys we play, which amount to live turbo SNG's, his ridiculous calling range often just serves to preclude blind stealing and bluffing, which can really suck when you're sitting on a 15 BB stack.