A First.

jkamowitz · #1 04-12-2007, 06:41 AM

This happened on my way from Boston to New York last Tuesday night.

I had already played the Foxwoods 20/40 on Thur/Fri and did reasonably well. I had some time to kill on my way home and decided to stop in and play for a few (my few is much longer than mosts few) hours.

I called the poker room and they told me there were two games going, open seating. Perfect I thought, a late night tired game.

I turned off 95s around 230 and after parking, peeing, and getting ready I was amped to play.

BUT! There was only one table, a quiet table, a full table. I looked at the list and there was one name already up. I recognized all the players and promptly decided to leave without playing a hand. Normally in this situation I'll play 10/20 or some no limit or whatever. But here, I was proud of the fact that the table was not worth my time.

I hope that one day this decision will not take any effort. That I will be able to look at the table say to myself "you know what? Tomorrow's another day. This table sucks."

Right now though, it still takes a lot of effort.

Michael Davis · #2 04-12-2007, 07:07 AM

Don't they have blackjack and let it ride?

-Michael

kr8tos86 · #3 04-13-2007, 02:38 PM

lol gratz [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

swingdoc · #4 04-13-2007, 07:31 PM

Strong work, OP. I'm honestly much more proud of the few times I've used good table selection like you just did than almost all of my great river calls or laydowns. It's just so much harder to decide today's just not worth it after a sizable drive to the casino.

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I turned off 95s around 230 and after parking, peeing, and getting ready I was amped to play.

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When I first read this, I really thought you were talking about 95 suited and I was [censored] baffled by the sentence. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

Frond · #5 04-13-2007, 11:35 PM

No wonder you had that 20 stacker the other night!

Discipline

LuckyTxGuy · #6 04-14-2007, 12:25 AM

I think this is a big deal. I'm a small stakes $1/$2NL and $4/$8 LHE casual player and you don't know how many times I've sat in games like that knowing I should leave. I also have to make a drive to casinos that are about 1.5 hrs away and I usually make a weekend of it. There have been many times I've walked into the poker room and it's been dead, I recognize every face at the table(s) and honestly know there is almost no way this will be profitable, yet I still set down and play.

Turning around and walking away is something I've trying to get better at. Congrats.