Poker tool nr.1: your brain
Haven’t been building my online bankroll the last days, but did play some live cash games. Made over $400. Huray!
While playing this week I noticed how much money some players loose by simply not thinking! Poker is a game about skill, it’s a “thinking sport”. You can’t make the right play without thinking it over for a second. Don’t just call ‘caus you feel you have the best hand, call ‘caus you think your is probably good.
A good example about a player just playing and not thinking is Bob Safai in the following hand. Watch it first:
Bob clearly doesn’t have a clue where he’s at in this hand. And it looks like he doesn’t even want to make an effort to figure it out. Check, instant call. Check. Check, instant call. Think man! Why would a player like Harman check that turn, but then bet the river? Maybe if he took more then half a nanosecond to make a decision he would have figured it out… But hey, at least Bob knows he played bad, I’ve seen players who would call themselfsunlucky in that spot.
So I guess what I’m trying to say is: if you don’t feel like thinking about the game, don’t play the game.
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October 6th, 2008 at 4:31 pm
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October 8th, 2008 at 11:00 pm
Not bad! I appreciate your effort in writing this
October 16th, 2008 at 7:35 pm
BOB SAFAI IS A HERO!
October 22nd, 2008 at 6:15 pm
bob safai is a legend,but i dont know how can this guy make any money
November 4th, 2008 at 5:45 pm
Not, but that’s irrelevant. The guy’s a real estate genius. He’s spending less playing poker with these guys than buying a freaking watch. See him care.
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