Hi all
Interesting thread, playing live is a unique experience, playing live with mediocre players is another unique experience and very teach full one!
Adapting to worst players is presently my biggest problem.
Why?
Because when I tilt, I can some times put in doubt everything I studied in the past months, all my poker insights and concepts for moments are transformed in bullshit!
I sometimes even make the mistake to think "it's not worth it blabla cause any sucker can do it like they do, so why bother studying or playing solid / TAG if coin flipping rules yabadabadaba"
It's a different pressure, you do the right moves, they do the wrong moves but get their outs not knowing what just happened, so your arguments are useless for them, and their arguments echoes, like "I could get my pair, I knew it the second pair was comming, I thought I had the best hand, I had a FEELING (arghhhh)"
Biggest lesson when playing novices / mediocre live players?
It's ME the one who has to adapt to those players, maybe with unconventional playing, even if I have to play my B poker instead of my A poker (I mean, playing worst to win). I find luck facing skill more times than skill vs skill.
ex:
- by not value betting to often, there isn't pot odds in their math, and a pair is enough for them to see all streets and then suckme out on river
- bluffing will destroy my stack, 'cause they can call with K or Q high when you're representing a strong hand
- Cbets, again you can take lots of calls in your cbets, they don't put you in a range or hand, they only see their cards
- sometimes it's better to just check check check and take a several smaller pots, and wait for their mistake
other important lessons:
Quote:
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Originally Posted by GipsyTea
1/ NO BODY IS OMNIPOTENT !
2/ Dont take any game for granted no matter what the buy-in is (£10+5 is cheep poker)
3/ Dont out think YOURSELF on a hand with a stranger, Not ever one playes ROCK SOLID POST FLOP AGGRESION
4/Shit Happens so get over it....  |
see ya