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Today I embarked on my quest to learn to deal with cbets and donks who bet itty bitty amounts on the flop even though I don't have the nuts ( http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/443600/Betting_turn.html ).
I played a single table at PS trying to apply concepts like floating and trying to identify when someone's hand missed the flop for about an hour. I lost 16 bucks in less than 50 hands at NL10. I think the entire table was laughing at me. Can't blame them. When I look at my hand history I laugh at myself. I really looked like an idiot. And, of course, since I looked like an idiot people started playing back at my flop cbets and raises so I thought I'd better stop. Before I did, I got my flush that obviously hit on the river called because I looked like such an idiot that nobody took me seriously.
It's also tough because the stack sizes are now 100bb instead of 200 like at 5NL. It was so easy to get away from hands back then. Now every decent sized raise seems either a shove or a committment to a shove on the next street.
Funnily enough, to me, posting my hands on LP.net asking for help is tougher than playing poker. I always know that I'm asking a stupid question, or that I'm posting a lousy hand (otherwise I wouldn't be posting it!) but I just have to force myself to post it anyway.
In Singapore, people seldom get second chances after major screw ups. It's almost impossible to get a job with a criminal record, for instance. People tend to be rather dismissive of mistakes. Very few people speak up and ask for help for fear of looking dumb. That culture is changing with the internet encouraging people to speak up, but it's still very prevalent.
Experimenting with new concepts at the poker tables and looking foolish or posting badly played hands and asking for help is tough for me. I'm glad I'm continuing to do it.
In lieu of making big bucks at NL10, I guess something that makes me a slightly better person is some compensation.
I still want the big bucks, though.
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SakiSaki  Sweden. Mar 31 2008 08:09. Posts 9687 | | |
just grind your teeth and keep asking "dumb" questions. There are plenty of people on LP who are happy to help and everyone sucked when they first began playing. |
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bagnus United States. Mar 31 2008 08:36. Posts 282 | | |
don't worry about table image at 10nl
just play TAG
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Spitfiree Bulgaria. Mar 31 2008 08:43. Posts 9634 | | |
wow table image : idiot IS actually GREAT at 10nl u can get like 2-3 fast bi up only coz people think u r bluffing i've expirienced it as i first started playing so its pretty much awesome if u start playing the game u should've been playing.Anyway u better play abc poker and not idiotish one.
So u got criminal record or smtng ? Wtf. I thought Singapore is worlds most peacefull country with no criminals at all since there are cameras everywhere and etc ( so i've heard i really hope i get to visit Singapore some day )
Anyway do as Saki told u keep on posting dumb hands etc people will always answer. They might be rude sometimes or annoyed of ur dumb questions tbh but they will still help u this is what this forum is about and thats why its such a great place for newboz.Well everyone was a newbo at some point and the people here seem to havent forgotten that which is great.
GL at the tables |
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NewBornBaby United States. Mar 31 2008 09:49. Posts 413 | | |
Hey man.
I agree with your concepts and am always looking to improve my game.
Add me on AIM if you ever want to discuss poker. Rardo19 is my name. GL to you.
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KeyleK_uk United Kingdom. Apr 03 2008 06:19. Posts 1687 | | |
| | On March 31 2008 07:36 bagnus wrote:
don't worry about table image at 10nl
just play TAG
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| poker is soooo much easier when you flop sets | |
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