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Politics : Ask Michael Burke -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: GuinnessGuy who wrote (121863)	4/5/2010 11:44:40 AM
From: Knighty Tin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Craig, I have always been a loser at brick and mortar poker. I have tells and have never been able to eradicate them. In person, it doesn't matter what other skills you have if somebody can tell when you are strong and when you are weak just by your tics. I have a face (and arms and legs) made for online poker. I have always scored very highly on math tests, and the most important thing in poker, other than tells, is math. If they can't see me, I can figure the odds out loud or use a calculator, if I have to. It was never that I could do calculus like the Cal Tech guys, but I can figure simple arithmetic very quickly. Not Rainman quick, but faster than most. I think Zeus is probably the most consistently winning poker player I know, and I know a couple of WSOP bracelet winners. His mantra is patience. I've had to learn that for my game to improve. Now, that being said, in my last two online tourneys, I've made quick exits. When the odds favor me, I will bet like a maniac. Sometimes the other guy gets lucky and sometimes your three aces were not as good as his improbable straight. (I probably get bushwacked by straights more than any other hand. A guy showing "4, 6, 8" just doesn't look scary. <G>) I've had full houses crushed by quads a couple of times lately. My feeling about that is thay you have to play a full house. If he has quads, say "nice hand" and go have a beer. It is also nice in multitable tourneys to realize the cost/reward ratio. Most of the ones I play are $11 entry. To lose costs $11. To win earns $200 to $400. Add a few non-win in-the-money finishes and the losing a few is not going to kill you.