rowmare
Dormant account
- Joined
- Sep 25, 2003
- Location
- Vancouver Island
I'm a newbie poker player, and I'm not afraid to admit it - I know there's a lot of new players out there.
Here's a lesson I learned last night: Every table is different. Pick your table with care - if you find yourself at a table with particularly aggressive players, or players who are obviously much better than you, it's easy to find a new table with different player chemistry.
My first table last night (a limit table) has two very aggressive players who seemed to be taking turns winning the pot. I mean, these people just couldn't lose!
I figured "ok, this is a great learning opportunity for me", but when I lost my full house to a better full house after an intense heads up battle, I started thinking maybe I ought to find another table. I should have left that table a lot sooner than I did.
I did finally leave and found myself a good table - this time NL - and I just couldn't lose. The players were completely different - I had such great luck this time, that I found myself in another predicament. After winning the pot a few times consecutively, I couldn't coax any money into the pot - If I raised pre-flop almost all of them folded. The remaining ones would leave after a post-flop raise. I had to either play slower or to find another table!
Here's a lesson I learned last night: Every table is different. Pick your table with care - if you find yourself at a table with particularly aggressive players, or players who are obviously much better than you, it's easy to find a new table with different player chemistry.
My first table last night (a limit table) has two very aggressive players who seemed to be taking turns winning the pot. I mean, these people just couldn't lose!
I figured "ok, this is a great learning opportunity for me", but when I lost my full house to a better full house after an intense heads up battle, I started thinking maybe I ought to find another table. I should have left that table a lot sooner than I did.
I did finally leave and found myself a good table - this time NL - and I just couldn't lose. The players were completely different - I had such great luck this time, that I found myself in another predicament. After winning the pot a few times consecutively, I couldn't coax any money into the pot - If I raised pre-flop almost all of them folded. The remaining ones would leave after a post-flop raise. I had to either play slower or to find another table!
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