“Listen, here’s the thing. If you can’t spot the sucker in the first half hour at the table, then you are the sucker.”
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First and foremost, before you sit down at the table you have to have a clear and calm head. Whether it’s a couple of beers (don’t get drunk ), medications (I have klonopins for anxiety) or anything else that can take away the nerve, do it. The last thing you want to do is be hopped up on adrenaline, which will cause you to not see your outs or your opponents’ potentially better hands.
You’re going to have to fold a lot and that takes patience. As long as you’re clear minded & calm, it’s unlikely that you’ll fold pocket Kings when an Ace comes on the flop.
What you do before the game is just as important as what you do in the game.
Play slow and patient…fold often, but bet big when you get a big hand. Also, your location at the table is an important consideration…if you are the last to bet, you get an opportunity to read each and every player before making a bet of your own.
DJTheory - November 19, 2008 at 10:56 pm
Be civilized. This doesn’t mean to suppress your personality, but feel the group out and try to stay within the collective lines. If you make it to the final table and are close to making the money, other players are less likely to work with you on splitting the money if you’ve annoyed them during the tournament.
Obviously, this doesn’t apply to home games or official tournaments- but it’s a good rule of thumb for local poker clubs.
First and foremost, before you sit down at the table you have to have a clear and calm head. Whether it’s a couple of beers (don’t get drunk
), medications (I have klonopins for anxiety) or anything else that can take away the nerve, do it. The last thing you want to do is be hopped up on adrenaline, which will cause you to not see your outs or your opponents’ potentially better hands.
You’re going to have to fold a lot and that takes patience. As long as you’re clear minded & calm, it’s unlikely that you’ll fold pocket Kings when an Ace comes on the flop.
What you do before the game is just as important as what you do in the game.
Play slow and patient…fold often, but bet big when you get a big hand. Also, your location at the table is an important consideration…if you are the last to bet, you get an opportunity to read each and every player before making a bet of your own.
Be civilized. This doesn’t mean to suppress your personality, but feel the group out and try to stay within the collective lines. If you make it to the final table and are close to making the money, other players are less likely to work with you on splitting the money if you’ve annoyed them during the tournament.
Obviously, this doesn’t apply to home games or official tournaments- but it’s a good rule of thumb for local poker clubs.