Thirteen levels for losing at the Poker Table
While most pots won by poker players are forgotten, the scars left behind by big losses can be very difficult to forget. I have won thousands of hands in poker, possibly tens of thousands. But most of those winning poker hands fade from my memory, blurring together into one warm, happy glow. A few of the horrible, what-the-hell-happen hands from my past haunt me. Most players share the same selective memory, I think.
Most poker players realize that losing is part of poker. They learn how to deal with losses calmly. However, some losses can be more devastating than others. Some can leave you feeling numb. Some make it so you have to recline in your chair. Some tear your spine and tie it in knots before putting it in the garbage disposal. Emerson stated that it was important to "win as if your were used to it" and "lose as if we enjoyed it for a change." It seems like Emerson never saw his luck with a single-outer on a river.
Level 13: The Ice Storm
After hours of waiting, you finally sit down at the table to play poker and aren't dealt any cards. The Poker Gods and the dealer seem to be envious of you. Sometimes you do get good cards. But the flop doesn't help and your draws don't improve. Most ice storms occur at limit hold'em tournament tables. You set up a stack of chips, wait, wait, wait... hours later, your stack is gone and everyone thinks that you are the most sloppy, uninteresting player at the table. Perhaps you do try to mix it all and bluff once in a while, but then you are re-raised again and have to fold your bad hands. You lose slowly for hours and don't get entertained.
Level 12. The Head-Shaker ("I would win?")
You have a poor hand. You have to fold. After you have mucked all your cards, there will be raises and bets between the remaining players. The showdown is where two junky hands are decided. Someone wins the pot with a third-pair, or a high hand. These hands can make a player impatient and reckless. This usually leads to them losing bigger pots, such as with middle-pair hands or top pairs with terrible kickers.
Level 11. Level 11.
Similar to The Head Shaker, but worse. It's a multi-directional hand. You're involved in a lot of action. Sometime you might consider making a tough call. This could be with a pocket pair, a draw to an straight or a flush. Finally, you reluctantly muck up your cards. You are then dealt the next card, which is the card you chose. This card would have given either you a big hand or you the nuts. This card is worse than the rest. It sparks enthusiasm betting and raising and everyone suddenly starts shoving in their stacks. how to tighten up your poker game
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