When is enough actually enough when it comes to online poker?
Posted by: SharBear / Category: Poker♣ ♥ ♦
Apparently never…..because we still continue to play.
How many times have you sat at a poker table online and continuously saw bad play being rewarded? Or gotten so mad you practically went on tilt just because you had seen enough?
Both of these scenario’s go on time after time, but yet I still continue to play online. Often times I would tell myself I was done with online poker once and for all. But there I am the next day playing online again. So why is it?
Because we love the thrill. We love the challenge of beating the system once and for all. Plus it means playing the game we love because we cannot get out and play live every day or even every week. So we put up with it.
Also, as hard as it is to believe, those suck outs and bad plays do not get rewarded as often as it may seem. As a player you probably only pay attention to the hand you are in. How often to you pay attention to ALL hands that are going on at the tables? Not very often if you are a multi-tasker like so many online players, including myself.
My suggestion is to try this…register for one tournament and play it out, without getting in on another one. Watch every hand played. Keep record of the suckouts vs. legitimate hands. Watch that bad player and keep record how many times his bad calls actually pay off. As hard as it may be to believe, they are not paid off more than the legitimate/favored hand. I swear! Why would I lie?
I know it is hard to believe, because I was once one of those people. Hell, I’m still one that gets pissed when I get sucked out on or the random generator screws up. I still call someone a donkey when they call my preflop raise with a 92 off. Believe it or not, it is those players that will pay you off in the long run.
Think about this…
You want donkey’s at your table!! They are going to build your stack. Sure, occasionally they are going to get lucky and get rewarded for bad play, but I promise you that luck will only hold up for so long. You are more likely to be paid off by that donkey than another solid player. Would you rather go face to face with a donkey holding 92 off against your KK or against a solid player holding AA against that KK? I’ll go for the donkey all the way.
Next time your are online playing try to think about these things. It may just open your eyes and allow you to play an even stronger meaner game.
Good luck out there!!
