Being card dead - Page 2 - Psychology in Poker and Gambling

redantfarm · 07-04-2012, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by okayokayit'snotok

I think the key is taking yourself out of the action, and by that I mean removing the emotion and instead thinking and acting just by what you see - the evidence. Sort of like a robot. Does anyone else ever notice how obvious and apparent certain situations are when you are not in a hand? it's obvious because you are not in the situation/action, so there is no emotion clouding your judgement.

When I decide beforehand that I'm mostly going to focus on other people and how they play, I feel no pressure and basically let the hands play themselves. It makes things a lot easier on myself.

Thanks Ok for these thoughts. While playing poker, I am now going to try to think of myself as more of a robot, rather than an emotional human!

Redant!

kirbymontor · 07-05-2012, 05:37 PM

The best attitude to have about all psychological aspects of a game like poker is to not tie yourself emotionally to any outcome. The more a person learns about a topic like poker, the more the person will be able to ignore the expected "annoyance" like being card dead or running bad.

Mr Muck McFold · 07-06-2012, 11:11 AM

I phone an ambulance when my cards are dead, I want live cards.

Do you need the phone number for the ambulance?

Ungar97 · 07-18-2012, 01:03 AM

Do you play one style the entire time during your session (i.e. tight agg.)? It took me a couple years to find that 3rd and 4th gear in my game where I could mix up my play and expand my preflop range. I started limping more where before I would raise, started floating people on dangerous boards and stopped overplaying AK and QQ. As for being card-dead that happens to me a lot. Out of sheer boredom I forced myself to play weak hands out of position to numb myself to the value of money and to become more comfortable with bluffing. It's all about your read. If you know some one has AK it's easy to outplay them after the flop when they miss. Where strong starting hands give you the advantage you have to create the advantage by representing strong hands with your PF raises. A convincing raise is sometimes just as good as a strong starting hand. Everyone's game is different and you have an advantage over some players because they can't play like you. If all else fails, drink a Red Bull. Lol. Good luck, man.