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Originally Posted by angle_shooter
Rice explains in his last video that on day 3 of the challenge he was ahead even though 10 things went terribly but he made the most out of the one hand than held up. No wonder it's so frustrating, he should be up thousands.
A lot of poker players think this way, when amazing things happen and they win huge pots that's exactly what should happen anyway. But when the reverse happens then that is an absolutely terrible case of bad luck, and they can't believe how it's even possible to be that unlucky!
If you get in AA versus KK for $300 each, and you are 80% to hold up, that means you should on average only win $480 of the $600 pot.
In other words, your hand holding up and getting the entire $600 pot is running above average. People easily forget this (me included), and think that their good hands should win all the time.
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As for the state of Vegas poker, games are still easy AF. Sure, some players might not stack off as light as they did in the past, but you can still find plenty of great games every day. But opinions might vary, and it might depend on what you are used to from other locations.
Without having watched more than 5 videos in total, it is however obvious that the reason Vegas Poker Nomad/Rice is not winning, is because he is a terrible player afraid to take any risk. Thankfully there are many of those in Vegas.