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Originally Posted by DeathCabForTootie
How much of this in your opinion is inertia and how much is an ego thing? Like, "I want to play vs. the best" kind of thing?
Either way, seems ridiculous if your #1 priority as a pro is to make the most you can per hour.
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Originally Posted by squid face
I think most of it is inertia. Some dudes just roll in and never table change. That being said I am willing to wager that there is also some ego involved.
During slow times I have rolled in...looked around and gone home. This has happened a handful of times in my past many thousand hours in the casino. But when I looked at the line up of the few games being played I decided it was not worth playing. I am quite sure I am one of very few who is willing to do that
Yeah, I really think that part of the reason they don't table change away from the other pro regs is because if they did, the other regs would (ridiculously) view it as a "I can't beat these guys" move rather than what it is--"I can beat those other guys for more."
I'm talking about a group of 4 or 5 guys that I've known casually for 3 or 4 years now. I'm confident that their ego is involved in their decision to not table change away from each other, because I see their egos affecting all of their other poker decisions, too.
For that matter, until recently, ego was affecting my decisions. I never used to table change, simply because I considered any table I sat at beatable. Only recently have I started table changing looking for the most beatable table.
I can't say that it has made a huge difference in my WR, because I was right that I can beat any table, but at least now I know I am doing everything I can to maximize my WR, and I do think it has helped some.
But the point is "I can beat any table" is an ego statement, even if it is completely true. The thinking poker pro statement is "I can beat that table over there for the most money." When those guys are doing what I used to do, sitting and fighting a table of decent players when there is a softer table available, they are saying "I can beat any table."