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Have you picked up any "real life exploits" at the live tables that are applicable off table? Have you picked up any "real life exploits" at the live tables that are applicable off table?

07-18-2020 , 09:24 AM
Have you learned or picked up any skills playing live poker that you use away from the table? If so, what are they? Interpersonal/people reading skills? Probability hacks?
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07-18-2020 , 12:20 PM
It reminds me that most people have no idea what they are doing.
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07-18-2020 , 12:40 PM
Pay attention.
Shut up.
Listen.
Remember the important things.
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07-18-2020 , 02:25 PM
I calculate EV all the time

Learning to recognize bluffs and counter by reraising is a solid skill.

In sales, recognizing body language can tell you everything (what is their flinch point, who has the buying power, what do they really care about) is critical, and poker makes you capable of noticing microexpressions and body language
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07-19-2020 , 01:04 PM
Everything is just way easier if you're nice to people.
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07-22-2020 , 01:33 AM
I learned how to read people pursuing a career. Now I'm happily retired and apply it to poker.
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07-22-2020 , 02:53 AM
Yes, massive amounts.

Most notably are social skills & confidence under pressure, psychiatric analysis and body language.

If you can get some base level psychiatric wisdom under your belt, you can exploit or ignore numerous human archetypes at the table, if you so choose.

From a pure gameplay perspective: Sheer assertiveness and aggression pay off in any field IRL.

And this is also key info in any walk of life.
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Originally Posted by AngusThermopyle
Pay attention.
Shut up.
Listen.
Listening > Talking, but on the flip-side don't let a stronger personality at the table streamroll you / **** you over.

Last edited by Dick Tracy; 07-22-2020 at 03:05 AM.
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07-22-2020 , 07:58 AM
I’ve learned that people will attribute good results to skill and bad results to something outside their control (eg luck, the dealer, superstition).
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07-23-2020 , 02:26 AM
I've learned to check your ego at the door. You're much more likely to improve on any skill in life if you realize you don't already know everything.
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07-23-2020 , 01:04 PM
One of the things I learned is to not talk to (or talk back to) people who have been eliminated from a tournament. No good will come from it.

One time I was sitting next to a guy who was talking to his friend between hands and he wasn't paying attention. So I reached over to ante for him and he turns to me and says "Don't touch my chips". I asked him if he was serious and he said he was and I should know better because he has seen me around and knows I'm a reg. I apologize. About 30 minutes later I knock him out of the tournament and though I really wanted to, I didn't say "Now can I touch your chips?"

Anyway what this taught me in real life was to stop honking my horn at drivers who cut me off or do something stupid on the road that in theory could endanger me and my passengers. If I can alert them before they do their stupid thing that is OK. But afterwards to show them my anger? No. I stopped doing that.

What I learned from poker was that sometimes there is no good outcome when dealing with somebody else's anger/rage/frustration. Especially when they see themselves as a victim. This is especially true when I am in good shape and unaffected by the other person to that point (like in a tournament where I am still playing and they are not).

Edit: Another thing I don't do in real life anymore is run across the street against the light (jaywalking) in NYC especially. I learned that it is possible for somebody to go runner runner suck out and I'd rather not leave my life in somebody else's hands (i.e., people at the table often cost me money by making terrible plays so I try not to leave my health and life in the hands of strangers especially when they are driving. They may not be paying attention for their own selfish reasons)

Last edited by Mr Rick; 07-23-2020 at 01:10 PM.
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07-24-2020 , 04:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Mr Rick
One of the things I learned is to not talk to (or talk back to) people who have been eliminated from a tournament. No good will come from it.

One time I was sitting next to a guy who was talking to his friend between hands and he wasn't paying attention. So I reached over to ante for him and he turns to me and says "Don't touch my chips". I asked him if he was serious and he said he was and I should know better because he has seen me around and knows I'm a reg. I apologize. About 30 minutes later I knock him out of the tournament and though I really wanted to, I didn't say "Now can I touch your chips?"
This is an interesting topic to me. Two of the trashiest/hardest places I reg'd at / cut my teeth in (before playing at a casino w/ proper protocol), it was standard to touch other players' chips. In fact, it was almost a respect thing if you allowed your opponents to ante / blind in for you if you weren't paying attention, biting a cheeseburger or zoning out.

The times I've seen someone touch another players' chips at a casino, it never goes over well. Even "making change".

I personally think it is best to never touch your opponents' chips.
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