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02-24-2023 , 11:26 AM
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Originally Posted by ejames209
I think this is also the case. Some players, pros even, won't play no limit. They can't handle the swings. But legends like Doyle Brunson believe that No limit...is the purest game left.
The key to the game is playing the man, not the cards. There’s no other game in which fortunes can change so much from hand to hand. A brilliant player can get a strong hand cracked, go on tilt, and lose his mind along with every chip in front of him. This is why The World Series of Poker is decided on a no limit hold'em table. Some players, pros even, won't play no limit; they can't handle the swings. But there are others, like Doyle Brunson, who consider no limit the only pure game left, "Like Papa Wallenda said, "Life is on the wire, the rest is just waiting."
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02-24-2023 , 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Dr. Meh
The key to the game is playing the man, not the cards. There’s no other game in which fortunes can change so much from hand to hand. A brilliant player can get a strong hand cracked, go on tilt, and lose his mind along with every chip in front of him. This is why The World Series of Poker is decided on a no limit hold'em table. Some players, pros even, won't play no limit; they can't handle the swings. But there are others, like Doyle Brunson, who consider no limit the only pure game left, "Like Papa Wallenda said, "Life is on the wire, the rest is just waiting."
The swings in NL, at least for the cash games, are less than limit, not more. Of course, I'm talking about skilled, experienced players for whom tilt isn't really an issue. This may seem counter-intuitive, as the bets can be so much more significant in NL. However, in limit, you place far more bets with lower implied odds and in NL, you place fewer bets with much higher implied odds.
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02-24-2023 , 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by JayKon
The swings in NL, at least for the cash games, are less than limit, not more. Of course, I'm talking about skilled, experienced players for whom tilt isn't really an issue. This may seem counter-intuitive, as the bets can be so much more significant in NL. However, in limit, you place far more bets with lower implied odds and in NL, you place fewer bets with much higher implied odds.
I watch the cards but I also watch the player react to the cards. That's how I knew the DA made his two pair and judge Kaplan missed the flush, I was watching their eyes when they checked their river cards. Their faces tell you everything.
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02-24-2023 , 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Dr. Meh
I watch the cards but I also watch the player react to the cards. That's how I knew the DA made his two pair and judge Kaplan missed the flush, I was watching their eyes when they checked their river cards. Their faces tell you everything.
While your observation is a valid one, it shouldn't be more than about 1/3 of your decision. When I see someone watching the faces of their opponents, I'll throw in an occasional false tell - as well as about a dozen other skilled players in my pool.

The tell needs to be weighted by the skill and experience of the person, as well as how they've both been playing and how they played their hand up to that point.

In short, a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing.
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02-24-2023 , 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by JayKon
While your observation is a valid one, it shouldn't be more than about 1/3 of your decision. When I see someone watching the faces of their opponents, I'll throw in an occasional false tell - as well as about a dozen other skilled players in my pool.

The tell needs to be weighted by the skill and experience of the person, as well as how they've both been playing and how they played their hand up to that point.

In short, a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing.
The poker room at The Mirage in Vegas is the center of the poker universe. Doyle Brunson, Johnny Chan, Phil Hellmuth - the legends consider it their office. Every couple of days a new millionaire shows up wanting to beat a world champion. Usually they go home with nothing but a story. Down here, the millionaires are scarce or they're playing craps. There’s still plenty of money there for the taking. In fact, you can't game in the city because the New York rounders are taking out the tourists here.
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02-24-2023 , 08:33 PM
You lost me.
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02-24-2023 , 10:57 PM
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Originally Posted by JayKon
You lost me.
Generally the rule is: the nicer the guy, the poorer the card player. These guys despite being cops are real sweet hearts. I'm right on schedule, I'm up forty two hundred. The morning can't get here soon enough.
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02-24-2023 , 11:27 PM
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Originally Posted by JayKon
You lost me.
You're a face palm a minute.
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04-28-2023 , 10:00 AM
Cops are sweethearts?
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04-29-2023 , 12:58 AM
Definitely not the best.
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04-29-2023 , 01:39 AM
Only a good call if you put your opponent on ace high
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