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Originally Posted by romad
I know the locals you are talking about.....but playing tight poker is like watching paint dry. I have always done pretty well playing seven card. Can't even remember when I started playing. The young guys I play don't even want to learn it.
Twenty years ago most fish didn't even know what position was let alone now to play it.......today everybody has read all the same books....even Brunson says you can't play his original strategy. Played a WSOP last year.....the young kids play two gears, raising or folding. spend the rest of the week playing cash at the Venetian, the action was great, especially the guys trying to play the super system, some just keep firing. Great stuff. But poker is gambling, because no matter how well you play a given hand, you can still get beat by someone playing it very bad.
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And you are right, about any given hand especially in the limit games. That is why I call em NO FOLDEM HOLDEM. What do U call being able to sit for 14 hours at the Wynn basically throwing everything away. Besides crazy that is...
Sunday I have pocket 9's, called the Flop. 9 junk junk comes so I have Trips. I check everybody checks but a Chinese gal who is playing lucky and fairly loose. I call and a couple of others call. Junk comes I check again as well as everybody except the Chinese gal..I raise and everybody folds including the Chinese gal who had to think about it for about 45 seconds...Oh and as I said everybody at the table was playing down except for one player..who wasn't playing No Foldem Holdem.
And oh yes I suppose you don't stand in front of a freight train either, in any session you are going to get beaten, but with time and patience you can pick your spots. With no limit you can make the cowboys pay and dearly to see that next card when you pick your fight.