I’ve been wagering poker now for about 5 years, I have wagered cards my entire life beginning with games of Gin Rummy for pennies with my Grand Mother, to all of the various forms of Brag and general random games such as Go Fish, Crash and one so gracefully called, card on head game. I used to often win, whatever casino game we were wagering and although I liked to call it skill, it was incredibly difficult to warrant thinking about the randomness of the games we were wagering, so I was happy to accept I was having a protracted run of luck.
Then came Poker, or much more importantly Texas holdem Poker, made famous by a bunch of Texas card players in the 1960’s and since developed into one of the largest card phenomena ever seen. Poker is absolutely the new black, it’s uber cool with many of the world’s top celebrities racing to have their name connected with it. Just a quick flick via the TV channels nowadays and you can not escape from poker, and naturally there is the fabled World Series of Poker, the Holy Grail and Mecca all combined into one for each single player.
So with all of this new discovered popularity, with so many Television programmes dedicated to poker, and magazine and book shelves filled up with high quality material written by the leading minds on poker, when are persons going to learn that this game is all about position!?
Perhaps I ought to not obtain so worked up about this, after all the much more people who have difficulty with the subtle techniques and methods required for succeeding consistently at Hold em, the much better it really is for everyone else, appropriate? I mean, if they can’t be troubled to read all of the offered details about why position is so critical, why ought to we bother? We need to just be happy there is one more fish at the table!
It’s true, we really should not encourage laziness with advice and guide. Nonetheless, I liken this to a helpful casino game of football. Naturally the levels aren’t so good, except when you notice a player struggling, you aid them, offer them a few advice, ultimately showing them a way to like, really like and be thankful for the casino game as much as you. I am calling on all house gamblers to do exactly the same thing with their poker friends who haven’t quite got a handle on the nuances of betting position. Assist them to grow their respect for the game. Obviously, don’t attempt to try this one in your nearby gambling establishment, the sharks will not take pleasure in you teaching their lunch how to swim!
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