Post by coolhandluke on Nov 11, 2009 13:50:50 GMT -8
Argument. It serves a damn good purpose sometimes. When you have a solid point, and you know the other side aint holdin' shit, well, you play your hand aggressively. Using logic, tact, and skillfully reading your adversary, you could stand to gain a good deal.
But then there is also something to knowing when to stop running your mouth and just play a cool hand. When you chase every shit hand and 2 pair whenever the opportunity comes across, you stand to loose a lot more than you'd win off the small pot anyway. Or a pointless argument about trivial things. And you fuck yourself over in a few ways.
First way, is maybe one of the more quiet tactful players in the table is carrying more then they let on. By being loud and full of yourself, you leave yourself open to get squashed right then and there.
The second way, while more subtle will screw you a fair amount more in the long run. You make yourself easy to read. Any good poker player knows how to size up a loudmouth for everything their worth. And that'll come back to bite your ass from every which way down the road. Once you're made out as a mark, you're a mark everywhere you go. You keep putting all your cards on the table for the sake of winning every bullshit little pissing contest, especially in a place like this, you aint just loosing face to your opponent, but to everyone else watching the game. And it aint never a good thing to let the top tier players seein' you slippin' and goin' bust over dumb shit.
Now me? Yeah, I'll loose a few chips here and there. But I aint gonna jump in a big game when I don't got the hand or wits to back it up when I'm in a jam. There's a lot to be said for a good pokerface, and alot to be said about knowin' which games aint for you. Always stay observant of your surroundings. Cause when that day comes when you see the masters tell... you can take 'em quick and hard.
So I aint gonna get suckered into every little pissing contest. I aint got shit to prove, cause my mind is on what I got to gain. And really, are you worth fuckin up my money? Is some stuck up know-nothin smart mouth worth even the smallest chance that you could get caught slippin' and loose your chips?
There's a lot to be said about playin a cool hand. Well, at least that's my take on things.
But then there is also something to knowing when to stop running your mouth and just play a cool hand. When you chase every shit hand and 2 pair whenever the opportunity comes across, you stand to loose a lot more than you'd win off the small pot anyway. Or a pointless argument about trivial things. And you fuck yourself over in a few ways.
First way, is maybe one of the more quiet tactful players in the table is carrying more then they let on. By being loud and full of yourself, you leave yourself open to get squashed right then and there.
The second way, while more subtle will screw you a fair amount more in the long run. You make yourself easy to read. Any good poker player knows how to size up a loudmouth for everything their worth. And that'll come back to bite your ass from every which way down the road. Once you're made out as a mark, you're a mark everywhere you go. You keep putting all your cards on the table for the sake of winning every bullshit little pissing contest, especially in a place like this, you aint just loosing face to your opponent, but to everyone else watching the game. And it aint never a good thing to let the top tier players seein' you slippin' and goin' bust over dumb shit.
Now me? Yeah, I'll loose a few chips here and there. But I aint gonna jump in a big game when I don't got the hand or wits to back it up when I'm in a jam. There's a lot to be said for a good pokerface, and alot to be said about knowin' which games aint for you. Always stay observant of your surroundings. Cause when that day comes when you see the masters tell... you can take 'em quick and hard.
So I aint gonna get suckered into every little pissing contest. I aint got shit to prove, cause my mind is on what I got to gain. And really, are you worth fuckin up my money? Is some stuck up know-nothin smart mouth worth even the smallest chance that you could get caught slippin' and loose your chips?
There's a lot to be said about playin a cool hand. Well, at least that's my take on things.