What is the most aggravating thing about poker?

[MeanSon]

I can deal with bad beats. Bad beats happen and there is nothing you can do about it but move on to the next hand. The most aggravating thing for ME is a losing streak. I am at a real low point right now and it is very frustrating. I know I can play better than I am; and I don't let myself play on tilt, but I'm just losing anyway. All week long, someone has been one-up on me. I chase them down with A8, they have A9... I buy my way to a flush, they make a boat.

Ok... I'm contradicting my bad beats theory by including those examples... maybe no one will notice.

[herbiedeals]

Originally Posted by MeanSon

I can deal with bad beats. Bad beats happen and there is nothing you can do about it but move on to the next hand. The most aggravating thing for ME is a losing streak. I am at a real low point right now and it is very frustrating. I know I can play better than I am; and I don't let myself play on tilt, but I'm just losing anyway. All week long, someone has been one-up on me. I chase them down with A8, they have A9... I buy my way to a flush, they make a boat.

Ok... I'm contradicting my bad beats theory by including those examples... maybe no one will notice.

Do you really think that Ace 8 is a good starting hand. Look how many hands beat you and if you have callers in the pot you can bet there are other aces out there. Good chance with better kickers.


Herb

for me, its sitting at at tourney with inexperienced players that you cannot bet enough to get them to lay down the flush and str8 draws. people who overvalue there cards and hands are the most dangerous to play against. Experienced players expect certain reactions from there opponents based on there reads. I was in a tourney looking to double up my stack. I raised preflop and every card there after. I had a crap hand, however. I knew my opponent had a very weak hand. the board showed A,K,3 on flop, 10 on turn and Q on river. This yahoo called a total of 5000 in chips with 5,10 down.

it wasn't a read he had on me, it was he was an idiot.

It easy to adjust your playing style to eliminate morons like this, but when you sit across from someone you haven't played before, beware of ignorance, I play large tourneys, very often, and this seems to be the trend. Most of these players have no idea what there doing, the only experience they have is what they see on TV.

Poker is about making correct decisions. when it all pans out, the better and more experienced players will float to the top, luck only gets ya so far.


My 2 cents.

Playing with idiots is part of poker and makes us better players. It's like blaming a black jack loss on the moron who hits 18 playing to your right. That's why there still exists a huge element of luck in poker and why even the best player will be beat by a newbie on a bad day. When playing with an idiot, you need to play that against him/her and take their money.












QUOTE=Unregistered]for me, its sitting at at tourney with inexperienced players that you cannot bet enough to get them to lay down the flush and str8 draws. people who overvalue there cards and hands are the most dangerous to play against. Experienced players expect certain reactions from there opponents based on there reads. I was in a tourney looking to double up my stack. I raised preflop and every card there after. I had a crap hand, however. I knew my opponent had a very weak hand. the board showed A,K,3 on flop, 10 on turn and Q on river. This yahoo called a total of 5000 in chips with 5,10 down.

it wasn't a read he had on me, it was he was an idiot.

It easy to adjust your playing style to eliminate morons like this, but when you sit across from someone you haven't played before, beware of ignorance, I play large tourneys, very often, and this seems to be the trend. Most of these players have no idea what there doing, the only experience they have is what they see on TV.

Poker is about making correct decisions. when it all pans out, the better and more experienced players will float to the top, luck only gets ya so far.


My 2 cents.[/QUOTE]

Originally Posted by herbiedeals

Do you really think that Ace 8 is a good starting hand. Look how many hands beat you and if you have callers in the pot you can bet there are other aces out there. Good chance with better kickers.


Herb

Depending on position A-8 might or might not be worth a bet. A-8 suited is obviously more playable. I stick with A-9 as long as there isn't a raise in front of me but I typically lay it down in positions 1-4.