roryk said:
That being said, I get creamed in Greg's game all the time so.. what do I know? :)
As for your analysis of your own play in that game, I actually think
you play is primarily just fine, but it's your table image that makes it
difficult for you. You are too much pegged as "ultra-tight" in that game.
It means, in many cases, you can make some mildly profitable bluffs, but
that you are rarely in the big multi-way pots at those moments when
everyone is willing to gamble. Two or three folks in that game have said
to me, after a strange hand where I couldn't figure why they stayed: "It's
fun to play pots with you, so I just wanted to make sure we played one
together tonight". At least in that game, I disagree with Machiavelli's
theory that "if you must choose between being feared and loved, it is
far better to be feared than loved." Being loved in that game, even if it
means being the butt-end of some cruel jokes, brings the chips in, in my
opinion. Of course, I suppose I'm with Machiavelli that being both feared
and loved would be nice in that game, but that's pretty difficult
to do.
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Comments on roryk's play at Greg's
Date: 2004-12-18 00:35 (UTC)As for your analysis of your own play in that game, I actually think you play is primarily just fine, but it's your table image that makes it difficult for you. You are too much pegged as "ultra-tight" in that game. It means, in many cases, you can make some mildly profitable bluffs, but that you are rarely in the big multi-way pots at those moments when everyone is willing to gamble. Two or three folks in that game have said to me, after a strange hand where I couldn't figure why they stayed: "It's fun to play pots with you, so I just wanted to make sure we played one together tonight". At least in that game, I disagree with Machiavelli's theory that "if you must choose between being feared and loved, it is far better to be feared than loved." Being loved in that game, even if it means being the butt-end of some cruel jokes, brings the chips in, in my opinion. Of course, I suppose I'm with Machiavelli that being both feared and loved would be nice in that game, but that's pretty difficult to do.