Indeed. A classic poker scenario is “I know I'm beat, but I'm going
to call”, as if this some how excuses a terrible play. It's about
the psychology of the loser, who can't give up to the idea that they are
being tricked. Good players get tricked sometimes, but better to be
tricked than to do stupid things and excuse it. Call if you think you can
win with the proper odds you're being offered. Fold if you can't.
As for self analysis, I tend to drone on more about my poker mistakes
than most people, but mainly it's because I really want to understand how
to prevent them and figure out why I made them. But, it's true I should
try not rattle on for too long. :)
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Date: 2006-03-26 06:02 (UTC)Indeed. A classic poker scenario is “I know I'm beat, but I'm going to call”, as if this some how excuses a terrible play. It's about the psychology of the loser, who can't give up to the idea that they are being tricked. Good players get tricked sometimes, but better to be tricked than to do stupid things and excuse it. Call if you think you can win with the proper odds you're being offered. Fold if you can't.
As for self analysis, I tend to drone on more about my poker mistakes than most people, but mainly it's because I really want to understand how to prevent them and figure out why I made them. But, it's true I should try not rattle on for too long. :)