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| Victoria
Coren |
| Monday January 8,
2007 |
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You've made some excellent new year's resolutions this time, haven't
you? Quit smoking: perfect timing, before the ban comes in this summer. Cut
down on drinking: very wise. Lose a bit of weight: well, I didn't want to be
the one to say ...
But the keen poker player must make an extra set of
resolutions, pertaining solely to the beautiful game. Today is a good time to
pause and consider where you lost the most money at poker in 2006, and resolve
to change those situations. Should you stop playing such a straightforward
game, and have the courage to bluff more often? Stop bluffing so much because
people always call? I haven't watched you play, so I don't know where your
holes are, but here is a list of possible resolutions, which may at least
inspire you to come up with your own ... |
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1. Quit while you're ahead. Don't lose it all
again. Work out in advance how much profit would satisfy you, and stop when you
get there.
2. Quit while you're behind. Don't see red and keep throwing
money at the problem; learn to accept when you're having a bad night, and just
draw a line under it.
3. Don't call so much. With a made hand, raise to
protect it or find out where you are. With a draw, raise to disguise it or
build the pot in case you hit. Alternatively, there's no shame in folding.
4. Be more trusting. When someone puts in a big bet, or keeps betting
every street, they have a strong hand more often than they're bluffing. You
have to keep them honest sometimes, but scepticism can be a very expensive
tendency.
5. Read Dan Harrington or Doyle Brunson poker books for
inspiration, not word-for-word instruction.
6. Win quietly, lose
graciously, and remember that the online chat-box is for chatting. Not for
making death threats. Good luck ...
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