03.07
When are You Going to Understand that Texas Hold em Poker is All About Seating!
I have been wagering poker now for about five years, I have wagered cards my entire life starting with games of Gin Rummy for pennies with my Grand Mother, to all of the various types of Brag and general random games such as Go Fish, Crash and one so gracefully called, card on head game. I used to often win, whatever game we were betting and even though I liked to call it skill, it was really difficult to warrant thinking about the randomness of the games we were wagering, so I was over joyed to accept I was having a prolonged run of luck.
Then came Poker, or much more importantly Holdem Poker, made popular by a group of Texas card gamblers in the sixties and since developed into one of the biggest card phenomena ever experienced. Poker is totally the new black, it really is super cool with quite a few of the world’s top superstars racing to have their name connected with it. Just a quick flick through the TV channels nowadays and it is possible to not escape from poker, and certainly there’s the fabled World Series of Poker, the Holy Grail and Mecca all combined into one for every individual gambler.
So with all of this fresh found recognition, with so several Tv shows dedicated to poker, and magazine and book shelves loaded up with quality material written by the leading minds on poker, when are persons going to learn that this casino game is all about position!?
Perhaps I must not acquire so worked up about this, after all the far more men and women who struggle with the delicate tactics and strategies needed for succeeding consistently at Holdem, the better it’s for everyone else, appropriate? I mean, if they can’t be troubled to look at all of the accessible info about why position is so essential, why ought to we bother? We really should just be glad there’s another fish at the table!
It is true, we must not encourage procrastination with guidance and support. Even so, I liken this to a welcoming game of football. Naturally the levels aren’t so good, but when you see a gambler struggling, you help them, provide them a few advice, ultimately showing them a method to get pleasure from, love and be grateful for the game as much as you. I’m asking all home players to do a similar thing with their poker friends who have not quite grasped the subtleties of wagering position. Aid them to grow their respect for the game. Needless to say, don’t attempt to try this one in your nearby casino, the sharks won’t appreciate you teaching their lunch how to swim!