I’ve been betting poker now for about 5 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 styles of Brag and basic random games such as Go Fish, Crash and one so eloquently called, card on head game. I used to often win, whatever casino game we were betting and even though I liked to call it skill, it was very difficult to justify considering the randomness of the games we were wagering, so I was happy to accept I was having an extended run of good fortune.
Then came Poker, or additional importantly Hold’em Poker, made famous by a group of Texas card gamblers in the 1960’s and since grown into one of the largest card phenomena ever witnessed. Poker is absolutely the new black, it truly is ultra cool with several of the world’s top superstars racing to have their name associated with it. Just a quick flick through the TV channels these days and it is possible to not escape from poker, and needless to say there is the fabled WSOP, the Holy Grail and Mecca all rolled into one for every single player.
So with all of this fresh discovered recognition, with so numerous Tv shows devoted to poker, and magazine and book shelves loaded up with quality material written by the leading minds on poker, when are men and women going to learn that this casino game is all about position!?
Perhaps I should not acquire so worked up about this, after all the additional men and women who struggle with the delicate techniques and methods needed for succeeding regularly at Texas holdem, the far better it is for everyone else, proper? I mean, if they cannot be troubled to read all of the obtainable information about why placement is so significant, why should we bother? We need to just be glad there is another fish at the table!
It is true, we ought to not encourage laziness with guidance and assist. Nevertheless, I liken this to a helpful casino game of football. Granted the stakes are not so great, except when you see a gambler struggling, you support them, offer them a number of advice, ultimately showing them a method to love, really like and be thankful for the casino game as much as you. I’m calling on all house players to do the same thing with their poker buddies who have not quite got a handle on the subtleties of betting position. Support them to grow their respect for the game. Of course, don’t attempt to try this one in your local casino, the sharks won’t take pleasure in you instructing their meal how to swim!