Comments on: Reflections of a busy day http://dadspokerblog.com/reflections-of-a-busy-day/ Sun, 20 May 2012 16:50:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Ray Martin http://dadspokerblog.com/reflections-of-a-busy-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1225 Ray Martin Fri, 23 Jan 2009 23:13:50 +0000 http://dadspokerblog.com/?p=314#comment-1225 I think there's a misconception that good players always win, but what is true in many sports also applies to poker. Not everyone is on their "A" game all of the time.<br><br>I have a group of friends who play a monthly Hold 'em tournament. We use it as an excuse to get together, but it still can get pretty competitive so much that we finally had to set a time limit so that we wouldn't stay up all night! Our skill levels are fairly even, but it seems like one of the guys wins more often than the rest and it often comes down to who keeps their focus over four hours and is patient for the right cards. I make a lot of mistakes because I have a couple of beers and get itchy to play some hands. It feels sloppy at that point. It's just fun among friends, but I'd like to start winning a little more than I do. I should learn from your mistakes and rest up. I think there's a misconception that good players always win, but what is true in many sports also applies to poker. Not everyone is on their “A” game all of the time.

I have a group of friends who play a monthly Hold 'em tournament. We use it as an excuse to get together, but it still can get pretty competitive so much that we finally had to set a time limit so that we wouldn't stay up all night! Our skill levels are fairly even, but it seems like one of the guys wins more often than the rest and it often comes down to who keeps their focus over four hours and is patient for the right cards. I make a lot of mistakes because I have a couple of beers and get itchy to play some hands. It feels sloppy at that point. It's just fun among friends, but I'd like to start winning a little more than I do. I should learn from your mistakes and rest up.

]]> By: Ray Martin http://dadspokerblog.com/reflections-of-a-busy-day/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Ray Martin Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:13:50 +0000 http://dadspokerblog.com/?p=314#comment-36 I think there's a misconception that good players always win, but what is true in many sports also applies to poker. Not everyone is on their "A" game all of the time.<br><br>I have a group of friends who play a monthly Hold 'em tournament. We use it as an excuse to get together, but it still can get pretty competitive so much that we finally had to set a time limit so that we wouldn't stay up all night! Our skill levels are fairly even, but it seems like one of the guys wins more often than the rest and it often comes down to who keeps their focus over four hours and is patient for the right cards. I make a lot of mistakes because I have a couple of beers and get itchy to play some hands. It feels sloppy at that point. It's just fun among friends, but I'd like to start winning a little more than I do. I should learn from your mistakes and rest up. I think there's a misconception that good players always win, but what is true in many sports also applies to poker. Not everyone is on their “A” game all of the time.

I have a group of friends who play a monthly Hold 'em tournament. We use it as an excuse to get together, but it still can get pretty competitive so much that we finally had to set a time limit so that we wouldn't stay up all night! Our skill levels are fairly even, but it seems like one of the guys wins more often than the rest and it often comes down to who keeps their focus over four hours and is patient for the right cards. I make a lot of mistakes because I have a couple of beers and get itchy to play some hands. It feels sloppy at that point. It's just fun among friends, but I'd like to start winning a little more than I do. I should learn from your mistakes and rest up.

]]> By: Reflections of a busy day : DadsPokerBlog http://dadspokerblog.com/reflections-of-a-busy-day/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Reflections of a busy day : DadsPokerBlog Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:14:24 +0000 http://dadspokerblog.com/?p=314#comment-35 [...] unknown wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptI was dropping of my wife, Diane, at our daughter-in-law, so they could go to a movie, while I went to the Seabrook Poker Room for some more live face to fact playing experience. And to wrap up the day, was the “Tweeter Poker Tour” … [...] [...] unknown wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptI was dropping of my wife, Diane, at our daughter-in-law, so they could go to a movie, while I went to the Seabrook Poker Room for some more live face to fact playing experience. And to wrap up the day, was the “Tweeter Poker Tour” … [...]

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