I have been playing poker now for about five years, I’ve bet cards my entire life starting with games of Gin Rummy for pennies with my Grand Mother, to all of the various forms of Brag and basic 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 playing and even though I liked to call it skill, it was very difficult to justify thinking about the randomness of the games we were wagering, so I was pleased to accept I was having a protracted run of good fortune.
Then came Poker, or far more importantly Texas hold em Poker, made famous by a group of Texas card gamblers in the sixties and since grown into one of the biggest card phenomena ever witnessed. Poker is absolutely the new black, it really is super cool with many of the world’s top stars racing to have their name connected with it. Just a quick scan 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 each and every single player.
So with all of this new found popularity, with so quite a few Tv programmes dedicated to poker, and magazine and book shelves loaded up with quality material written by the leading minds on poker, when are people going to learn that this game is all about position!?
Perhaps I ought to not obtain so worked up about this, after all the a lot more individuals who wrestle with the subtle tactics and strategies required for winning regularly at Hold’em, the better it is for everyone else, proper? I mean, if they cannot be troubled to look at all of the obtainable information about why placement is so important, why need to we bother? We must just be happy there is another fish at the table!
It’s true, we should not reward laziness with advice and support. Nevertheless, I liken this to a welcoming game of football. Naturally the levels are not so superior, but when you see a player struggling, you help them, offer them some advice, ultimately showing them a method to like, really like and be thankful for the casino game as much as you. I am asking all home gamblers to do the same thing with their poker buddies who have not quite grasped the subtleties of wagering position. Aid them to grow their respect for the game. Naturally, do not attempt to try this one in your community gambling house, the sharks won’t appreciate you teaching their lunch how to swim!
