Archive for September 30th, 2010

When will You Going to Learn that Texas Hold em Poker is About Seating!

I’ve been betting poker now for about five years, I’ve wagered cards my entire life beginning with games of Gin Rummy for pennies with my Grand Mother, to all of the various types of Brag and basic random games such as Go Fish, Crash and one so beautifully called, card on head game. I used to usually win, whatever casino game we were wagering and although I liked to call it skill, it was quite difficult to justify considering the randomness of the games we were playing, so I was pleased to accept I was having a protracted run of luck.

Then came Poker, or a lot more importantly Texas holdem Poker, made famous by a bunch of Texas card players in the sixties and since grown into one of the biggest card phenomena ever seen. Poker is absolutely the new black, it really is ultra cool with many of the world’s leading celebs racing to have their name connected with it. Just a quick flick through the TV channels these days and you’ll be able to not escape from poker, and obviously there is the fabled World Series of Poker, the Holy Grail and Mecca all rolled into one for each single player.

So with all of this new found recognition, with so quite a few Television programmes devoted to poker, and magazine and book shelves loaded up with quality material written by the top minds on poker, when are individuals going to understand that this casino game is all about position!?

Perhaps I really should not receive so worked up about this, after all the much more people who have difficulty with the subtle tactics and methods required for winning regularly at Texas holdem, the far better it really is for everyone else, right? I mean, if they can’t be troubled to read all of the accessible data about why position is so essential, why ought to we bother? We should just be glad there’s one more fish at the table!

It is true, we ought to not encourage idleness with guidance and help. Even so, I liken this to a helpful game of football. Granted the stakes aren’t so superior, except when you observe a gambler struggling, you assist them, provide them several advice, ultimately showing them a method to love, like and be grateful for the casino game as much as you. I’m askin all house players to do the same thing with their poker friends who have not quite grasped the subtleties of betting position. Aid them to grow their respect for the game. Certainly, do not attempt to try this one in your local betting house, the sharks won’t appreciate you teaching their meal how to swim!