Does paying with beginner make your skills weaker or stronger?

scottychase · Jan 26, 2022

Opinions on playing with players that are just starting the game and don't know much about the game.

COMIRRR · Jan 26, 2022

It doesn't change my skills, the idea is that the game with beginners may seem simple but I think it can be deceptive because those players turn into fish without knowing or wanting and try different hands and as the game shows us, very often they hit them and you lose easily in front of them. However, a beginner rarely reaches the final table in a tournament, that's my opinion, I may be wrong!

DiegoRamos · Jan 26, 2022

scottychase said:
Opinions on playing with players that are just starting the game and don't know much about the game.

These are situations that should be taken advantage of, as your game and metagame are more advanced than your opponent's.

So, it's a good and favorable situation.

Lena M · Jan 26, 2022

scottychase said:
Opinions on playing with players that are just starting the game and don't know much about the game.

Hi.
I think that every hour of the game makes the player more experienced and therefore more qualified. But in general, the main thing is that the game just gives you pleasure.

Chebchoub · Jan 26, 2022

Hi

scottychase said:
Opinions on playing with players that are just starting the game and don't know much about the game.

I don't think it's a good idea to underestimate the level of any poker player, no matter how beginner or professional, especially if you want to achieve a good result.

Kenzie 96 · Jan 26, 2022

Why are you playing? Should your primary goal be to make $, the greater the disparity between your skill level & your opponents the better your chances of profiting.

TomCj · Jan 26, 2022

Only Beginers?

If you are playing beginners exclusively, you could become overconfident
and play poorly against more experienced players

But I doubt that occasional play against beginners
will greatly affect your game skills

TC

Luan · Jan 26, 2022

In my opinion, I think you have to show a weak player that you are not there at the table to play with, that you are an experienced player who knows what he is doing even before he gives you a bad !

iwont20 · Jan 26, 2022

Usually playing versus novice players add:

+0 to my skills
+100 (and counting) to my tilt management

CapdeCraniu · Jan 26, 2022

Books say that, against beginners, you just have to follow the theory.
Although passive, or aggressive, most beginners are loose.
Playing tight aggressive should make it easy against a beginner.

Answer: It depends on your area you wish to improve. If this area is to learn applying a strong, mathematical play, than playing against beginners will help you be more accurate on calculating winning odds.

mina271 · Jan 26, 2022

I don't think not playing for newbies makes the game any easier or harder, but it might make it a little more surprising. Even new players sometimes do things where you think it could be a mistake, but maybe it was also intentional that they go all-in at 36 with nothing on the table because it was a planned bluff. And maybe someone is new to poker but has acquired enough theoretical knowledge to take on the big players. I mean new doesn't mean new, in any case you should be careful about excluding new players, sometimes they can really surprise us

alien666dj · Jan 28, 2022

Playing with beginners gives us the opportunity to reduce the number of mistakes we make and capitalize on their mistakes.

mtmigmike · Jan 28, 2022

Playing with any player brings you skills, regardless of whether he is weak or strong.

marvinsytan · Jan 28, 2022

nope, i assume it will make you a better player

slothi · Jan 28, 2022

good question….but I can’t give a guess to this because I don’t evaluate my game in this aspect….😉….but maybe it’s like in other sports….challenging with the best makes you better…..

Igor G · Jan 28, 2022

I think a poker player's skills only weaken when he stops playing at all. Playing with beginners is a game anyway, and if you have your own rules and principles, you don't care who your opponents are.

nutself · Jan 28, 2022

That's called game selections, you should find games that are full of newbies, fishes, so you can happily profit from your opponents' mistakes.

sincos · Jan 28, 2022

I think it's weaker...

SopianaeExtra · Jan 28, 2022

Playing any amount of time with a beginner will more transform him than what it does to you. Soon he'll see through your strategy and tricks and the pace of learning is the fastest for someone who finds a new aspect of the game in nearly every hand. But most importantly: No matter the outcome, be a good sport towards him! :smile:

jordanbillie · Jan 28, 2022

scottychase said:
Opinions on playing with players that are just starting the game and don't know much about the game.

I find the best mix (for developing one's game and providing profit) to be a table with mostly beginners/players who never improve, but perhaps 1 - 2 solid players.

This is so you can mostly play your hands against the fishies, but you can observe what the good players are doing to make them successful.

In this way, you should be able to have decent results while learning a thing or two from each game.

77ecos · Jan 28, 2022

the important thing is to get experience and learning from the environment and that is given by time more than the level of the rivals, and not forgetting the main objective is to earn money

BillyR23 · Jan 28, 2022

I prefer to have beginners/ recreational players at my tables as this will improve my chances of having a winning session but I remember when I did my research on this topic that many poker pros said that to improve as a poker player you need to 'fight' against the best, so the opposite means that it's tougher to improve your poker skills while playing weak players...

Have a great weekend everyone and GLGL at the tables!

791a791 · Jan 28, 2022

poker

It's always good to play with beginners
mostly winning from them

scottychase · Jan 31, 2022

Kenzie 96 said:
Why are you playing? Should your primary goal be to make $, the greater the disparity between your skill level & your opponents the better your chances of profiting.

Love your response makes so much sense!

ChubbySin · Jan 31, 2022

Well, I always play to win, does not matter the opponent skill all, but when I see my opponents play unorthodoxly, I change my gameplay in order to extract the maximum form them, but alway respecting them, once Poker is, as well, a luck sport.

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