Fish

Skaplun · May 29, 2010

I want to write an article on the subject of fish, and our concepts of what a fish is. but before I do so I'd like to hear from all of you what a fish means in your mind.
so go ahead :

psy0nyd3 · May 29, 2010

Uh I always figured a fish is someone who takes the bait and tries to force you off the nuts.

Thats what happens to fish, they get caught.

rssurfer54 · May 29, 2010

A fish is anyone who is a worse player than me. lol. but seriously i dont really like the word. its pretty overused. As is donkey. Actually I think bluff is overused too. If you make a bet at a pot, without much of a hand, I really only think its a bluff if the other guy has at least medium strength hand.

cAPSLOCK · May 29, 2010

A fish is a player who has not yet realized, even roughly, the extent to which he does not understand the game.

gns2003 · May 29, 2010

A fish does not realize that he is a fish. They often make outrageous bluffs at bad times when they never showed strength prior in the hand. A fish is mostly a joy to have at the table, but at times can mess up a hand between 2 other players at the table. Always be nice to the fish. Encourage them to stay happy the way they are.

Bovinity · May 29, 2010

A fish is someone who will always river that straight or flush.

It's the truth. You know it.

Exit141RTe1 · May 29, 2010

A fish is a player you can depend upon to give you his chips. Then again I think it is any aquatic vertebrate.

KingCurtis · May 29, 2010

tbh fish is to broad a word to write an article, just my opinion...

PC69 · May 29, 2010

I caught a giant small mouth not to long back. It was huge.

Dwilius · May 29, 2010

I would say a fish is the easy money at any given table. Someone that is able to beat lower levels may be the fish at a higher one, but only applies if they put themselves in that situation...so a better player when on an equal level may be considered a fish if/when playing beyond that, while the other that only plays on tables when having an advantage is not. Table selection is an important poker skill in itself (I'm not knocking stretching your game and putting yourself in situations where you will be the fish at first until you adjust)

KingCurtis · May 29, 2010

so really, fish are named that due to the term "shark" which refers to the consistent winners? Therefor without the sharks there is no fish...kinda like the chicken and the egg....oh no

daxter70 · May 30, 2010

KingCurtis said:
tbh fish is to broad a word to write an article, just my opinion...

maybe a whole book would suffice??? i agree with KC!!:icon_shak

qia1989 · May 30, 2010

i think that players who is unlucky but have the best skill is a fish player.....

PC69 · May 30, 2010

qia1989 said:
i think that players who is unlucky but have the best skill is a fish player.....

There it is folks.. Proof positive that I know absolutely nothing about the game of poker..

Just some dumb humor

KingCurtis · May 30, 2010

qia1989 said:
i think that players who is unlucky but have the best skill is a fish player.....

exactly what I was trying to say!!!! :dontknow:

Skaplun · May 30, 2010

The article as not about the actual players but on the perspective of the posting "pro" (for a lack of better word) on fish. I think alot of the reason why we lose is because of our perception of "fish" so I would like to know how you everyone views them, or his opposition in general.

ats777 · May 30, 2010

I think the term could be applied as a relative concept. For example, a poor player at one table could dominate at another. Better stated, is someone who can't win worth a lick at 2/4 a fish, even though he is able to crush .25/.50? I think it can work more as a ranking system. You can be a fish and a shark at the same time. Your goal should be to play in the situations where you're a shark (ie. Have an edge) and avoid those where we'd be considered fish.

PlayerPlayerAA · May 30, 2010

Someone with a beautiful bright smile who scuba dives and plays poker all day?

Misofer · May 30, 2010

A fish is someone who doesn't know about odds, EV, value-bets,c-bets, and so on....

cAPSLOCK · May 30, 2010

Misofer said:
A fish is someone who doesn't know about odds, EV, value-bets,c-bets, and so on....

Dont forget hand ranges, and the ability to use the "^this" forum device, and the [x]checkbox.

bullishwwd · May 30, 2010

Skaplun said:
I want to write an article on the subject of fish, and our concepts of what a fish is. but before I do so I'd like to hear from all of you what a fish means in your mind.
so go ahead :

Fish are those players that swim free and loose, but get caught attempting to catch a specific card on a draw, but ends up getting caught himself in a net of 5 better cards.

Fish get caught by a "trap" or by a "hook" and always get eliminated in the end over time.

Wally

TIGERSTUMP · May 31, 2010

fish,,,makes me laff wen im playing freerolls and guys an girls throw the word about at players wen the get beat in a hand ,,lol ,,,2 funny

aikindoma · Jul 20, 2010

I'm a fish,...

...a Sword-Fish...!!!

nc_royals · Jul 20, 2010

I think the term "Fish" is relative too.

I may fit in at the $ .05/.10 table but be the fish at the .25/.50 table. So not knowing where you belong has been some of my fishy mistakes.

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