Can we trust a good poker player?

c.heck · Aug 1, 2023

A friend of mine is really good at poker.
But he lies at almost everything he says, I don't know whats true, and whats not.
So... Can we trust a good pokerplayer?

georgi krastev · Aug 1, 2023

c.heck said:
But he lies at almost everything he says, I don't know whats true, and whats not.

How do you know he's lying... when you don't know that what he says is true and what isn't...

Syltan · Aug 1, 2023

c.heck said:
A friend of mine is really good at poker.
But he lies at almost everything he says, I don't know whats true, and whats not.
So... Can we trust a good pokerplayer?

In your situation, your friend does not trust you if he is obliged to lie to you in everything, otherwise he is a bad friend.

alabos · Aug 1, 2023

I think no because everybody bluff at some point and we need to play like that too win

BenjiHustle · Aug 1, 2023

The truth is, a really good poker player rarely lies, because they want to have the opportunity to do so when they need/want to. Your friend is more of a boy who cries wolf scenario and just can't be trusted in general.

G0930 · Aug 1, 2023

c.heck said:
A friend of mine is really good at poker.
But he lies at almost everything he says, I don't know whats true, and whats not.
So... Can we trust a good pokerplayer?

Lying in everyday situations and lying in a pokergame are two entirely different shoes.
However a friend who lies all the time is not really a friend is he?
I mean I don't know the dynamic between you two maybe he does it for fun cause you can never tell what's true . Sounds annoying ^^

dannystanks · Aug 1, 2023

Poker is a hustle. Don’t trust anyone. After poker is the time for trust again.

sidd4rt4 · Aug 1, 2023

i dont know maybe he just cant say the true all the time

Delenia · Aug 1, 2023

Whether a person is a good poker player or not, does not determine if you can trust them. I would not trust the person you are talking about. But I know good poker players that I feel I can trust with anything. And I know good poker players that I would not trust for anything. You have to judge whether you can trust each person, on their own merits.

stickgame · Aug 1, 2023

In the long term, yes. Not in short!!

Michel_11 · Aug 1, 2023

I don't know if it's just a joke or if we should really answer the question.

Obviously there is no correlation between being a good poker player and telling the truth or lying in everyday life.

MishkaZL · Aug 2, 2023

c.heck said:
A friend of mine is really good at poker.
But he lies at almost everything he says, I don't know whats true, and whats not.
So... Can we trust a good pokerplayer?

A good player may not always be a good person. If your friend lies to you, then he is not your friend and you should not rely on such a person. Can a good player be a bad friend, of course, he can.

Aleksandr1991 · Aug 2, 2023

My opinion in the game and in two different people's lives
the game can be good at just being a liar

c.heck · Aug 2, 2023

georgi krastev said:
How do you know he's lying... when you don't know that what he says is true and what isn't...

Well, you notice when the story changes from day to day.

Station_Master · Aug 2, 2023

I dont consider bluffing in poker to be lying, it's just a way to play your hand in a card game. Therefore I wouldn't link the two.

c.heck · Aug 2, 2023

Syltan said:
In your situation, your friend does not trust you if he is obliged to lie to you in everything, otherwise he is a bad friend.

Not a bad friend, good to take a beer together with. But I wont belive everyting from him.

c.heck · Aug 2, 2023

G0930 said:
Lying in everyday situations and lying in a pokergame are two entirely different shoes.
However a friend who lies all the time is not really a friend is he?
I mean I don't know the dynamic between you two maybe he does it for fun cause you can never tell what's true . Sounds annoying ^^

Well, if you have a good pokerface i game, you also have good pokerface i real life.

georgi krastev · Aug 2, 2023

c.heck said:
Well, you notice when the story changes from day to day.

I have had similar experiences... It lies so much that it is not even felt.

userX · Aug 2, 2023

Trust a person who lies to you?
Strange question. It is better not to do things that you will later regret.

Poker Orifice · Aug 2, 2023

c.heck said:
A friend of mine is really good at poker.
But he lies at almost everything he says, I don't know whats true, and whats not.
So... Can we trust a good pokerplayer who lies at almost everything he says?

FYP
I don't think I've ever seen an easier question to answer in my entire life.

Niykk · Aug 2, 2023

For me a good poker player is to be trusted off the poker table; however, not while playing poker. I tend to compartmentalize things.

Pokerpoet2 · Aug 2, 2023

I suppose most good players have to be good liars in that when they bluff they are trying to sell you a story where they have you beat, when in fact the opposite is true! But it doesn't necessarily mean they are Liars in every other aspect of daily life.
I have some great Friends that will try and bluff when playing Poker, but I would trust them with my life when it comes to more important things, I know from experience that some will show a bluff when they make one just to stay honest, but I except that Poker is just a game, and it's fun to make a bluff now and again.
Many children played "Cowboys and Indians" when they were younger, but that does not make them natural born Killers, in reality many would not even own a gun in later life, Because like Poker, War games on computers or other devices are just games!
Every time I see a car chase on TV news channels my immediate thought is "another damned idiot that played too much GTA on the X-Box" most responsible adults simply pull over and accept that they may or may not have committed a crime, it could be something as simple as you have a tail light out!
Being good at Poker does not mean you are a natural Liar! You are just good at playing a Fun Game!

john_entony · Aug 2, 2023

c.heck said:
A friend of mine is really good at poker.
But he lies at almost everything he says, I don't know whats true, and whats not.
So... Can we trust a good pokerplayer?

Good poker players don't have friends.

And seriously, there is no clear correlation that the better a poker player is, the more he lies. No! You can't trust anyone! But I can.

Joe · Aug 2, 2023

Correlation does not imply causation...

Delenia said:
Whether a person is a good poker player or not, does not determine if you can trust them. I would not trust the person you are talking about. But I know good poker players that I feel I can trust with anything. And I know good poker players that I would not trust for anything. You have to judge whether you can trust each person, on their own merits.

Essentially this. ^

recerveau · Aug 2, 2023

That's hard to say. It depends on how much you understand the game and realize if he's lying or not.

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