When you play , do you think yourself the best player at the table??
How much faith should you have in yourself if you don't have it completely? I know it's a mistake to think you are always the best player at the table, but what about thinking you are just as good as any player at the table? I mean that if you really are a good player. We have to be honest with our self. GL to you
I will just know that after playing some rounds. But usually i find a better player or at least a player at the same level as i. After reading a little, i am changing my toughts that the villains always have a strong hand than i do. But i don't play thinking if i am or not the best player, i play thinking in do my best moves and avoid to play with a better player unless i am with some pretty nice cards.
No I am not the best but I do try and be savvy. I see it all the time a good player or a player with an over inflated view of his/her abilities take a bad beat because someone sucks out on the river on a 2 outer and then they spew all of their poker advice like... "Don't you know who I am!" How dare you call my raise with trash and get lucky!
Also I'm playing the button and raise with an AK and get nothing on the flop, early positions are betting into me. Do I stay because "I'm the best player at the table", or do I fold am I still the "best player at the table"?
There are a lot of "Best Players" in the world who get knocked out of tournaments and games by rookies and average players all the time. There's a certain amount of hubris a good player should have, not too much, not to little. Like the game itself depending on conditions it's highly situational. 🙂
Also I'm playing the button and raise with an AK and get nothing on the flop, early positions are betting into me. Do I stay because "I'm the best player at the table", or do I fold am I still the "best player at the table"?
There are a lot of "Best Players" in the world who get knocked out of tournaments and games by rookies and average players all the time. There's a certain amount of hubris a good player should have, not too much, not to little. Like the game itself depending on conditions it's highly situational. 🙂
I do not think you need to consider themselves smarter than others in the game. Yes, it's not so important. First of all it is important to be able to read the game and the opponent did not make it clear to others their intentions.
as a rule yes absolutely considering i mostly play heads up games. if I don't why the hell am i playing occasionally regs sit me and I have to fight it out. However I still think I have an edge there just would prefer to avoid regs entirely.
the thing I have always found myself reminded of though is your opponents will always surprise you. from watching a player i know to be bad do a very impressive sophisticated bluff, which actually was very good play, to a reg i know to be good doing something shockingly bad.
the trick is to be alert i sussed the bluff but i was surprised at it none the less.
the thing is though the reason your the best in your game if you are is because your not playing a big enough stakes game and the reason for that is probably because your not good enough to. of course build a bank roll and move up etc maybe your just on your way.
my point is though arrogance wont often turn a decent winner in his game into a loser instead it will stop him recognizing his leaks and how he can improve. it wont make him lose in that game often but it may well be what stops him winning in a tougher game another time.
the thing I have always found myself reminded of though is your opponents will always surprise you. from watching a player i know to be bad do a very impressive sophisticated bluff, which actually was very good play, to a reg i know to be good doing something shockingly bad.
the trick is to be alert i sussed the bluff but i was surprised at it none the less.
the thing is though the reason your the best in your game if you are is because your not playing a big enough stakes game and the reason for that is probably because your not good enough to. of course build a bank roll and move up etc maybe your just on your way.
my point is though arrogance wont often turn a decent winner in his game into a loser instead it will stop him recognizing his leaks and how he can improve. it wont make him lose in that game often but it may well be what stops him winning in a tougher game another time.
Yes I think of myself as the best player at the table. If you dont think of yourself as the best player you never will be. Even the best player gets beat now and then. I always respect my opponent no matter if I think they are good players or not for even a bad player can have a good day. Good luck and I'll see you at the tables.😀fortopyan said:
