Totally get what you mean! Sometimes, intuition really does pay off. I’ve had a few moments where I went with my gut, even though logic said "fold," and ended up hitting the nuts too. I guess sometimes it’s about trusting that inner voice—especially when it doesn’t happen often. Do you find it happens more in certain situations or with specific hands?Tammy said:
I agree that you need to be constantly aware of the play. I find it easier to do live because I have nothing else to do but play poker...online, there's always music, Youtube videos or travel research to distract from the poker.Tammy said:
I think now, 20 years later, it really comes down to this - an old quote that this thread made me think of: "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." So perhaps the "intuition" is a by-product of paying attention to hands, keeping up with your strategical knowledge, and watching your opponents and their play, picking up on tells.s0ftdumps said:
That's true! Always so many other distractions when playing online.SPANKYSN said:
As a woman, I would respectfully disagree with the first part. Women are thinking on multi-levels, about multiple different things that might not have anything to do with the task at hand, all while doing something completely different. I do think though that we are more led with our "heart" or feelings, rather than strictly analytics.Pulse_69 said:
I don't know about ego, but I do think men think in a more analytical way, and women tend to also go outside of that and think in feelings/impressions as well. Not that either sex is not capable of the other, it's just how our brains are hardwired to go to as a default.tw082 said:
Yes, exactly! To me, it's not wise to ignore emotion or impressions/feelings, but it is also not wise to let that be your ruling factor. Always best to stop, think about it, detach yourself from it, and make your judgements based on ALL the info you have.istbno said:
Well, I'm a feminine female, so yeah.Toruk Makto said:
While I do standby my original statement that in general men are more egotistical (like all situations its very nuanced and people as individuals can be anywhere on the spectrum),Tammy said:
Good read. We must not forget the reptile brain. This is the oldest layer of the brain and it works in poker too. I’m not capable to digest possible differences regarding gender in the reptile brain.tw082 said:While I do standby my original statement that in general men are more egotistical (like all situations its very nuanced and people as individuals can be anywhere on the spectrum),
Logic (left brain) and intuition (right brain) are equally important in decision making. There are important questions only intuition can answer. When someone is very proficient in a skill or subject they can achieve near perfection at times when able to completely trust their intuition. In sports its called "the zone".
Sadly, school and business has nearly chocked out our intuition skills over the years, I think in some academic settings it is making a resurgence.
I wonder if the atrocity of sexual discrimination (I.e. universities and corporations not accepting women) might have played a large role in women retaining the intuitive process more than men. Considering those are the same institutions that promoted logic only based thinking for a long time. Not that it matters just a curious thought.
Now that I went off on a tangent I forgot my original point.
I agree with that. And your supposition at the end there is really something to think about! 🤔tw082 said:While I do standby my original statement that in general men are more egotistical (like all situations its very nuanced and people as individuals can be anywhere on the spectrum),
Logic (left brain) and intuition (right brain) are equally important in decision making. There are important questions only intuition can answer. When someone is very proficient in a skill or subject they can achieve near perfection at times when able to completely trust their intuition. In sports its called "the zone".
Sadly, school and business has nearly chocked out our intuition skills over the years, I think in some academic settings it is making a resurgence.
I wonder if the atrocity of sexual discrimination (I.e. universities and corporations not accepting women) might have played a large role in women retaining the intuitive process more than men. Considering those are the same institutions that promoted logic only based thinking for a long time. Not that it matters just a curious thought.
Now that I went off on a tangent I forgot my original point.
Yea its the instinctive part, base instincts. Involuntary functions, so I would agree with you that personality traits don't apply.dorsk said: