For a successful and professional game in poker, communication, discussion and analysis of one's own or another's game with a community or friends (ideally with a coach) is absolutely necessary. Without this, you just stop at a certain level. If you analyze yourself, then the path to the top of poker poker will be very long.gustav197poker said:
gustav197poker said:
In my case, I see no problem because I don't need enmities to develop my game, I just need information about how it is playing. Nor do I always play the same way, I adapt to the situation.
Enmity is not good anywhere!
I think the key to making true friends anywhere is reciprocation. If someone loans you money, dont just pay them back, do something nice for them.
If someone loans you their car, return it filled with gas and do something else nice for them.
Never forget to reciprocate. Never stop doing it. Cut the people who dont out of your lives, as they are not your friends, they are pleasant sounding selfish leeches.
If someone loans you their car, return it filled with gas and do something else nice for them.
Never forget to reciprocate. Never stop doing it. Cut the people who dont out of your lives, as they are not your friends, they are pleasant sounding selfish leeches.
Hello all.
Yes and no at the same time. 😀
of course you can find peoples who can stay your friend at the real life and not only in Poker!
but how you imagine your friendships when only one can and must win?
If you will play together it is teamplay and you can be punished or even removed. it is can be noticeable even you do not speak anything or give signals.
As said Doyle Brunson I have friends but when I play poker I can gnaw thier throat! not literally but the meaning is.
Yes and no at the same time. 😀
of course you can find peoples who can stay your friend at the real life and not only in Poker!
but how you imagine your friendships when only one can and must win?
If you will play together it is teamplay and you can be punished or even removed. it is can be noticeable even you do not speak anything or give signals.
As said Doyle Brunson I have friends but when I play poker I can gnaw thier throat! not literally but the meaning is.
YES! And I encourage it!
There is nothing wrong with making friends at the table, as long as you understand when we shuffle up and deal we are now rivals and its my job to get all of your chips before you get mine. Any game is played to achieve one winner or a group of winners.
True friends call you on your BS. They also push you to make you better. If you call me a friend and you want to collude at the table Im sorry but im not your friend.
Collusion makes nobody better. You arent helpng me , and NO im not folding to you because you are my friend . Im also not NOT raising you! We are enemies until one of us has no chips or leaves the table.
gustav197poker said:
There is nothing wrong with making friends at the table, as long as you understand when we shuffle up and deal we are now rivals and its my job to get all of your chips before you get mine. Any game is played to achieve one winner or a group of winners.
True friends call you on your BS. They also push you to make you better. If you call me a friend and you want to collude at the table Im sorry but im not your friend.
Collusion makes nobody better. You arent helpng me , and NO im not folding to you because you are my friend . Im also not NOT raising you! We are enemies until one of us has no chips or leaves the table.
I think that you can make real friends in poker but play in different rooms and on different tables, and I would not advise playing with friends on the table all the time, so I think it’s better not to make friends at the poker table so that you and they don’t have all sorts of nervous things and resentment, it is better to play alone and try to win against all the players at the table !gustav197poker said:
It is definitely possible. I have made a couple of good friends online and communicate with them time after time.
We have even had Skype sessions occasionally discussing hand histories and poker strategies, which helps motivate and improve at the same time.
Maybe how much time we've spent together doesn't allow to accurately tell if someone is your true friend, but there are a few "honest signals" that you can trust to a fair degree.
The the opposite if true however. You can make friends with people who'd just try to use you for their selfish interests.
I would guess that it can be easier to tell if someone is a genuine friend of yours live, since there is much more available info. But I don't play live.
We have even had Skype sessions occasionally discussing hand histories and poker strategies, which helps motivate and improve at the same time.
Maybe how much time we've spent together doesn't allow to accurately tell if someone is your true friend, but there are a few "honest signals" that you can trust to a fair degree.
The the opposite if true however. You can make friends with people who'd just try to use you for their selfish interests.
I would guess that it can be easier to tell if someone is a genuine friend of yours live, since there is much more available info. But I don't play live.
gustav197poker said:
Anytime you see the same people over and over again you are bound to develop familiarity. Poker is no different, the regs tend to become friends with each other because they are in that world together, while the randoms, tourists, strangers etc. would be seen as the 'other'
It may seem counter intuitive you would make a friend in poker if you battle each other, but without friends the game is too lonely and unbearable. Also often many of the better players will swap action with each other so they benefit from 'being on the same team' and helping each other improve their game.
In the short run it may make sense to take the approach of gathering info to try to beat people, but in the long run it leads to you being on the outside. When you take the long run approach of forming a team with the best people you will find youself enjoying the game more, growing together as friends, and winning more money as a result.
I've experience both, and the best times I've had in life were when I was with my best friends, not when I was making the money money, so even if it means I make a bit less at the tables yes, I would rather make good friends who share a common passion with me.
That's also where forums and training sites are great, you can find like minded people to form friendships with, and down the road you will even get to play together. It takes away the short run worry though of eating each other's dinner 😉
Hope you enjoy my response, it's truly a great question you posed!
