Do you chase the streak at the casino?

[Hooran]

I play some online casino games from time to time, and this is it

 

[Plissken]

I was at a casino once and spent $30, don't ever want to become addicted as I'm too stubborn and competitive.

 

[Big Tuppy Hole]

No I usualy end up in the smoking area with all the skum looking around and think to myself "your doing alright mate"

 

[Long Dark Blues]

My girl and I play penny slots once a month, get a few free drinks and just chill out for an hour or so.

We have yet to loose anything. We usually go with $50 each. I won $4700 one time, promptly cashed out and left. But mostly we walk out with just a few bucks over what we came with.

 

[ralphc1]

When I talk about running hot of course math is working in your favor, every good gambler understands that fact, But there is more context behind it as well. I just can't stand that othe rposter because he's an ignorant imbecile who is exhausting to have a convo with.

You can "run hot" at a poker table and start behind pre flop. It doesn't always mean you have the best hand to start. I like to use the example of Jamie Gold when he won the World Series bracelet. He's not that great of A poker player, serviceable player but you'd be hard pressed to find someone who ran hotter than that. He even caught cards when he was behind. He was running hot. He couldn't miss.

Then you have Phil ivy who can win with dead cards, play his position and table image with maximum value and not be running with hot cards. He could beat you with second or third best hand. Hes just outplaying his opponents with mediocre cards. He's not catching you or catching cards he's simply out playing his opponent. And when you do that, like you said above, you sometimes get lucky and wind up hitting you pr card when your opponent also has a good hand, sometimes second best hand. Then you get maximum value out of the pot.

When you are running hot you have to get the most value you can from the hands you play. Who cares if you have pocket aces and no one call pre flop. Sure that's a hot hand but you got absolutely no value out of it. Running hot is meaningless unless you get value and other player stuff catch hands as well.

Television has ruined some players games as others can see what they will do with hands when in the game they might never see the cards. The Texas Hold'em tournament fields have become bigger so there are many players who will call the bluffs, especially early in the tournaments. Many of the best players don't make it past the first table as they get many players who call them. Skill can only take you so far, especially playing against players who don't play the percentages like the pros do. You see a player stay in a hand with ace three hoping for another ace and winning with 3 threes.

 

[KONG-D'SNT-TAP]

Television has ruined some players games as others can see what they will do with hands when in the game they might never see the cards. The Texas Hold'em tournament fields have become bigger so there are many players who will call the bluffs, especially early in the tournaments. Many of the best players don't make it past the first table as they get many players who call them. Skill can only take you so far, especially playing against players who don't play the percentages like the pros do. You see a player stay in a hand with ace three hoping for another ace and winning with 3 threes.

The game of poker has drastically changed from even 5 years ago let alone from 2004-2005

The entire game has morphed

3 betting and 4 betting pre flop is extremely common now. That didn’t exist years ago unless you were holding AA-KK maybe QQ.

3 betting light in position with suited 7-8, 5-6, JJ Or 1010 is very common as well. It’s more about +EV and stack sizes plus perceived value or implied odds. Poker is all about Equity these days.

3 betting in position with a lesser hand as either a bluff or a draw type hand is something that all the top players do these days. This didn’t exist years ago.

These days it’s about playing the math rather than “calling a bluff”

I think the opposite of you. Being a skilled player is more important than ever.

Many former great players had to change their games to be competitive in today’s game.


I suggest you read EASY GAME from Andrew Seidman. You can prob find the free PDF file on reddit. It’s really an incredible poker manual.

I also recommend watching videos with Doug Polk

 

[shanegotu11]

I used to go alot with my friend. We used to win alot the first couple years. Then People would always win by us and we brought others good luck but ourselves.

Now idc to really go. I started losing the urge after a cpl yrs of losing.

i smartened up. I miss it once in awhile.

i still feel same. I went cpl days ago with inlaws who wanted to go. I lost $60 which idc about but my mood changed about casino. I didnt care to really be there.

 

[CWMMA]

Never stop going big dick.

 

[TheNinja]

No. I always go in with a certain amount of money. Maybe $100. I sit at the blackjack table and bet minimum amounts and play it strictly by the book as far as odds.

Then I have a bunch of $1 chips. I tip the waitress $3 on the first drink to keep her coming around a lot. I give at least $1 per drink after that. I play until I make $100 or lose all my money. I usually lose.

BUT I get about $100 of free drinks to make it worth my time. Sometimes if I'm getting low on cash I sit out a few hands until the re-shuffle. This isn't to say I believe in streaks. It's basically b/c the longer I can sit there the more "free" drinks I can get. Oh and I used to be an alcoholic. What was the question again?

 

[TheWobbler]

If I go down 20 pound I walk away.I think about all the stuff I could buy when Im thinking of chasing so i don;t chase and just walk.

 

[ralphc1]

The game of poker has drastically changed from even 5 years ago let alone from 2004-2005

The entire game has morphed

3 betting and 4 betting pre flop is extremely common now. That didn’t exist years ago unless you were holding AA-KK maybe QQ.

3 betting light in position with suited 7-8, 5-6, JJ Or 1010 is very common as well. It’s more about +EV and stack sizes plus perceived value or implied odds. Poker is all about Equity these days.

3 betting in position with a lesser hand as either a bluff or a draw type hand is something that all the top players do these days. This didn’t exist years ago.

These days it’s about playing the math rather than “calling a bluff”

I think the opposite of you. Being a skilled player is more important than ever.

Many former great players had to change their games to be competitive in today’s game.


I suggest you read EASY GAME from Andrew Seidman. You can prob find the free PDF file on reddit. It’s really an incredible poker manual.

I also recommend watching videos with Doug Polk

I don't play. I watch and enjoy the players they have commenting. Especially when it goes totally opposite of what they say a player should do. I find it comical how many rookies make final tables. Players who play by the books or even write the books seem to go out earlier and earlier.

I also like to note the players who dropped out pre-flop who would have won.

 

[KONG-D'SNT-TAP]

I don't play. I watch and enjoy the players they have commenting. Especially when it goes totally opposite of what they say a player should do. I find it comical how many rookies make final tables. Players who play by the books or even write the books seem to go out earlier and earlier.

I also like to note the players who dropped out pre-flop who would have won.

Yeah but once again there are 2 different games in poker.

1) tournaments
2) cash games

Now this is just my opinion but amateurs might have more luck in a tournament because of factors that are predetermined.

For instance the blinds go up. Because of this pre flop play tends to be more aggressive and you need to make actual plays. A lot of times it’s down to a coin flip and people put their stack all in. That’s the nature of tournaments.

Cash games imo have much better players. The blinds don’t change and you have to actually play poker. There is no rush getting money in, you can wait for good cards or simply play your position. Deep stack cash games are so much different than tournaments.

Also lots of the guys who write the books make really good money. A lot play both cash and tournaments. Some play heads up online for millions like Doug Polk.

Now on Your final point. It doesn’t matter if you have a shit hand and fold pre flop then you notice you would’ve hit a monster flop. Why? Because you’ll lose most of those and in the long run it’ll cost you money.

I’d also like to tell you a lot of it has to do with pot odds, implied odds and +EV. for instance if you’re over 50% +EV you call basically 99.9% of the time.

Why? Because you might lose some of those but In the long run you’ll be PLUS VALUE on those hands and make money in the long run.

That’s how the pros play. Also if you’re interested how to calculate +EV I’d suggest watching a YouTube video