I’ve been betting poker now for about five years, I’ve bet cards my entire life beginning with games of Gin Rummy for pennies with my Grand Mother, to all of the various types of Brag and basic random games such as Go Fish, Crash and one so gracefully called, card on head game. I used to usually win, whatever casino game we were playing and even though I liked to call it skill, it was quite tough to warrant considering the randomness of the games we were playing, so I was over joyed to accept I was having a long-term run of good fortune.
Then came Poker, or much more importantly Hold em Poker, made famous by a bunch of Texas card gamblers in the sixties and since developed into one of the largest card phenomena ever witnessed. Poker is totally the new black, it’s uber awesome with quite a few of the world’s leading superstars racing to have their name associated with it. Just a quick flick through the TV channels nowadays and it is possible to not escape from poker, and certainly there is the fabled WSOP, the Holy Grail and Mecca all rolled into one for each individual gambler.
So with all of this fresh discovered recognition, with so a lot of Tv shows dedicated to poker, and magazine and book shelves filled up with high quality material written by the leading minds on poker, when are men and women going to learn that this game is all about position!?
Perhaps I must not obtain so worked up about this, after all the a lot more people who have difficulty with the subtle tactics and methods required for winning regularly at Texas hold’em, the better it can be for everyone else, right? I mean, if they cannot be bothered to read all of the obtainable data about why position is so important, why ought to we bother? We should just be glad there’s one more fish at the table!
It is true, we must not encourage laziness with advice and guide. On the other hand, I liken this to a friendly casino game of football. Naturally the levels are not so high, but when you observe a player having difficulties, you guide them, offer them a few advice, ultimately showing them a way to get pleasure from, really like and appreciate the casino game as much as you. I’m calling on all home players to do a similar thing with their poker friends who haven’t quite got a handle on the subtleties of betting position. Help them to grow their respect for the game. Obviously, do not attempt to try this one in your local gambling house, the sharks will not take pleasure in you instructing their meal how to swim!
