Honestly, without sarcasm, I've done this to myself too many times. Walk in, know I've lost before, and start playing like someone who's gonna lose. Driving home I suddenly realize it was me.... It was always me...
Has anyone noticed this oddity playing poker ? (1 Viewer)
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ekricket
Royal Flush
“I’m at the lodge, I always do better here so I’m going to take chances I don’t normally”
“Oh shit, I’m not at the lodge, I always do crappy here so I better play super nit.”
Sound familiar?
“Oh shit, I’m not at the lodge, I always do crappy here so I better play super nit.”
Sound familiar?
rummeraises
Pair
lol, i literally laughed out loud at this. I
There are a half-dozen or more adjectives that could be used to describe you based on your 87 posts here so far, but 'objective' certainly isn't one of them. Sadly, though, I think you actually believe it to be true.
You can laugh all you wish . Ive seen the proof that luck does not equal out in poker, over the course of many years/ hands.
Its funny to sit back and watch assholes, who try and ridicule people , just because of varying opinions on subjects.
When I sit at a table, I can see who is the reckless gambler, who is the tight conservative, who will pull off a big bluff, etc.
I can also see players who make bad calls, chasing hands that should result in them being losing players yet that luck factor saves them . I also pickup on peoples tells very quickly.
Guys. Quit being assholes.
rummeraises
Pair
Negative, my style of play remains mostly the same at all 3 local games.
I calculate odds, read players tells , and have a very strong memory. I have experienced the phenomena that at 1 location , cards seem to run better, then at another location, even when its with the same players, same rules, same stakes, etc.
Rhodeman77
Straight Flush
It is definitely a real effect. If someone believes they are going to lose, they will.
rummeraises
Pair
I agree that the mentality of it, can be a factor.
But there is no logical explanation other then " luck" or cheating , when it comes to the long win streak by a very weak local player that regularly misreads his own hands. The old man definitely does not cheat.
rummeraises
Pair
The mental part is a factor. I agree.
bentax1978
4 of a Kind
That totally, completely, absolutely, one-hundred percent just can't be it. I have it on very good authority that this guy calculates the odds, read players tells, and has a very strong memory. He's experienced this phenomena at just the one location, where the cards seem to run better, even when it's with the same players, same rules, same stakes, etc.
You left out one logical explanation, which you refuse to acknowledge -- the possibility that he isn't a very weak player at all. He could be lucky, cheating, or simply better than you give him credit for. Since there is no such thing as luck, I'm going with one of the last two, and since he's been doing it for a decade, he's highly skilled either way -- either at cheating, or at winning (while cleverly disguising his true strengths).
I prefer mine with a Caramel center..Seriously. Dessert, anyone?
Same cards, too. Only thing that hasn't been explored is the chips in play at each location. Could be a case of latent lead poisoning causing memory issues...
I’m starting to think this could be the case. I wonder if, when he “misreads” his hands, he turns them over, and verbally concedes the hand, while securely holding the cards in his hand until someone points out he caught the straight, or flush, or whatever. Or he acts like he thought he had it, but it only cost a few dollars to call and look like a stupid player.
Years ago, I played in a charity tournament with a guy who came across like a unaware drunk. I was still pretty inexperienced at the time, but after a couple orbits of the nice lady next to him telling him “it’s two reds, JC”, I started to catch in that it was a ruse. Later on, one of the locals familiar with JC confirmed that it was an act, and he knew exactly what he was doing.
ekricket
Royal Flush
I really think that Ancient Aliens are breeding a human who is “lucky” at poker so they can back him in the Universal Series of Poker and the Universal Poker Tours.
Them fuckers cheat like that all the time.
Them fuckers cheat like that all the time.
These must be the fuckers to which you refer:
https://www.lifecoachcode.com/2017/06/30/26-psychic-abilities-star-child/
https://www.lifecoachcode.com/2017/06/30/26-psychic-abilities-star-child/
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These must be the fuckers to which you refer:
https://www.lifecoachcode.com/2017/06/30/26-psychic-abilities-star-child/
Shit! A ringer!
bentax1978
4 of a Kind
I figured it out! This troll was actually born yesterday. 
Quicksilver-75
4 of a Kind
Then maybe it's all the other players that have the tendencies described. Maybe you just stay status quo but it's your mates that are changing up their game. Maybe, just maybe it's nothing more than random chance.
Frogzilla
4 of a Kind
This is likely confirmation bias. It’s a well documented phenomenon. You are logging evidence to test this assumption mentally, which is tested and proven to not be accurate. Specifically, you will misestimate % of times you get “good cards” in each location to confirm your prior observations
Like the letter kenny avatar, those boys can be quite the laugh!
That's a Texas sized 10-4
Shaggy
Full House
I have never blocked anyone on these forums... but I am literally this close.
1A25R
Flush
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