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It’s mail call time! And since we have an abundance of Reader Mail flowing in, we’ll skip the big time intro this week and get straight to it. Just as a reminder, email us at pokerfromtherail@fulltiltpoker.com with any thoughts, comments, questions, or insane ramblings. We prefer the latter.
Speaking of insane ramblings, we normally don’t give out the names of the readers who send in mail, but in this case we’ve been forced to make an exception. A reader who simply calls himself “The Chi” has been bombarding us unrelentingly with some of the worst – and honestly, frightening – questions that we’ve received to date. We’ve been avoiding posting any of his emails, but we can’t hold back any longer. Without further ado, this one’s for you Chi:
Why does Lee Watkinson hate me? Every time I play in a Full Tilt Points tourney or a low buy-in Sit & Go, there’s Lee Watkinson. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve gotten my chips in with AA, only to have Lee call me with AJ and hit like 5-of-a-kind Jacks. Leave me alone, Lee. It’s time for you to move up a level.
Chi, Chi, Chi – where did it all go so horribly wrong for you? Did Daddy not love you enough when you were growing up? Maybe he loved you a little too much? Whatever the case may be, seek help.
As for Lee Watkinson, we can only assume he hates you because, well, everyone hates you. We’re sorry you may have been sucked out on a few times, but that’s poker baby. Get over it, Lee does not have it in for you.
As a side note: we’ve contacted Lee and advised him to get a restraining order against you. We can only assume that at this very moment you’re eating pancakes while devising some horribly devious plot against him. You have been fairly warned, now stop.
Have the odds in poker changed with the explosion of online players? Did I miss something in the last five or six years about online poker? Was there a book or a new commandment in the poker bible saying, “Thou shalt play any two face cards?” Please help me out. My bankroll, and more importantly, my poker sanity are at stake.
This email was originally a lot longer, but we had to chop it down due to the fact that we’re too lazy to copy and paste the entire rant. It was mostly about getting sucked out on and certain “set-up” hands where you’re ahead but know that you’re going to lose.
People, we’ve said this before and unfortunately we’re going to have to say it again – bad beats will happen. A lot. If you’re playing the game properly, you’re going to get sucked out on more than most of your opponents. There is no such thing as a “set-up” hand. The cards are going to fall as they may, and you’ll have to learn to live with that.
And no, the odds in poker have not changed with the explosion of online players. There has certainly been a more aggressive style of play born from the online boom, and that might mean you’re going to take a few more bad beats. Stop thinking about your short-term results in poker. The odds say that over the long term, if you play solid poker you’ll come out a winner. Don’t give up yet. (Please note that I am not a professional poker player. I’m not even a winning poker player. Take my advice at your own risk.)
Which game do I want to get into after I’ve outgrown play chips?
I posed this question to The Captain, who only recently moved from play money to the real thing. He told me what a horrible mistake that was, and he now has taken out a second mortgage on his boat.
So if you want to avoid this fate, I suggest reading Chris Ferguson’s tip on bankroll management. “Jesus” was able to miraculously turn $0 into $10,000, so he’d be the one to ask. The point of it all is to start slowly, and never reach beyond your means. Otherwise you might end up just like The Captain.
Keep the great emails coming (except you Chi, leave us alone for the love of God). We’ll chat again next week…
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