Most players generally play too passively, too straightforwardly, with not enough bluffing. So their natural reaction to a losing player actually has them playing more balanced and better overall. Sure you shift your strategy to account, but you're usually going to be less profitable on the whole.
Ed
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On Dec 14, 2011, at 4:00 PM, Tom Robertson <007@embarqmail.com> wrote:
> Bob Bartop wrote:
>
> >--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "Peter M." <midnight1626@...> wrote:
> >>
> >> Live poker is different than other forms of gambling in this regard.
> >> Not because the cards have memory or that you can actually predict the
> >> length of a rush, but because you are playing against other fallible
> >> human players, and if the other players *perceive* you to be on a
> >> lucky streak, how they react to your play might be different. They
> >> may fold more readily, making bluffs more likely to succeed. Knowing
> >> your current table image can be a useful poker skill.
> >>
> >
> >
> >Very well put, Peter. And if I might add, when you are getting bad cards or having bad luck, your opponents are inspired by your misfortune. They attack more readily, they take shots at you, they play better against you. So unless the game is REALLY good, then it is a good time to find another game.
>
> Wouldn't that be a good time to play more passively and encourage
> aggressive players to play even more over-aggressive?
>
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