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07-27-2005, 10:05 AM
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Submission #1
I think that one of the most useful things that I have taken away from the poker table and applied to real life is considering more heavily what information to release and what information to withhold in any given situation. I do not mean this to sound dishonest or to advocate lying and telling half truths, but I simply weigh the consequences of divulging information in any circumstance more than I used to, and that is without a doubt from playing poker.
Brian "RagTopDaze" Troch
Evergreen, CO
Submission #2
Sitting in my computer chair typing this, I'm trying to think about all the life lessons poker has taught me and which ones are the most important.
For one, I think poker has taught me to be patient and wait. Just by sitting at the table and waiting for that big hand that doubles you up or knocks out an opponent.
Another lesson would be to not be so greedy. For example, if someone traps you with a hand bigger than yours and you call an all-in bet, you’re out and you got too greedy. Poker has taught me to take what I can get and don’t expect to always get it.
My third and final lesson poker has taught me is sportsmanship and how to lose
with grace. Although I haven’t quite mastered this lesson yet, I have become more humble since I started playing poker and I have become a better loser.
So in conclusion poker is a game filled with many life lessons and it’s up to you to figure out which ones it has taught you but these are the top three poker has
taught me.
~minidoyleb
Submission #3
I am the doom_machine.
I love poker - all types of poker. You name it and I play it. I might
not be the best, but I’m not the worst. I excel at five card draw.
I really love five card draw. Those of you who have had the pleasure
of playing with me (ha-ha) know that I am a straight shooter.
I only bluff when provoked. I have a secret strategy that I use to earn respect and money. It works and that’s why I love five card.
I treat each hand with respect as well as the players around me.
That brings me to the question of what poker has taught me in life.
If you play it straight and are patient, things will happen to your advantage. You have to work hard and be nice to people to earn their respect and confidence.
I find that when you bully people, they get aggressive. Nobody wants to play against an aggressive person in poker or in your daily life.
Because, as with life, in poker you never know what cards you will be dealt or what cards will be drawn. Confront the challenge in front of you wisely.
Wisdom comes with experience. And experience comes with practice.
If you work hard in life you will succeed. The same is true in poker.
The harder you work the luckier you get.
Much respect to everyone.
P.S. - Hollywood poker has the best customer service I have ever come across.
Doom_Machine
Vote for your favorite submission and you are automatically entered into a draw to win HP gear :)
The writer with the winning submission scores a tournament ticket!
Submission #1
I think that one of the most useful things that I have taken away from the poker table and applied to real life is considering more heavily what information to release and what information to withhold in any given situation. I do not mean this to sound dishonest or to advocate lying and telling half truths, but I simply weigh the consequences of divulging information in any circumstance more than I used to, and that is without a doubt from playing poker.
Brian "RagTopDaze" Troch
Evergreen, CO
Submission #2
Sitting in my computer chair typing this, I'm trying to think about all the life lessons poker has taught me and which ones are the most important.
For one, I think poker has taught me to be patient and wait. Just by sitting at the table and waiting for that big hand that doubles you up or knocks out an opponent.
Another lesson would be to not be so greedy. For example, if someone traps you with a hand bigger than yours and you call an all-in bet, you’re out and you got too greedy. Poker has taught me to take what I can get and don’t expect to always get it.
My third and final lesson poker has taught me is sportsmanship and how to lose
with grace. Although I haven’t quite mastered this lesson yet, I have become more humble since I started playing poker and I have become a better loser.
So in conclusion poker is a game filled with many life lessons and it’s up to you to figure out which ones it has taught you but these are the top three poker has
taught me.
~minidoyleb
Submission #3
I am the doom_machine.
I love poker - all types of poker. You name it and I play it. I might
not be the best, but I’m not the worst. I excel at five card draw.
I really love five card draw. Those of you who have had the pleasure
of playing with me (ha-ha) know that I am a straight shooter.
I only bluff when provoked. I have a secret strategy that I use to earn respect and money. It works and that’s why I love five card.
I treat each hand with respect as well as the players around me.
That brings me to the question of what poker has taught me in life.
If you play it straight and are patient, things will happen to your advantage. You have to work hard and be nice to people to earn their respect and confidence.
I find that when you bully people, they get aggressive. Nobody wants to play against an aggressive person in poker or in your daily life.
Because, as with life, in poker you never know what cards you will be dealt or what cards will be drawn. Confront the challenge in front of you wisely.
Wisdom comes with experience. And experience comes with practice.
If you work hard in life you will succeed. The same is true in poker.
The harder you work the luckier you get.
Much respect to everyone.
P.S. - Hollywood poker has the best customer service I have ever come across.
Doom_Machine