There are many reasons to play poker, and making money is on the top of many player’s lists. When you wind up in a session where the cards are running cold and the table is full of maniacs and sick calling stations, don’t throw up your hands and quit - use the game as a learning opportunity.
You’ve worked hard all week and are ready for a break. Your mates are all busy, so you go it alone and travel to a new pub where they are running a pub poker league series, sign up, and take your seat. You don’t know anyone, the dealers are all new to you, and you’ve sacrificed your one night out to play poker. That is a lot of pressure on the night, and as luck would have it, the cards die on you and the players are all a mystery. You start to steam, angry at the world.
Stop.
Sure, you wanted a rocking night out, you wanted to rule the table, make some money (or earn points) and get that after- poker glow that comes from an “on” night. But you aren’t going to get it; it doesn’t mean the night is a wash.
Every time you are dealt deuce nine off suit, take it as a challenge. Try out your four-bullet bluff. Pick a player to bully and see if you can get him to lay down five blinds in a row. Use the time to work on your game, and the next time you have a precious night out and the cards are running hot, you’ll be glad you did.
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