Two Fish is Company, Three is a Crowd?

[chicago_phil]

Sorry about the lack of poker content and updates lately. I just haven't had that much time to play, and therefore haven't had that much to write about. Also, the (minor) losing streak I am on right now is sapping my motivation to play

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Phil, I'm with you on this one

[easy_wind]

I *love* playing with bad players. For every time that my big slick loses to JK when he catches a Jack on the river - there are two times when I double up on that very same hand.

In addition, there is a school of thinking (Brunson comes to mind) that you should move up in limits because you will be playing with wealthier people who aren't that serious about poker. It is a form of entertainment for them. This is quite the opposite thinking of an individual who believes he would rather play against tighter players - and that he will find these players in higher limit games.

Bottom line, it is frustrating getting sucked out by a bad play - but I sure don't complain 10 minutes later when that same play doubles me up.

Hey, enjoy the weather and take time to settle into your new schedule - the fish will be there when you come back.

concurring

[anonymous]

I hope not--like I have said before, this blog has become its own hobby
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wow, truer words were never written.

i can't agree enough on the above point as it relates to actually focusing 100% of your brain on poker play itself, instead of thinking what may be interesting to blog about. i'm sure my game has suffered somewhat.

i hear the EXACT same logic all the time - people who complain about playing poor players. and yes, many of them want to move up to 'real poker' when they aren't ready for it. it amazes me, too. how can it be bad to play with bad players? i'll never understand that....

feed the fish?

[anonymous]

I'm torn on this particular topic. I play SNGs primarily and enjoy the bad players because there is usually a good mix of good/average/bad and the bad players have a habit of putting their chips into the game and then leaving relatively quickly. On the other hand, I've played in and watched a number of low limit games like .50/1 and because the suck out at the river is so common the swings are just too much for me to recover from with the amount of time I have to play in a single session. I think that if someone is going to spend some serious amount of time playing, then you do want the bad players, and as many of them as you can get. If on the other hand you've only got a few hours, avoid that type of game and play something else.

Re: feed the fish?

[anonymous]

Darn anonymous posting, it just feels wrong to do it so here's the sig.

-Sloejack -- Sloe Times, http://sloetimes.blogspot.com/

BG from GamblingBlues.com with a question

[anonymous]

bg@gamblingblues.com

Hey ya Phil - you're part of the weekly $5 bet between Pauly McGrupp and myself. We're trying to guess whether ten random poker bloggers we haven't met are either over or under the combined weight (in pounds) and height (in inches) sum of 249.

Can you email me (I've already guessed and posted) and let me know if you're over or under that number?

Thanks man.

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[anonymous]

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