Poker Mantra/Competitive Gaming Mantra

[johnbeans]

So if you don't really care about winning or doing the absolute best, I guess this one's not for you, see you later Adam Wykle. Anyways, it's actually pretty simple: Give yourself the best opportunity to win, every time. This may seem pretty obvious, but it's amazing how much people seem to not do this. Let's say you're in a large poker tournament

Comments

[dolgencorp]

F that. I'd totally call with a royal flush draw. Besides, you could be getting 3 to 1 on your money if the other guy calls.

[johnbeans]

It's not a cash game, so when you put all your money in a pot, the importance of pot odds diminishes greatly. Even so if you're considering a scenario where the last person acts after you they are extremely unlikely to move all in when two people do that before him/her. Basically you aren't even getting 3-1 it's more like 3-2.

[angelobangelo]

Also try to land knees to put yourself in an advantageous postion.