propiper

No matter how many books you read, charts you have, odds you memorized there is one must have ingredient in you limit poker arsenal you can not live without...

Patience

I haven't played seriously for probably over a year so not beating myself up too bad but I tried to sit down to a limit game yesterday and played maybe 15 - 20 minutes.

Worse is that I found myself playing hands that I know I shouldn't, got in trouble once and got hammered and ended up walking away down more money than I should have.

I'm going back to the double or nothing sit n go's where I don't have to pay attention!

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If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. There's no use being a damn fool about it.

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beaston

Yea...patience is hard to come by, especially in poker...If we could master that, we'd be just fine...but I know I've never had much in the lines of patience off the poker table, so it makes that even worse...

Dyno_Don

I'm with the both of you on these facts.

I normally use my patients to get to other players, but have lost it in the past couple weeks.

Lately I have been going into my games with the idea of relaxing and winning,
not thinking about my usual strategies and getting peed off at the hands I get while playing poker.

I found out last night that when I'm playing two fast-paced games I made less mistakes.
As soon as I was down to one game, I started loosing chips again.
It was getting late last night, so I ended up sitting out the rest of a Limit Omaha Hi/Lo game.

Time to get the patients back, besides, it's not as lonely playing poker with them.

catwoman

Ha, Patience? What's that??

Dyno_Don

It can be one of two things;

1. People in a hospital, mental or otherwise.

2. To focus and learn to take your time; not getting a hurried feeling, anxiety, or the feeling of having to hurry or be hurried.

(2a) Or, straight from the Dictionary, Patience:
2. an ability or willingness to suppress restlessness or annoyance when confronted with delay: to have patience with a slow learner.
3. quiet, steady perseverance; even-tempered care; diligence.

I hope this helps. (And I think you should pick 2. Although you may think several players fit catagory 1.= )

(I crack myself up sometimes )

Dyno_Don

They just don't go away, do they? (The crazy donkey poker players)

Anybody have a poker game they would like to talk about?

There are several categories to choose from, and if you can't find the category add it to the one that fits closest or put it under general poker discussions.

catwoman

Lmaoooo, i can't believe you put up the definitions of "patience".....you nut!

talk about other games, has anyone ever played "let it ride"? i think there is a thread here on that game, but can't remember....and i am curious because my brother in laws, love playing this at the casino. and it sounds like it could be fun? But they always seem to lose? loll

Dyno_Don

I think I've played Let it Ride a few times.

This is one of those games where you have to know when to take your bet down if you don't think you will beat the dealer.

I think beaston or propiper have played it more than I have, so they would be able to explain the game in more detail.