Hm. I'm surprised they're saying that 1 in 100 Americans earn $480,000+ a year. I would've thought earning half a million a year was rarer than that. Could be I'm just having an idiot moment and read that wrong.
You do realize you can see their cards after the showdown, right? And if you play thousands of hands with another regular while running poker tracker (or you just take diligent notes), you can eventually get a pretty good idea of how often someone bluffs the river. If you never witness a guy...
Quick question:
Is there any sort of trade journal / software that can track results in great detail and provide statistics on my results, my positions, etc.?
One of the critical turning points for me in becoming a winning poker player was getting a copy of PokerTracker. I think this was...
This is so good to hear. I'm working my way into active trading and would LOVE for your statement to be true. Starting over in trading reminds me of my first days playing poker. There is so much to learn that it's overwhelming but also so stimulating.
One of the other parallels I've noticed...
This is absolutely correct. The post you responded to is a great example of someone not knowing what they don't know. No offense to the other poster intended, but I found the exchange funny.
I see a few people in this thread speaking of poker from a position of ignorance.
The difference between long term winners and losers in poker is NOT bluffing. Bluffing is only one piece of a broader strategy, and bluffing is not a matter of having the proper testicular fortitude. A proper...