Remember, we play poker for the long run. This is why you absolutely cannot afford to leave 20 big blinds on the table in a situation like this if you want to achieve the maximum win rate possible. The average win rate of even the very biggest winners these days is only 10 big blinds per 100 hands, or even 5 BB/100. Any time a recreational poker player in particular has money still remaining after the hand in a situation like this, it is a loss for you.Įven though we're discussing a micro stakes hand here, it is important to understand that while we "only" missed getting that last 40 cents from our opponent in this hand, that equates to 20 big blinds. If you want to win at poker at the highest win rate possible, then it is important that you always get the maximum value with your big hands.
#POKERTH PLAYERS ARE MOSTLY DUMB NIGGERS FULL#
So in a situation like this where there is a strong likelihood our opponent has a full house, we literally have a blank check on their stack. The reason why is because recreational poker players don’t fold big hands like a straight, a flush, or a full house, for any amount. Recreational Poker Players Don’t Fold Big Hands!Īs I talk about in Crushing the Microstakes, I have made an absolute fortune in these low-stakes games by shoving all in on action river cards like this versus the recreational players. However, the optimal decision here would have been just to go all in. Gambling, drugs, alcohol, men and women of the night – the list of poisons is endless, and as our Reddit degen shows, it’s not exclusive to the $millionaire poker club.We decide to slightly overbet the pot on the river which is not a bad decision. We could go over the poker successes and degenerate lifestyles of Stu Ungar, Scotty Nguyen, Gus Hansen and many others – some of whom survived and came out the other side, some who didn’t. Lawsuits and multiple bankruptcies followed and Lindgren’s ‘All American Hero’ status lay in tatters. Haralabos Voulgaris and Max Weinberg were among those who went public, and there was also a $2million Full Tilt payment that was mistakenly sent twice, and never repaid by Lindgren. Others were not so lucky, and the sad tale of Erick ‘E-Dog’ Lindgren is a case in point, with more than $10million in tournament winnings equalled by the amount of debt he managed to rack up.Īgain it was sportsbetting that caused the problems, a $50k to $100k per game addiction that led to his borrowing from other poker players and gamblers. Worryingly, however, he also believed: “It is slightly in a poker player’s DNA to make bets,” and that led to a $1.7million splurge on the 2010 football World Cup.Īlthough admitting to being “an addict" and “a degenerate gambler", Peter fortunately found a way through his problems and managed to stop his self-destructive behaviour before it wiped out his entire bank balance. A $9.1million payday for scooping the WSOP Main Event in 2008 gave him the riches to do whatever he pleased. Peter Eastgate was one of the lucky ones, in several ways. That incredible rush of blood, the absolute need to play, or chase losses or glory or instant thrills, is far from an unusual one among poker players, of course. You can imagine how the rest went, and the full story linked later if you want the gory details, but all you really need to know is how our player felt: "The dream, crushed to oblivion. However a shitty flight led to a tilted $900 punt on the cash game tables, and with the rest of that $6k in the pocket for fear of hotel theft, our ‘hero’ took to the roulette wheel in an attempt to win it all back. Today’s tales of degeneracy were sparked by a Reddit/poker thread, one user recounting how they destroyed their 2019 WSOP dream before even reaching the tournament tables.Ī $4500 bankroll and $1500 savings should have been enough for a decent but modest schedule, with the chance of a sattie win to chase the riches. For all that poker players claim to understand that skill, experience and self-control are all essential to beating the game, there are those who just can’t overcome that crippling degen gene – the need to gamble it up at the expense of common-sense!
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