You are getting beat most of the games in a pool match up, and you want out! How long do you play getting beat very bad in the match?
Regards,
Lock N Load.
Regards,
Lock N Load.
How long will you play in a bad match before you quit?
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For me it would depend on if I actually though I could play better and win. Going off the assumption I'm losing because my opponent is getting the rolls and I'm struggling (But know I can win). If things didn't at least turn a little to where I have a fighting chance to win I would quit after losing no more than 2 sets. If my opponent is flat out better and outplaying me I would quit possibly after one set but no more than losing two. I see no point in just handing over money to someone without having a legitimate chance of winning myself.
I think a lot of players are under the misconception that a bad gambler is a good player. Hoping against hope things will somehow turn around and just losing game after game, to me that isn't what heart is. Heart to me is a lot like courage, stepping up and doing something that needs to be done in the face of adversity (stress, being scared, etc..). To me the bet is something else entirely, some people just are not good gamblers and lack self control. Knowing when to quit is probably 100 times more important than knowing how to win. Like I said before if you don't realistically have a chance of winning (and not just in some alter reality in your mind) then its just donating. I fail to see how this donation gives you more heart?
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Yup!
If I think I can win, 2 sets after the first.
If I'm beat, without getting weight I'm out
No point in throwing good money after bad.
After I get 10 games loser, I am rethinking it.
But I will go 10 games loser and may try the same game again on a different night. If someone is playing for 20 I hope they are willing to lose 200.
Pulling up quicker is a nit move to me
But I will go 10 games loser and may try the same game again on a different night. If someone is playing for 20 I hope they are willing to lose 200.
Pulling up quicker is a nit move to me
I've only gambled once (just to see what the experience was like) and then I had a set amount I was willing to lose. Absolutely no more betting after I lost that. IF I were to ever gamble again, I'd show up with a set amount in my pocket that I wouldn't mind losing. When it's gone.....so am I.
Maniac (yeah, I play THAT bad!!!)
Maniac (yeah, I play THAT bad!!!)
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Usually, until I run out of money.
That's what I do.
Everything depends on whether I think I can beat the guy. Just my gut feeling. If it yes I stay until I`m broke, If no then I stop as soon as the realization hits me.
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For the readers at home;
I hope this clears up any confusion as to why pool players are broke.
With any luck, I'll find somebody like that to gamble with this week! :thumbup:
Most of the donations around here go to the Salvation Army.
There's nothing wrong with staying in a game to learn something or if you have a chance, but simply doing it out of "pride"? You've gotta really hate your money.
I hope this clears up any confusion as to why pool players are broke.
With any luck, I'll find somebody like that to gamble with this week! :thumbup:
Most of the donations around here go to the Salvation Army.
There's nothing wrong with staying in a game to learn something or if you have a chance, but simply doing it out of "pride"? You've gotta really hate your money.
Nice! Too funny. Unfortunately for us its not a joke. lol
Ditto..........
There are two main parts to successful gambling.
1. Play well enough to win
2.The art of setting the right macth and choosing an opponent willing to accept those terms as "good for him" when they are better for you...
Its a fine line between a good match and bad...sometimes it takes research too.
I know a lot of guys who play very well and lose a lot of money cause they don't know how to gamble...its a learning curve we are all on.
But in short, I will get out after two SHORT sets if the opponent doesn't want to adjust..
1. Play well enough to win
2.The art of setting the right macth and choosing an opponent willing to accept those terms as "good for him" when they are better for you...
Its a fine line between a good match and bad...sometimes it takes research too.
I know a lot of guys who play very well and lose a lot of money cause they don't know how to gamble...its a learning curve we are all on.
But in short, I will get out after two SHORT sets if the opponent doesn't want to adjust..
Gambling vs learning
I play a guy sets and he keeps taking my money, but I will keep playing. Why??? Because I am getting better and he is not. This guy gets in my head. I don't know why, but he does. I fall apart every time we play.
I keep playing because my goal is to make him ask for weight. One day he will and when he does one of my short term goals will have been reached. I will keep playing (and practicing) until that and other goals are reached. So when is it time to pull up? Not till you are ready to!!!
I play a guy sets and he keeps taking my money, but I will keep playing. Why??? Because I am getting better and he is not. This guy gets in my head. I don't know why, but he does. I fall apart every time we play.
I keep playing because my goal is to make him ask for weight. One day he will and when he does one of my short term goals will have been reached. I will keep playing (and practicing) until that and other goals are reached. So when is it time to pull up? Not till you are ready to!!!
I always go with the gut.... I may lose 1 set and feel like something is wrong and duck out... Or you may have me going to the ATM when it's all over... I won't chase bad money but I will chase to a point...
I won't freeze up so don't ask.....
I won't do double or nothing.....
You won't raise me from $20 to $100 when I am 5 games up or down..... Get me at 4 or 8 and $40 can be done........
I have a job. You don't have to be my payday so don't think I am ever gonna be yours....
My pocket depth varies.... It depends on my gut, the game, and the opponent.... In many instance to quote John schmidt "I'd rather be eaten by a goat and shit off a cliff than put a dollar in your pocket" especially if you have a bad attitude, want to argue, try to shark or tushhog, or are in any other way just a douchebag.......
I won't freeze up so don't ask.....
I won't do double or nothing.....
You won't raise me from $20 to $100 when I am 5 games up or down..... Get me at 4 or 8 and $40 can be done........
I have a job. You don't have to be my payday so don't think I am ever gonna be yours....
My pocket depth varies.... It depends on my gut, the game, and the opponent.... In many instance to quote John schmidt "I'd rather be eaten by a goat and shit off a cliff than put a dollar in your pocket" especially if you have a bad attitude, want to argue, try to shark or tushhog, or are in any other way just a douchebag.......
i never quit. even speed match, if a guy can get up on me 6-1 i think i can come back from it. been there done that on both sides of the coin.
I gamble for recreation. I quit immediately if the person I'm playing is an asshole. If I'm doing it for fun, and it's not fun, there's no reason to quit.
The original post makes it sound like I'm in a game that I know I can't win... in that scenario, who doesn't adjust or quit? Donating to an individual with no chance of winning isn't my idea of noble or cool. I start playing prepared to lose money, but there's no reason I should expect to lose or insist on finding a way to lose.
The original post makes it sound like I'm in a game that I know I can't win... in that scenario, who doesn't adjust or quit? Donating to an individual with no chance of winning isn't my idea of noble or cool. I start playing prepared to lose money, but there's no reason I should expect to lose or insist on finding a way to lose.