| 27 Jan | The Worst Thing About Poker: Bubbling!Posted by PokerBarney on 5:55PM, 27th Jan 2007Permalink |  Send to a friend |  RSS feed |
No, it's not fish, despite what some of you might think.
Fish are actually the BEST thing about poker - they're what makes the game so profitable. Think about it.
Poker is a game of numbers, timing, bluffing, cards and chips, but ultimately it's about your edge over the other players. The worse those players, the greater your edge over time.
Fish (otherwise known as donkeys, newbies, "YOU ..... IDIOT!" amongst other names) are the worst of the worst, hence your edge is highest over them.
Anyway..
Bubbling is the worst. Knowing that had that hand gone your way, had Lady Luck smiled on you just that once, had chance decided to throw you a bone - your life in this tournament would be totally different.
You might still lose and go out later on, but knowing that you hit the top 10% because you were better than the other 90% is a great feeling.
It is equally as great as the feeling of being beaten unfairly or improperly is a terrible feeling, and one that still haunts me.
Still, the bubble is something that we have to live with as poker players. Has there ever been a time when you felt like jacking it all in because of an untimely dismissal from the table?
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