fluidity, acceptance

Although I am as guilty as anyone else of believing that others shouldn't of called with the hand they held. The fact is they did and I usually only feel that way when I have the better starting cards, and they stayed in when I probably wouldn't have and caught, to best me.
Poker is A game of multi-tierd judgement calls. I sure never feel to bad when I'm the recepient of that perfect river. I am absolutely sure of the fact that many of my calls are more from my gut than from pot odds, implied odds, or the percentages. I know them and they at crucial times will influence my decisions. It is more my feel for the betting patterns at the table I'm playing at, and my draw in relation to the board.
I try to tighten up when it is called for and to take advantage of others tightness,but as we all know that is A habit that can cost the tourny. Yes aggression pays, but selective aggression pays more dividends, and I stay around longer.
As far as strategy goes it must be fluid, the one tendency I have had to curtail, is the push push push tendency. Take the game as it un-folds in front of me and be willing and able to change gears, especially when I have been moved from another table.
Most of all I try to practice acceptance of good and bad results, because it keeps me from making more mistakes after beats. It turned out the way It did, So I build A bridge and get over it, that is the fluidity of the game.:joyman:

"sigh" Another good post that hasn't received the attention it deserves. I sometimes think we all concentrate so hard on starting hands, position, odds, etc that we forget we're playing against human beings; the calling station who won't give up overcards, the supertight passive, the TAGs, the LAGs, etc.

Online, at least, I sometimes think it's more about your notes/reads on players than anything else.

Nice meta-game post.