MrMuckets
Legend
Silver Level
What makes the difference between a donkey(monkey)
and a shark? Have you ever wondered which side of the
coin you might fall on? I have. I think about it a lot as
matter of fact, and i think i've come up with a few good
tips.
First let me say a shark is a fish, and sometimes he/she
can act like a really big fish. Most sharks i know do this
in a rope a dope fashion, usually to catch the unsuspecting
minnow. Hey, a sharks gotta eat.
Second shark does not waver. Unlike the dolphin, it does not
play. It is a predator, plain and simple. Nature and poker's
perfect killing and eating machine. It feels no sorrow at taking
your chips, no remorse at taking your money. It just takes it and
moves on.
Now the donkey, on the other hand, will have to gloat. He will of
necessity have to fall in love with his wonderful self. He will
think to himself, and may even say it out loud, "i am just great at
this game." It is this attitude which causes him to "donk off" his stack on those occasions when he is lucky enough to build one.
He is super aggressive almost to the point of being a maniac. There is
no rhyme or reason to his actions. He is dangerously unpredictable.
An honest assessment of one's own skills, is an absolute imperative to
any full time poker player. If you can't do it, or even if you think
you can, then ask a few friends who play for their honest no holds barred
opinion. And don't get defensive when they give it to you. As has often
been said before, almost everyone has a higher opinion of their skill level
than they should have.
LEARN, ACCEPT, AND LEARN SOME MORE. Because you only need reasonable intelligence to be a winner. Read, and reread everything in the learning poker section of this forum. You too can be a shark or at least a nasty barracuda.
From the desk of MrMuckets.
and a shark? Have you ever wondered which side of the
coin you might fall on? I have. I think about it a lot as
matter of fact, and i think i've come up with a few good
tips.
First let me say a shark is a fish, and sometimes he/she
can act like a really big fish. Most sharks i know do this
in a rope a dope fashion, usually to catch the unsuspecting
minnow. Hey, a sharks gotta eat.
Second shark does not waver. Unlike the dolphin, it does not
play. It is a predator, plain and simple. Nature and poker's
perfect killing and eating machine. It feels no sorrow at taking
your chips, no remorse at taking your money. It just takes it and
moves on.
Now the donkey, on the other hand, will have to gloat. He will of
necessity have to fall in love with his wonderful self. He will
think to himself, and may even say it out loud, "i am just great at
this game." It is this attitude which causes him to "donk off" his stack on those occasions when he is lucky enough to build one.
He is super aggressive almost to the point of being a maniac. There is
no rhyme or reason to his actions. He is dangerously unpredictable.
An honest assessment of one's own skills, is an absolute imperative to
any full time poker player. If you can't do it, or even if you think
you can, then ask a few friends who play for their honest no holds barred
opinion. And don't get defensive when they give it to you. As has often
been said before, almost everyone has a higher opinion of their skill level
than they should have.
LEARN, ACCEPT, AND LEARN SOME MORE. Because you only need reasonable intelligence to be a winner. Read, and reread everything in the learning poker section of this forum. You too can be a shark or at least a nasty barracuda.
From the desk of MrMuckets.
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