When you play , do you think yourself the best player at the table??

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very often arrogant players lose due to the fact that did not appreciate the opponent:joyman:
 
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I read notes on villains and decide accordingly. If I am not one of the better players at the table, I leave and search for a weaker game.
 
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I read notes on villains and decide accordingly. If I am not one of the better players at the table, I leave and search for a weaker game.

I'm talking more about the inflated self-esteem. HUD:D it's good but there are really weak opponents who think they are real pros, and the others at the table fish
 
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Sometimes your opponent will try to stop you. Wants to know? It's part of the game. Poker teaches to respect your opponents. These are the qualities of a person with sportsmanship.
 
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very often arrogant players lose due to the fact that did not appreciate the opponent:joyman:

Not really but if you get a rally of many winning hands, somehow you feel as the best, until some bad beat wakes you up. :)
 
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Sometimes your opponent will try to stop you. Wants to know? It's part of the game. Poker teaches to respect your opponents. These are the qualities of a person with sportsmanship.
totally agree with you ! respect at the table is a sign of professionalism !!!
 
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When I'm playing, I have notes of my opponents, you see how your opponents play
 
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The good poker player have to respect every opponent. All the overly aggressive player will never be a good player .
 
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I find myself rather the best player at the table , I see every odd move of the opponents . If I do not find the best who will find ? lol
 
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How much faith should you have in yourself if you don't have it completely? I know it's a mistake to think you are always the best player at the table, but what about thinking you are just as good as any player at the table? I mean that if you really are a good player. We have to be honest with our self. GL to you
 
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when I'm serious about the game, I consider myself to be a strong player :)
 
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I will just know that after playing some rounds. But usually i find a better player or at least a player at the same level as i. After reading a little, i am changing my toughts that the villains always have a strong hand than i do. But i don't play thinking if i am or not the best player, i play thinking in do my best moves and avoid to play with a better player unless i am with some pretty nice cards.
 
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I think of myself as a decent player, but realistically the only way I can guarantee I am the best player at the table is if I am playing HU. Other than that there always may be a better player at the table & I just don't realize it.
 
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No I am not the best but I do try and be savvy. I see it all the time a good player or a player with an over inflated view of his/her abilities take a bad beat because someone sucks out on the river on a 2 outer and then they spew all of their poker advice like... "Don't you know who I am!" How dare you call my raise with trash and get lucky!

Also I'm playing the button and raise with an AK and get nothing on the flop, early positions are betting into me. Do I stay because "I'm the best player at the table", or do I fold am I still the "best player at the table"?

There are a lot of "Best Players" in the world who get knocked out of tournaments and games by rookies and average players all the time. There's a certain amount of hubris a good player should have, not too much, not to little. Like the game itself depending on conditions it's highly situational. :)
 
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No. but there is a good saying: if the game you're not seeing fish at the table the fish is you.
 
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I do not think you need to consider themselves smarter than others in the game. Yes, it's not so important. First of all it is important to be able to read the game and the opponent did not make it clear to others their intentions.
 
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as a rule yes absolutely considering i mostly play heads up games. if I don't why the hell am i playing occasionally regs sit me and I have to fight it out. However I still think I have an edge there just would prefer to avoid regs entirely.

the thing I have always found myself reminded of though is your opponents will always surprise you. from watching a player i know to be bad do a very impressive sophisticated bluff, which actually was very good play, to a reg i know to be good doing something shockingly bad.

the trick is to be alert i sussed the bluff but i was surprised at it none the less.

the thing is though the reason your the best in your game if you are is because your not playing a big enough stakes game and the reason for that is probably because your not good enough to. of course build a bank roll and move up etc maybe your just on your way.

my point is though arrogance wont often turn a decent winner in his game into a loser instead it will stop him recognizing his leaks and how he can improve. it wont make him lose in that game often but it may well be what stops him winning in a tougher game another time.
 
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I respect all opponents, I'm holding up my game , I think I'm an average player and I still have a lot to learn.
 
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Poker players must be mentally and physically strong, but polite and respecting the opponent.
 
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In any way, think I'm the best of the table is very overconfident, and overconfidence is a huge mistake.
 
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No, I never consider myself the best player at the table. So many times after two hours in a tourney, I find myself the player with the smallest amount of chips.
 
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very often arrogant players lose due to the fact that did not appreciate the opponent:joyman:
Yes I think of myself as the best player at the table. If you dont think of yourself as the best player you never will be. Even the best player gets beat now and then. I always respect my opponent no matter if I think they are good players or not for even a bad player can have a good day. Good luck and I'll see you at the tables.:D
 
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Never think that every poker player both professional, beginner intermediate and recreational always have a lot to learn in this sport, but of course those who study always, always be a step ahead of the game.
 
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I always play scared if I'm playing in a tournament - especially in the early stages. Once we get to final table, then I play as if I'm the best player and see what happens.
 
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