Do You "Ever"...Lose Intentionally?

[JRNorris95]

There can be a good return on "bad calls". In poker, the players at your table adjust their game to how you play. If you misrepresent your playing by intentionally throwing away chips on a losing hand, they might assume that hand to be indicative of similar future hands.

Consider it like a trap, in order to catch anything you have to use bait.

 

[radartodd69]

I never intentionally lose

I never intentionally lose but sometimes I don't listen to my gut that tells me to call, raise or fold in a given situation.Everyone wonders what the key to winning consistent poker. I think it is someone who has their gut fine tuned. That person isn't me (yet).

 

[Robmrjet]

I never intentionally lose but sometimes I don't listen to my gut that tells me to call, raise or fold in a given situation.Everyone wonders what the key to winning consistent poker. I think it is someone who has their gut fine tuned. That person isn't me (yet).

me either brother..

 

[carli]

When it happens that in a short time I lose a few hands in which I am a big favorite I'm upsetting. If after that I can not find peace, it can happen that I deliberately lose.

 

[matnautico]

Yes, I do. I also burn money on fire in my free time.

 

[Rijckenborg]

I think that we should not losing intentionally when playing online poker, it can be suspected as collusion.

 

[ssory83]

I sit and ask myself, and I really want to laugh. Why would I want to lose intentionally? Frankly to be, I would never want to lose.

 

[Polytarp]

I have lost pots in the past on purpose when playing certain live games where I sussed out the guy who would win the pot was a mark whose hand range I had pretty much established. This guy would think he was a smarty pants winning with weak cards and would do it again. He (she) would put much better players into the pot (with the same read I had) with substandard hands. I had taken down some major pots biding my time and playing only premium hands in these scenarios.

 

[Filip Krstevski]

I'm never loosing on purpose, i might play some difficult and risky hands but never bluffing big to go all-in. I'm TAG player, i pay attention a lot, taking notes on players and know how to play against them. I was never in situations like loosing constantly every tourney i sign up. So play carefully and safe. Some poker software's for tracking people hands can improve your games aswell.

 

[LongRover]

Do you ever lose intentionally

If (a) the game gets really, really boring, or if (b) I get too, too tired, or if (c) I just do not feel like playing any further, or if (d) something more important comes up... I will (a) find something more interesting to do; or (b) go for a rest; or (c) follow my feelings and leave the game; or (d) attend to those matters of more import that are at hand. No matter what decision I make in (a), (b), (c) or (d) - it means I will lose the game as a matter of fact and as the result of intent because I am purposely no longer there to play it.


I try always to keep in mind, whether for play chips or real money, that poker is a game I want to enjoy when I play. If I can not do that, if I can not enjoy it - for whatever reason above, or for whatever other reason - then why play on?


Some people can not walk away from a game of poker. To them, poker is like a case of beer to which the player is addicted. The addict can no more walk away from poker than the alcoholic can leave the beer. When that happens, the game controls the player, not the other way around.

 

[BobbyMorton]

I cannot see any reason for losing intentionally does not make sense.

 

[Robmrjet]

Me too.

I have lost pots in the past on purpose when playing certain live games where I sussed out the guy who would win the pot was a mark whose hand range I had pretty much established. This guy would think he was a smarty pants winning with weak cards and would do it again. He (she) would put much better players into the pot (with the same read I had) with substandard hands. I had taken down some major pots biding my time and playing only premium hands in these scenarios.

:dito:

 

[Robmrjet]

I agree.

If (a) the game gets really, really boring, or if (b) I get too, too tired, or if (c) I just do not feel like playing any further, or if (d) something more important comes up... I will (a) find something more interesting to do; or (b) go for a rest; or (c) follow my feelings and leave the game; or (d) attend to those matters of more import that are at hand. No matter what decision I make in (a), (b), (c) or (d) - it means I will lose the game as a matter of fact and as the result of intent because I am purposely no longer there to play it.


I try always to keep in mind, whether for play chips or real money, that poker is a game I want to enjoy when I play. If I can not do that, if I can not enjoy it - for whatever reason above, or for whatever other reason - then why play on?






Some people can not walk away from a game of poker. To them, poker is like a case of beer to which the player is addicted. The addict can no more walk away from poker than the alcoholic can leave the beer. When that happens, the game controls the player, not the other way around.

:five:

I agree.
Personally....I OFTEN...get into a Freeroll turny with absolutely no intention of finishing it.
Between cash games...just out of boredom sitting around the house...or even at work, just to pass some time and make my brain active...lol.

Great input. Thank you.
Robert.

 

[Robmrjet]

I cannot see any reason for losing intentionally does not make sense.

I like that avatar...
carried me back 50 years...lol.

thanks for the input.
Robert.

 

[valanddon]

Hi Robmrjet

I lose on purpose when a player who has lots of chips and so do I,
is playing really tight. I will play a few hands losely, let him see
that I'm trying to bluff him or her and then with a good hand
reel them in. Dosn't work all of the time, but works most of the time.

 

[hochido]

losing intentionally

NO. never lose a game intentionally...maybe a pot but not a game!