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neptun1914
Legend
Silver Level
Every person's playing stile depends on his/her personality and that is completely normal. We are humans and we can't avoid our emotions. You can and should try to hide your emotions but in a stress situation it is much more likely that your instincts and character will prevail and affect your play. Tilt is the best evidence for that. This though makes the game much more interesting.
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Top Top
Rock Star
Silver Level
Poker is a game full of our life aspects and could depict some of our traits and personalities (being patient or Impatient, Rude, Strict, Tight, Confident, Optimistice...)for sure Poker is competitive and hard just like life struggle however my Poker Style is not my life style and does not have anything to do with my real life behaviour.
We have thus posed the mathematician and the psycologist.
We have thus posed the mathematician and the psycologist.
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havealittlefaith
Enthusiast
Silver Level
At first how I played portrayed my personality. I was cautious, didn't want to bet my chips if I wasn't sure I'd win. Now I've completely changed my game. Bluffed spots I think they're weak, raised light to take advantage of a situation. The interesting thing is, my personality is still the same. It's almost like my game was originally based on my personality but soon the game built a personality of its own.
playinggameswithu
Legend
Silver Level
I believe the way a poker player plays shows their pysche/mindset. Intelligent players catch on quick while average intellects like me lost over and over again until I started thinking about the game on a deeper real world level.
eniseysmail
Visionary
Bronze Level
Which side to watch. There are rules of the game - they are the same for everyone, no individuality. But there are methods of struggle for victory. It all depends on the mood, goals, quality of the players at the table.
Transcendence
Visionary
Silver Level
Yes, I think I play more boldly, sharply, quickly make decisions, it suits me, both to the outside world and to the inner world. I would say total Poker, but I like total Poker. A brutal view of man's nature. Thanks.
Dchoyt82
Enthusiast
Silver Level
redboy23
Legend
Platinum Level
I generally mix my play, even though I try to be tight aggressive most of the time. However, I feel terrible when I pick up my monster hands and it goes I bet and every body folds. This really hurts when there is no action holding monster cards. One good opportunity to mix things is in cut-off or high-jack position.
My image is one that changes and I try to disguise.
My image is one that changes and I try to disguise.
xOneCoolHandx
Legend
Bronze Level
I don't know that a playing style reflects your personality as much as it demonstrates how well you know the game. I have lots of very smart, conservative friends who will play at a holiday gathering or something, and they play rather wildly because they don't understand the odds. It doesn't reflect as much on their personality as it does on their knowledge.
With that being said, I study the game and can calculate odds and I have learned to read and evaluate my opponents. That is part of my personality. I am aggressive by nature and I like to study people and poke at them to see what reactions that I get. Professionally, I am an attorney, so I do the same things in my daily life. You can see it in the way I play, I play different ways after evaluating who I am playing against, some players I will play tight aggressive against, some players I will play loose aggressive against and still others I will be a rock. Just like when I have a witness on the stand, I like to know the answer before I ask the question: if I bet here, is this player likely to fold? If they re-raise my CB, what will happen if I go over the top with pure air? However, just like in the courtroom, sometimes you get surprised.
I think your premises of playing style matching personality has some merit, but there are a whole lot of variables that need to be accounted for.
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aka719
Rising Star
Bronze Level
definitely no, Ive seen the most total soft and gentle people in life (was going to put wimps but didnt know if it was politically correct ) become an aggression machine at the poker table and vis versa , as mr gump said you never know what you's going to get,,,,,, in life what you get can be difficult to change but you try to survive best you can,, in poker it can be the difference between a raise and a fold, in life our our personality is determined by our upbringing and surroundings,, in poker its our surroundings and as Darwin said survival of the fittest.