Posts Tagged ‘ring game’

Issue on Cockiness

Hello,

I’m here to ask something about emotion. Well, I know and I understand why emotion badly affects one’s play. For me tilt has never been much of a problem unlike cockiness.

I know I must admit it, when I sit down and play calmly and with humility, I know my game is going to be tight, aggressive and seriously thoughtful. And in the event I am in such mood more or less I’ll be placing money in the tournament I’m in or at least double my money if in a ring game.

Just the other day, after days of good play, I was very cocky and played cleverly. I bluffed a lot if I just remember it right. I don’t understand why every time cockiness strikes in me, I lose. Maybe for some reasons, but for reasons I don’t know.

Because I badly want cockiness to be out on my system, I started forcing myself to play the free money tables and also play real money only when I’m focused. Any thoughts?

Hope to hear from you soon.

Best regards,
Kevin
Kevin,

When someone becomes cocky, they usually convince themselves that they are superior to all players and they buy into their belief to the extent of overlooking information that other players may present in a hand. They may feel that a player couldn’t possibly call their bluff or that they couldn’t call with an inferior hand and hit. When a player gets this mindset, the tight players at the table take advantage and punish them when they make a mistake.

Pot Committed

Hello,

I usually hear this statement: “He had to call the all in bet because he was pot committed”. It sounds simple but I don’t know how would I ascertain if I’m already pot committed. Any thoughts? Also, is it a bigger factor in tournament play compared in a ring game? What do you think?

Many thanks,
Luis
Luis,

This scenario is the same for ring games and tournaments. When someone is pot committed, the pot has so much money in it compared to their remaining stack, they must call or go all in. This is more applicable to short stacks, but usually if a pot is laying better than 2 to 1 to your money, you are committed in a lot of hands. The only time you would not be is if you have a limited number of draws.