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Poker And Getting Rid Of Your First Time Nerves
Tim Jeffries
I really have sympathy for you if you've decided to play poker
for the first time and you've decided that you're brave enough
to try playing against live players. I wish you all the luck
and offer our condolences in advance.
I am kidding!
Of course, we're not here to grieve for your losses in poker
in advance. If you're a first time player and you want to
play against live players, then good for you. And we're here
to help by providing you with useful tips that just may be
the keys you need to survive round after round of poker.
Now, first time players are what most poker veterans refer
to as calling stations. If you're wondering about the logic
behind the term, its basically because most first time poker
players have the tendency to call almost all bets without
even sparing a moment's thought on their decisions.
Obviously, if you don't want to be viewed as a calling station
(egad!), gain the respect of your fellow poker players and
maybe a share of their chips also, think before you act. Poker
is not just any card game. It's a mental game, a strategic
competition between several players.
If you feel that your nerves are getting the better of you,
here are some tips to get rid of cold feet.
Don't pressure yourself by comparing your skills to other
players'. That's a futile exercise. Naturally, you can't compare.
You're playing for the first time and they're, what, celebrating
their one millionth game? If you accept that, there's nothing
to lose yet there's no harm in trying, you'll feel much better
later on and be able to concentrate more on the game.
Don't turn your fellow players into gods. Okay, so you've
heard about your opponents' reputations. Say, one is called
The Crocodile because of his ability to snatch you out of
the game in seconds and the other one's called The Rampaging
Elephant because he's always aggressive when it comes to bets.
Remind yourself that before they got their monickers, they
were also, once in their lives, christened as calling stations
just like you. If it helps, mentally replace their faces with
funny looking ones to lessen your feelings of inferiority.
And lastly relax. I know, it's easier said than done, but
you truly have to relax. Block out everything except for the
cards you're holding and mentally hum a happy song to yourself.
If you let external factors get the better of you, you're
dead meat. But if you succeed in relaxing and focusing completely
on your game, you may just have gotten rid of your nerves
for the final time.
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