Sunday, June 9, 2020
Double digits!
Another winning week in the books, and I'm as surprised as anyone. If you'd said when I started this column that I'd be up ~10 BCH ($2500) in less than a month, I wouldn't have believed you. Truthfully, I'm just waiting for my luck to run out, but until then, I'll keep posting these with the hope of bringing more attention to blockchain.poker, the best online poker site around in my humble opinion.
As lucky as I've been, I do feel like my poker skills have improved somewhat in a short period of time. There were even a couple moments when I felt like Mike McD in Rounders:
But poker has a way of humbling you quick. The moment I think I have it figured out, I get suckered into making a horrible call or bluff, and I end up kicking myself for being such an idiot.
All in all, perhaps what has surprised me more than anything is how much I've come to appreciate the game. In the past, I played with the sole purpose of trying to win money. I suppose that's still the main goal, but now it's also about making the right decisions, keeping my emotions under control, and learning to let go of bad beats and stupid mistakes.
Because you're not going to win every hand. In fact, even if you make all the right moves, sometimes you're just destined to lose. The cards just don't fall your way. But when they do, and all your moves pay off, it can be quite satisfying.
Besides winning money, there's plenty to love about poker. Like the fact that I can play at a lower limit table and take it easy if that's what I want to do. I can relax, hop on over to read.cash and work on an article until I hear the notification that it's my turn. I love the way it teaches you patience, critical analysis, and strategic thinking. Even when I lose because I made a mistake, I now try to take comfort in the lesson learned instead of going on tilt. Sometimes I feel like I'm some AI program, storing memories of past events to learn from them going forward. Of course I still find myself repeating mistakes over and over again, but I suppose that's what makes me human versus being a machine.
It's also good to take a break sometimes. The game can be addicting, so if you don't have self-control I can see it being bad for your physical and mental health. I like to think it won't happen to me, but it's a slippery slope when it comes to any form of gambling, so you never know.
Another thing I'm finding is you get all types who play poker. There are the strong silent types, as well as the typical assholes, and the social justice warrior assholes. Fortunately there are plenty of chill people on the site who are fun to chat with as well. Luckily, blockchain.poker gives you the option to mute people if they are trolling.
As for what I hate about poker? The time suck. But I guess that's not so bad if you're making money, especially since there's not much else to do these days.
I've managed to be lucky so far. Every installment of this column has shown a rise in my "poker fund". The question is can I keep this up? Or am I going to crash and burn?
Find out next time!
(P.S. I've decided that starting with column #5, I'm only going to post my stats below on satoshiwall.cash because I want more people to use BCH while also promoting another BCH project.)
Poker Fund: 10.89 BCH (+2.50 BCH since last week)
Total Hands Played: 5,735 (+1,591)
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