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• Nick Y

  
   

  November 5, 2009 3:41:01 AM EST

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  A question I am posing to this forum:
  
  I'm going to be playing cards with a new group of people this Saturday night, the 7th.  I don't know of the entire guest list, but I suspect that I'm the most accomplished player that will be at this table.  For the purposes of winning, is it better to establish a table identity as a dominating player, or to sit back and observe the table first?
• Ken Furem

  

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  November 5, 2009 3:44:04 AM EST

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  The7CardStud wrote...

  A question I am posing to this forum:
  
  , but I suspect that I'm the most accomplished player that will be at this table.?

  I'm suspicous and always suspect I'm getting hustled, so I'd observe for a while and then reevaluate your judgement.
  
• Daniel K

  
   

  November 5, 2009 3:44:16 AM EST

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  idk...
  
  can i go to see what you should do?
• Anthony Martino

  

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  November 5, 2009 5:11:27 AM EST

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  Cash game, tournament? What type of buyin are we talking? Some people take their games more recreationally, so may take umbrage if you're playing table captain.
  
  Other games are more serious/competitive. In my experience, most home games are VERY recreational, with little to no understanding of poker strategy, let alone basic rules like splashing the pot, string bets and so forth.
• Rusty Shackleford

  
   

  November 5, 2009 5:13:04 AM EST

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  Act like you're just another guy. I never want people to know how good I am until they figure it out on their own.
• Alex Baker

  
   

  November 5, 2009 5:14:28 AM EST

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  anthony wrote...

  Cash game, tournament? What type of buyin are we talking? Some people take their games more recreationally, so may take umbrage if you're playing table captain.
  
  Other games are more serious/competitive. In my experience, most home games are VERY recreational, with little to no understanding of poker strategy, let alone basic rules like splashing the pot, string bets and so forth.

  
  I've never been in a game with a smaller minimum buyin then $40 that the pot did not get splashed at least once per hand, even if I'm bitching about it every time it happens.
  
  
• Nick Y

  
   

  November 5, 2009 6:05:27 AM EST

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  I don't know what the buy-in is, but I'm sure it's going to be smaller than $40. And I think the format's gonna be determined by the people that show up when they all get there. Doesn't sound organized, does it.
• Alex Baker

  
   

  November 5, 2009 6:44:38 AM EST

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  I think you should get yourself a 6 pack and drink it well you are waiting for the game to start. That way the game will have some challenge to it.
• Nick Y

  
   

  November 5, 2009 6:56:50 AM EST

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  Done, and done.
• Anthony Martino

  

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  November 5, 2009 7:31:18 AM EST

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  Yeah, just relax and have fun, get a feel for how others run the game and play in it and act accordingly. If it's a very recreational/fun game, they aren't going to like some rules nazi spoiling their fun.
• Nick Y

  
   

  November 5, 2009 7:37:50 AM EST

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  Ok, sounds like the concensus is that I not bully the table from the jump, but rather sit back, kill a 6-pack, study people, and THEN rake it in. Sounds good to me. If I sit back too long though, that 6-pack is gonna become a 12-pack, but hey it happens.
• Alex Baker

  
   

  November 5, 2009 7:41:59 AM EST

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  Yeah, i'd sit back and play really tight from the beginning until I figured out who the targets should be. Hopefully you find them on the right side of you, :D