Why Poker is the Greatest Game in the World
speedracer
(http://www.pokerplus.com/ihoff.htm) and it made me reflect on what a
great game poker is and what a privilege it is to be a player in the
"modern" poker era.
In most sports or competitive pursuits, a person who loves to play
that sport and is fortunate to have a natural talent gets to play
against world class talent and play competitively for only a short
period.
The average career of a professional football/baseball/basketball
player is less than five years many of which might be spent on the
bench or injured. Professional boxers fight only a couple of dozen
professional fights---if they are lucky. After their all to short
professional careers are over, most athletes never get to play the
game they love and have devoted much of their life to mastering again.
With poker you can play everyday---if you want. Not only can you play
everday, but if you want you can play against the best in the world.
If you want to match up against one of the best pot limit players in
the world, you simply drive over to the Commerce and on most nights,
Bobby Hoff will be sitting there playing in a public game. Buy-in for
$400 and you are playing with against world class competition. You
might even win!
Do you want to play against the great Johnny Chan, drive over to the
Hustler on the right night and buy into the Flynt $1500-$3000 stud
game and you are sitting right there, across the table from Mr. Chan,
able to bet and bluff your way to glory and a new Mercedes or, more
likely, right into bankruptcy.
Want to play heads up against either of these poker greats? Make them
an offer, they are more likely than not to give you a fair match.
What would an amatuer golf enthusiast pay to play 18 holes with Tiger
Woods?
What would a wannabe pro baseball player pay to take a few pitches
from Randy Johnson in a MLB game?
What would an 18yr. old hotshot give to race against Mario Andretti in
the Indy 500?
These are impossible dreams, but for the poker player the equivalent
is right there everyday.
For the skilled poker player/enthusiast, they can get a game and play
everyday allday for their whole lives---that's what makes being a
player in the modern poker era and playing poker so great and why all
poker player/enthusiasts in the modern era should consider being able
to play a great privilege---one that should not be taken for granted.
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Bing
wrote:
> What would an amatuer golf enthusiast pay to play 18 holes with Tiger
> Woods? ... a few pitches from Randy Johnson in a MLB game? ... race
> against Mario Andretti in the Indy 500?
Not much. In actual professional sports, the average duffer
has no real chance to beat a professional. On your best day--if
it's also the professional's worst day--you might get close
enough for him to notice you, but you still aren't going to
beat him. And you probably won't learn much from getting
drubbed so badly. It's almost a waste of time and money to
play against the professionals.
In poker, anyone who plays a lot and has marginal success
in tournaments can call themselves a professional. If they
are really that good, and sitting across from you at the
table, they might only have a few percent better than you
chance of winning any particular hand. They have the same
chance as you of getting a bad run of cards and probably
won't get the chance for any amazing displays of brilliance
while you are sitting there (and if they do, you may never
even notice it).
Frankly, I wouldn't make any effort to sit in with
professionals.
-- Bing Monopoly Expansion Set
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