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Join Date: Apr 2005
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Originally Posted by kstarm
Hey
1: scenario: rebuy stars, M like 12-13 you get pocket 22-55 in first position-how do you usually play these. I seem to struggle with this spot. Obviously it depends a little on how many people are left, table image, etc.. but in general how do you approach this?
2: When interviewing for jobs, internships, etc... do you think it is okay to say you play poker when asked what do you do in your freetime? Specifically for professions like law, medicine, dentistry, etc...
3: What do you think seperates the decent MTT from the elite?
4: If you could take all the time you spent palying poker and invest it into something else what would it be?
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1) hate to say it depends, but it does. There are some times/tables when open-limping from EP with low pocket pairs is the play. Other times/tables you should always be raising. And there's probably a decent argument to just dumping them (although that's just not my style).
2) I think it's fine to say poker is a hobby. Most people who are hiring/accepting are looking for well rounded people who are not social retards, so just make sure that you bring up other things that you do as well.
3) I continue to be surprised that I have lightbulb moments. I think the big thing though is learning to play poker and stop just playing cards. And by that I mean learning to adapt to make optimal plays depending on who your opponents are. Often when I was seeing new plays that I thought were pretty cool (huge bluffs, incredibly thin calls, etc) I would actively try and replicate them without thoughtfully figuring out that some plays only work against certain players in certain situations. Learning to spot those situations and exploit them is what makes a good player great.
4) As a money making venture it would probably be learning the stock market. As just a time spent - it would probably be athletics. I was a top notch volleyball and basketball player at one point in my life, and I miss playing as much as I used to.
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