By Daniel Negreanu
During my formative years, the vast majority of the poker professionals was very young. As I l have already said in another article, we all became good friends. There were also old men business taking a day's leave to other to play poker and other who s sat during their lunch breaks. There's also a player that l was simply called "the old man to the earwire.
During my formative years, the vast majority of the poker professionals was very young. As I l have already said in another article, we all became good friends. There were also old men business taking a day's leave to other to play poker and other who s sat during their lunch breaks. There's also a player that l was simply called "the old man to the earwire.
By Daniel Negreanu
In my formative years, the vast majority of the poker professionals was very young. As I l have already said in another article, we all became good friends. There were also old men business taking a day's leave to other to play poker and other who s sat during their lunch breaks. There's also a player that l was simply called "the old man to the earwire.
His real name was Evan Weiner and he was a regular among us. It n had no 'need' of money, but he played to win, nothing less. Evan was quite a character, being very intelligent and filled d spirit. On the other hand, it n was not much patience with those who did not quickly or who were committing errors. I think what he had a problem with stupid people, or I don't know what.
Anyway, when he began to play for the first time at a charity casino in Toronto, it has had excellent results. At that time, it was common to see 10 or 11 people at the flop. This was not difficult to beat even parts if you n there knew anything in hold em. A little later, in Toronto, you need to make your course otherwise you'd end up broke. You had to learn a little to survive. Which obviously made the hardest parts. Simply 'play good cards' no longer worked now, especially in the Fundtime (the place where I was playing).
After a tip, it was clear qu Evan was surpassed by players of the time. He missed too many updates and it became too predictable for new players. He should learn to play more aggressive and more firmly and find somewhere else to play. Faults in his game were so large as it could not continue to play without losing continuously. But Evan do s is not deflated and it n was not going to let these young punks manhandle it long.
All young pros had a unique relationship with Evan. We saw it not only as the "old man at the earrings." We respect it and consider it as a good friend. He often joined us on l the lunch hour or some other times to see others play.
Now, Evan knows that it is not the best player in the world or even poker only s in advertising. C was one of its characteristics. It is not the criticism shocked and he listened. This allowed him d accumulate an interesting number of knowledge and tactics that would make him a better player. Shortly after, Evan became a winning player. As I l said, it n had no need of this money, but it n would not tolerate d be a loser, not at all!
We do not exactly give lessons to Evan, c was only as he was an observer. He watched us play carefully and trying to understand who in one hand had the better played and why this or that game had worked. Occasionally, he asked s he had played well one of his hands and we n had no problem with the fact d discuss. I know, I know, n not educate other players, but we loved having Evan to our parties. He was a fun guy, funny, and most importantly, he was our friend.
To be honest, I n have never been threatened by Evan. In fact, see it s improve as a player do not m obsessed not at all. I was happy to see progress imagine. See it s improve as a player made me realize something important about the poker a thing which I should be informed if I wanted to become a player of poker with great success: never leave your ego interfere with your poker learning. Accept the fact that you have much to learn about poker and that you will never fully master the game. At all stages of your career as a poker player, you will learn continually. Those who stop d learn will be far behind. Evan realized this and it brought him a lot. Instead to appoint young 'lucky' players when they won a hand, he tried to understand why they were playing better than him, until they were different. Because it is easier to blame 'lucky youth' that work on self-esteem. You n have no idea the number of times where j hear: ' when j was your age my young, me too I was playing like that. '' When you get my age, you play more so. Blah, blah, blah. How moronic is that?
Assume your results. S they are not good as you would like, do something to remedy the situation. Are you a mentor, read books, study the best players do something! Learn a lesson in Evan and leave your ego at the door. You'll be surprised about what you can learn if you accept criticism, whether it's d a friend or other person who can help you. Sometimes, it may be good as a friend helps you fine-tune some aspect of your game when it's not going too well. When things go bad for you, c is perhaps because you have developed bad habits that you do not wear attention, but which are obvious to your opponents. Fortunately, your friends will be able to detect these bad habits and help you when things go wrong. Many of my friends have made and I thank them all.
In my formative years, the vast majority of the poker professionals was very young. As I l have already said in another article, we all became good friends. There were also old men business taking a day's leave to other to play poker and other who s sat during their lunch breaks. There's also a player that l was simply called "the old man to the earwire.His real name was Evan Weiner and he was a regular among us. It n had no 'need' of money, but he played to win, nothing less. Evan was quite a character, being very intelligent and filled d spirit. On the other hand, it n was not much patience with those who did not quickly or who were committing errors. I think what he had a problem with stupid people, or I don't know what.
Anyway, when he began to play for the first time at a charity casino in Toronto, it has had excellent results. At that time, it was common to see 10 or 11 people at the flop. This was not difficult to beat even parts if you n there knew anything in hold em. A little later, in Toronto, you need to make your course otherwise you'd end up broke. You had to learn a little to survive. Which obviously made the hardest parts. Simply 'play good cards' no longer worked now, especially in the Fundtime (the place where I was playing).
After a tip, it was clear qu Evan was surpassed by players of the time. He missed too many updates and it became too predictable for new players. He should learn to play more aggressive and more firmly and find somewhere else to play. Faults in his game were so large as it could not continue to play without losing continuously. But Evan do s is not deflated and it n was not going to let these young punks manhandle it long.
All young pros had a unique relationship with Evan. We saw it not only as the "old man at the earrings." We respect it and consider it as a good friend. He often joined us on l the lunch hour or some other times to see others play.
Now, Evan knows that it is not the best player in the world or even poker only s in advertising. C was one of its characteristics. It is not the criticism shocked and he listened. This allowed him d accumulate an interesting number of knowledge and tactics that would make him a better player. Shortly after, Evan became a winning player. As I l said, it n had no need of this money, but it n would not tolerate d be a loser, not at all!
We do not exactly give lessons to Evan, c was only as he was an observer. He watched us play carefully and trying to understand who in one hand had the better played and why this or that game had worked. Occasionally, he asked s he had played well one of his hands and we n had no problem with the fact d discuss. I know, I know, n not educate other players, but we loved having Evan to our parties. He was a fun guy, funny, and most importantly, he was our friend.
To be honest, I n have never been threatened by Evan. In fact, see it s improve as a player do not m obsessed not at all. I was happy to see progress imagine. See it s improve as a player made me realize something important about the poker a thing which I should be informed if I wanted to become a player of poker with great success: never leave your ego interfere with your poker learning. Accept the fact that you have much to learn about poker and that you will never fully master the game. At all stages of your career as a poker player, you will learn continually. Those who stop d learn will be far behind. Evan realized this and it brought him a lot. Instead to appoint young 'lucky' players when they won a hand, he tried to understand why they were playing better than him, until they were different. Because it is easier to blame 'lucky youth' that work on self-esteem. You n have no idea the number of times where j hear: ' when j was your age my young, me too I was playing like that. '' When you get my age, you play more so. Blah, blah, blah. How moronic is that?
Assume your results. S they are not good as you would like, do something to remedy the situation. Are you a mentor, read books, study the best players do something! Learn a lesson in Evan and leave your ego at the door. You'll be surprised about what you can learn if you accept criticism, whether it's d a friend or other person who can help you. Sometimes, it may be good as a friend helps you fine-tune some aspect of your game when it's not going too well. When things go bad for you, c is perhaps because you have developed bad habits that you do not wear attention, but which are obvious to your opponents. Fortunately, your friends will be able to detect these bad habits and help you when things go wrong. Many of my friends have made and I thank them all.
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