Dan here,
Hoof is right, it's the beats that stick in the mind more than the wins, it's a fact borne out by the complete lack of " i'm a winner" stories on these forums and the endless " your all fish" stories....
Adie, to be fair the Assembly game has always been the way it is since we started the league in Bath and i'm surprised that your surprised about it. I seem to remember you racking up plenty of wins in the past with the same standard of clientelle........
Could it be that now there is a more serious prize at stake and the "regulars" are taking it more seriously, the pressure to accrue points is multiplied and therefore we get more frustrated than usual at what, once upon a time, we laughed off as "beginners luck", and now we say is terrible play?
It's now a running joke at the assembly that new sign-ups always make the final table. I believe it's because they play the game without fear and without the pressure of needing the points therefore the decisions they make have less consequence for them. Unlike the "players" who are always concerned about making the right decision directly because of the consequences, ie: no points.
Finally, I have to say that I would not be leading the betting for that much at the start anyway. Especially if you know you are up against a newbie. You know they aren't going to back down as they have nothing to lose and you also know that they aren't worried about pot odds, number of outs etc. Hell they hardly know what the chip amounts are! Why risk it early on? As Nick says in his signature line: "you can't bluff someone who's not paying attention" and you can't bluff someone who doesn't understand the game.
Phew I need to lie down now. I'm beginning to sound like i know what the hell i'm on about.....
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