ALL THESE THREADS ABOUT LUCK REMIND ME OF ONE OF MY FAVORITE SPORTING QUOTES FROM JACK NICKALAUS. "THE MORE I PRACTICE THE LUCKIER I GET" Posted by BADBOY985
badboy do u reckon u can get worse the more u practice tho? feels like Im getting worse the more I play
In Response to Re: Are you a lucky player? : badboy do u reckon u can get worse the more u practice tho? feels like Im getting worse the more I play Posted by xFALLENx
Hi fallen, I know it was a little tongue in cheek quote, but the simple answer is.....
Yes.
Sometimes by playing too much can put you at a disadvantage where you end up seeing too many flops, chase too many draws etc.
If you see someone else do it and get successful for long periods, the natural instinct is to imitate, although this may be subconsiously and you are not even aware you are doing it.
Also whilst you are on a bad run, you will start to play more to gain a few wins. Resulting in a downward spiral.
After even a small bad run, I have a few days away to completely forget my luck and the opponents bad play so I can come back refreshed and play my own game.
In Response to Re: Are you a lucky player? : Hi fallen, I know it was a little tongue in cheek quote, but the simple answer is..... Yes. Sometimes by playing too much can put you at a disadvantage where you end up seeing too many flops, chase too many draws etc. If you see someone else do it and get successful for long periods, the natural instinct is to imitate, although this may be subconsiously and you are not even aware you are doing it. Also whilst you are on a bad run, you will start to play more to gain a few wins. Resulting in a downward spiral. After even a small bad run, I have a few days away to completely forget my luck and the opponents bad play so I can come back refreshed and play my own game. Posted by Hale72
Hey Hale72
Yes it was a bit tongue in cheek but ur are right!!!
If ever I do chance a hand (as in st8 or flush) it NEVER pays off whereas everybody else who does it they hit. Dont get me wrong I dont do it very often but I think it is effecting my game.Im starting 2 think what is the point of betting as Im gonna lose anyway and then if I dont bet or raise ppl see me as weak. Even reading poker 4 dummies hasnt helped my game. I kno its only a game and some ppl say u shouldnt take so seriously and I dont (that much) but theres only a certain amount u can stomach.
I seem to remember from my psychology days, a study that was done to determine whether people who thought they were lucky actually were luckier than those that thought they werent.
They got a group of people to rate how lucky they thought they were on a scale from 1-10, then had them predict the outcome of a large number of coin tosses. It transpired that those in the group that scored themselves highly and therefore more lucky, actually WERE able to predict the outcome of the toin cosses more often than those who rated themselves unlucky.
Not to bore you with statistics, but this study showed that it was beyond chance and that there was a significant importance on how lucky you perceive yourself.
maybe something for us all to consider when we next go all in and its a race...
Hi everyone I seem to remember from my psychology days, a study that was done to determine whether people who thought they were lucky actually were luckier than those that thought they werent. They got a group of people to rate how lucky they thought they were on a scale from 1-10, then had them predict the outcome of a large number of coin tosses. It transpired that those in the group that scored themselves highly and therefore more lucky, actually WERE able to predict the outcome of the toin cosses more often than those who rated themselves unlucky. Not to bore you with statistics, but this study showed that it was beyond chance and that there was a significant importance on how lucky you perceive yourself. maybe something for us all to consider when we next go all in and its a race... Posted by Buistyboy
In Response to Re: Are you a lucky player? : Think it was Lee Tevino, sorry lol Posted by labrat64
Gary Player is generally acknowledged as the first golfer to say it. He was paraphrasing a saying by Sam Goldwyn: "the harder I work, the luckier I get".
Lee Travino was the one that said , whilst on about Lightnin ..if i`d have had a 1 Iron in me hand i`d have bin safe cos even God can`t hit a 1 Iron ...summat like that anyroad
Hi everyone I seem to remember from my psychology days, a study that was done to determine whether people who thought they were lucky actually were luckier than those that thought they werent. They got a group of people to rate how lucky they thought they were on a scale from 1-10, then had them predict the outcome of a large number of coin tosses. It transpired that those in the group that scored themselves highly and therefore more lucky, actually WERE able to predict the outcome of the toin cosses more often than those who rated themselves unlucky. Not to bore you with statistics, but this study showed that it was beyond chance and that there was a significant importance on how lucky you perceive yourself. maybe something for us all to consider when we next go all in and its a race... Posted by Buistyboy
If im playing tight I tend to think im unlucky as when i get the pocket rockets like aa kk qq, they usually get beaten, and i dont limp in I play it fairly aggressive around 6x bb. JJ always loses unless i hit a set. When i play loose I am very lucky, I tend to hit flushes and 2pair a lot more than I should. Tempted to play more loose but I dont have the bankroll to always reload if i lose
In Response to Re: Are you a lucky player? : badboy do u reckon u can get worse the more u practice tho? feels like Im getting worse the more I play Posted by xFALLENx[/QUOTE THINK THAT AS YOURE PLAY IMPROVES THE TIMES YOU GET UNLUCKY (BADBEATS) HAVE TO GET WORSE
To come back to your variance comment relating to the psychological study, the statistical analysis uses equations that factor in vairance (ANOVA- Analysis of Variance) which factor in for the existence of variance. The results showed that over and above the variance you refer to, there was still a correlation between a subjects perception of how lucky they are, and their performance in predicting the outcome of coin tosses.
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Yes.
Sometimes by playing too much can put you at a disadvantage where you end up seeing too many flops, chase too many draws etc.
If you see someone else do it and get successful for long periods, the natural instinct is to imitate, although this may be subconsiously and you are not even aware you are doing it.
Also whilst you are on a bad run, you will start to play more to gain a few wins. Resulting in a downward spiral.
After even a small bad run, I have a few days away to completely forget my luck and the opponents bad play so I can come back refreshed and play my own game.
Yes it was a bit tongue in cheek but ur are right!!!
If ever I do chance a hand (as in st8 or flush) it NEVER pays off whereas everybody else who does it they hit. Dont get me wrong I dont do it very often but I think it is effecting my game.Im starting 2 think what is the point of betting as Im gonna lose anyway and then if I dont bet or raise ppl see me as weak. Even reading poker 4 dummies hasnt helped my game.
I kno its only a game and some ppl say u shouldnt take so seriously and I dont (that much) but theres only a certain amount u can stomach.
I seem to remember from my psychology days, a study that was done to determine whether people who thought they were lucky actually were luckier than those that thought they werent.
They got a group of people to rate how lucky they thought they were on a scale from 1-10, then had them predict the outcome of a large number of coin tosses. It transpired that those in the group that scored themselves highly and therefore more lucky, actually WERE able to predict the outcome of the toin cosses more often than those who rated themselves unlucky.
Not to bore you with statistics, but this study showed that it was beyond chance and that there was a significant importance on how lucky you perceive yourself.
maybe something for us all to consider when we next go all in and its a race...
Youve got to think lucky to be lucky imo.
As the saying goes - If it wasn`t for Bad Luck id have No Luck at All
He was paraphrasing a saying by Sam Goldwyn: "the harder I work, the luckier I get".
Variance.
When i play loose I am very lucky, I tend to hit flushes and 2pair a lot more than I should. Tempted to play more loose but I dont have the bankroll to always reload if i lose
Hi deadluck
To come back to your variance comment relating to the psychological study, the statistical analysis uses equations that factor in vairance (ANOVA- Analysis of Variance) which factor in for the existence of variance. The results showed that over and above the variance you refer to, there was still a correlation between a subjects perception of how lucky they are, and their performance in predicting the outcome of coin tosses.
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