2009-12-04, 02:08 AM
(This post was last modified: 2009-12-04, 02:11 AM by KajitiSouls.)
One of my rl friends actually makes a living off of online gambling. He says that 90% of the people that play end up losing, while the rest of the 10% milk the crap out of those 90%. I have not seen him do anything that the OP figures, and it kinda doesn't make sense to do that when you see the kind of tactics and mind games that go on.
Let's take Texas Hold'em for example. Playing conservative? He'll bet occasionally and take your money (usually the ante) when he's not big blind, based on the fact that you'll fold when you see something large go into the pot. Playing aggressive? He'll just consult the table of odds in his head and just base it on how likely he's going to win, knowing that you're probably exaggerating your hand. And when a potential high hand appears on the table, and it doesn't complete his hand, he'll just back away, far far away. Basically, he WILL tilt the odds in his favor by at most 30%.
Let's take Texas Hold'em for example. Playing conservative? He'll bet occasionally and take your money (usually the ante) when he's not big blind, based on the fact that you'll fold when you see something large go into the pot. Playing aggressive? He'll just consult the table of odds in his head and just base it on how likely he's going to win, knowing that you're probably exaggerating your hand. And when a potential high hand appears on the table, and it doesn't complete his hand, he'll just back away, far far away. Basically, he WILL tilt the odds in his favor by at most 30%.