Sep 23, 2007 -
All In!
I'm taking the Alternate Route on the road today. A quick trip down the Atlantic City Expressway is in the cards as I'm playing in the United States Poker Championships Senior Event. Being able to qualify for the age restriction isn't exactly something I like to remind myself of, but it's not the years, but the mileage that counts. Like some of the higher mileage cars I've owned, I'm looking at that as a positive. Reliability, knowing how things will respond under different conditions. It's all good right?
I'm pretty pumped up and ready to go, but I'm also pretty sure that I'm the only entrant arriving at the Trump Taj Mahal in a Nissan Versa. That's OK though. It's all part of my cleverly constructed table image to lull all the Lexus, Acura, and Mercedes drivers into a false sense of security thinking they have some kind of edge over me. I'm not going to be the one staggering back to my car wondering what just happened, not able to find it because it looks like hundreds of other cars parked there.
Hopefully some of my observations of poker players and the kind of cars they like to drive will stand me in good stead and I'll come home with a bit more than a great experience. Wish me luck!
Shuffle up and deal
Time to find out if Versa
drivers can play cards!
Louis Leaky, the Kenyan archaeologist and naturalist, spent many years digging in Olduvai Gorge, probing the evolution and nature of man. If a poker table had been his field of study, he may have reached some interesting and amusing conclusions about the nature of the beast. His studies may have included a survey of poker players and whether their mode of transportation reveals anything about their habits and tendencies.
Two species of poker player can be found roaming the green felt. First, there is the loose player.
When asked to think of a loose player, most people think of someone like Madonna. They might be right, but that’s not the kind of loose I’m thinking of. Loose players take big risks while chasing big rewards. They play many hands and don’t like to fold. Loose players may also be categorized as passive or aggressive.
Loose-passive players think of the odds more like guidelines than rules. They think any two cards can win, and that they are likely to be holding them. They will stay in the game right to the end, waiting for that big hand to hit. They almost never raise, and tend to bleed money slowly until it’s all gone.
Loose-aggressive players are the daredevils at the table. They like to take chances and push others around. They tend to win smaller pots and eventually lose the big one that takes them down.
Tight players on the other hand, don’t take a lot of chances. They see unacceptable risk and avoid it, preferring to pick their spots to get ahead.
Tight-passive players are born safety freaks. Even with a monster hand they will likely call a bet rather than raise. They do not bluff.
Tight-aggressive players believe in standing their ground when the time is right. They will fold and live to fight another day when the odds are against them. If the opportunity presents itself, they will suddenly seem more aggressive.
At last night’s game, we did a little two-part automotive survey. Each player was asked what their current every day driver is, and what their every day driver would be if they won the World Series of Poker and could afford whatever they wanted. Do you think our vehicle choices match our playing tendencies?
Loose-Passive (any two cards can win)
Drives an F-250, would buy a Mercedes-Benz CLK Coupe
Loose-Aggressive (daredevils)
Drives an Acura RL, would continue to drive an Acura RL
Tight-Passive (safety first)
Drives a PT Cruiser, would drive a PT Cruiser convertible
Drives a Nissan Versa, would drive a Nissan Altima Coupe
Drives an F-250, would drive a better equipped F-250
Drives a Subaru Impreza, would drive a Ford Excursion
Drives a Pontiac Grand Am, would drive a Lexus GX 470
Tight-Aggressive (fight on the ground of their choosing)
Drives a Ford Explorer, would drive a 4-door Jeep Wrangler
Dives an F-250, would drive a Lexus LS 460
Poker player’s rides
Insights into their psyche?
Made hand, or a bluff?
4:21 am | Categories:
acura rl,
automotive haiku,
ford f-250,
ford excursion,
ford explorer,
jeep wrangler,
lexus gx 470,
lexus ls 460,
mercedes clk class,
nissan versa,
nissan altima,
poker,
pontiac grand am,
pt cruiser,
subaru impreza
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