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Because of this, the impulse to bet or raise – to initiate a conflict, as it were – can get co-opted by the impulse to stay out of danger and evade confrontation. So we engage in conflict avoidance, poker-style. We can “change the subject” in a number of ways. Instead of raising preflop with a pair of aces, we can convince ourselves that it’s better to be deceptive and camouflage our aces by not raising. In the same vein, we can convinced ourselves that it’s better to check the flop with a strong hand, or merely call an opponent’s bet, again using deception as the rationalization – when the real reason our chips remain snug in their stacks instead of getting pushed out to the middle of the table is our fear of getting raised or checkraised. Or perhaps we convince ourselves that a bluff wouldn’t work when in fact the conditions are perfect for a bluff. easy cards tricks
This is not to say there aren’t times when discretion is the better part of valor. Sometimes it’s good to be deceptive and just call with aces preflop or check-call a strong hand after the flop. Of course. But be clear with yourself about why you’re making the play. Is it truly for strategic reasons, or has conflict avoidance temporarily paralyzed your trigger finger?
We can also “put off the difficult conversation” by postponing the bet or raise to a later time. It’s one thing to do this for strategic reasons, say, if you’re floating, or if you want to wait until the betting limits double on the turn. But if you’re putting it off just for the sake of putting it off – I know I should raise preflop with A-K but I don’t want to, so I’ll just call now and I’ll raise with it next time – that’s another story. infrared contact lenses
This is how bad plays happen to good poker players. The mind says push, but the heart shies away from confrontation. Poker is a game of aggression. This is especially true of hold’em. If you don’t want to be aggressive, you shouldn’t play – or at least you shouldn’t expect to win. Conflict is dangerous and evading danger has its place, in poker and in everything else. But unfortunately it’s not always easy to determine when it’s time to fight or when it’s time for flight.
Conflict avoidance encourages you to err on the side of flight. Every time you fail to bet or raise with the best hand, you are costing yourself money in the form of smaller pots won, not to mention giving the other players in the hand a free or cheap chance to outdraw you. The real problem with conflict avoidance is that no conflict can ever be deflected or postponed indefinitely; sooner or later there is a price to be paid. In poker, that price is literal and steep. marked cards
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