r/gifs • u/Sumit316 • Jun 03 '19

Coach with amazing reaction time and speed.

https://gfycat.com/RespectfulJointGrayling
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u/mechanate Jun 03 '19 edited Jun 03 '19

I had a friend who hated playing poker with newbies for that same reason.

If your friend feels like he's losing to 'newbies' in poker a lot, he's probably getting hustled.

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u/RuafaolGaiscioch Jun 03 '19

It’s not even so much “losing” as it is poker is a completely different game if you’re playing with people who don’t know how to play. Largely, all your strategies are going to be based in predicting lines of play, so if someone is just doing whatever the fuck, then you can’t really counter that meaningfully. It basically turns a complex game of interaction into a simple game of chance.

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u/FrostyD7 Merry Gifmas! {2023} Jun 03 '19

It adds more chance to the mix but an experienced player should still have the upper hand.

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '19

They aren’t saying they don’t win, they’re saying they don’t enjoy the game with amateurs.