I had a conversation with a friend today about how a poker game is a little like some of the relationships we have in life. The conversation started out as the normal her and I screwing around talking about stupid things. We realized though that life really is like a card game. Relationships moreso than we thought. It’s all about searching for what hand you actually want to play. Also being aware if the hand is a good playable hand. She and I play completely different. She’s what is called a “hard rock” meaning she plays tightly and keeps close to the vest always looking for the best cards. where I am an aggressive, loose, reckless player also known as a “donk” thinking I can always make a hand out of nothing. I’m always trying to win with my statistically bad cards (7,2) If you think about this you can see that the cards symbolize men. I look for the hopeless, no way in hell am I getting the guy situation and I play it out, knowing I can’t ever win but still hoping around the corner I’m going to get a good turn and change the situation. She does the opposite and gets a guy but doesnt act on it because shes too busy trying to bluff herself out thinking something better is coming if she lets this one go. We decided that sometimes you have to lose a few small hands to achieve the big pay out we both deserve. Not over think our play, or be too impulsive because its all about balance.
As a side note I had originally picked Suzanne Vega – No Cheap Thrill but it has a no embedding code on it. Here is the link if youre interested. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYY4itItDU4
