Playing heads-up is the closest you will ever have to feeling like you are wagering Russian roulette with Christopher Walken in the movie Deer Hunter. There may well not be a gun to your brain, but going toe to toe at the poker table is really a high pressure scenario.
And if you can not conquer this factor of the game then there is simply no likelihood that you will have the ability to pull off your dream win, like American Chris Moneymaker.
Moneymaker beat opposition out through a number of internet satellite tournaments on his method to succeeding the World Series of Poker Major Event in Las Vegas in 2003, gathering $3.6 million when he bumped out his last challenger on the final table. Neither Moneymaker nor this year’s winner, Australian Joe Hachem, had participated in major US tournaments before except both demonstrated that along with playing the cards they were competent at bullying a competitor in single combat.
Heads-up is much like a casino game of chicken – you do not need the quickest car or, in this instance, the best hand. The nerves to stay on target and not switch from the line as soon as the pedal has hit the metal are far much more necessary qualities. This crazy attitude could obtain you into trouble if you crash your Route 66 racer into a monster pick-up truck, except with out it you might as well walk away from the table before you even lay down your first blind.
The most crucial factor to keep in mind is that you do not need the best hand to succeed; it doesn’t matter what cards you get dealt if the other person folds. If they throw in their ten-eight and you are seated there with an eight-six you still get the chips. In heads-up it is possible to justifiably contest any pot with just one court card and virtually any pair is worth pumping.
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