X-Terminators Poker Crew

Whenever I hear someone says ?I?ve got to call? most of the time it also echoed the uncertainty in the background because this could means anything from just wanting to see the hands or you don?t believe him or the pot is too big for you to fold.  

Sometimes those words and the meaning have lesser value compared to its own objective. Why? It is because majority of the time after it was vocally expressed, the negativity is waving all over your face and the bad effect follows. You may or may not agree with me about it but this is just an observation that turns into an opinion.

And why this is important? In any competition, we should not have room for negativity that can cause our failure. I am a strong believer on positive thinking, which can always influence your game and its results even thought you might say, ?no matter how positive you are if the cards won?t come there?s nothing you can do?. But, let me ask you this, how many times you have thought that you are going to loose on a hand and ended up loosing regardless if the odds of winning was in your side?

Few weeks ago, I have seen this Poker After Dark episode with Gavin Smith against a young amateur guest Paul Featherstone on a heads up battle. Gavin has the chip lead and raised pre-flop for 3500 with Ks8s, Paul went over the top and pushed his remaining 7800 with Ac7c. Gavin have said this to Paul before making his call, ?Young man, I apologize in advance for the bad beat you are about to take? a very positive thinking. After the flop was dealt (5s5h6c) Paul have made this comment to himself, ?I think, king heart would come anyway? and sure did, turn was Kd and Paul was eliminated. Like we always says, be careful what you wish for! It?s a human phenomenal that happens to us from time to time.

Jon "The Tiger" Yuson