Posted by Johnnymac 4:29 PM
”Tough Guys in Pretty Shirts”

Perhaps the best way for me to start recapping the New Orleans weekend is to describe the action and why I thought it was so good. Like I said in yesterday’s post, I think the weekend action is probably as good or even better than that at Bellagio or Mirage on any given evening because there are fewer pros or sophisticated regulars than one finds in a typical Vegas game but there are just as many bad players wanting to take a shot and even better, because it’s New Orleans they are more likely to have been drinking or still be drunk.

Most of the guys who are playing tend to be younger guys with big egos and no experience and a majority of them play 3-6 because they are either to poor or scared to tolerate higher limits. I don’t think many of them make the connection that calling a lot of bets and playing badly at 3-6 isn’t any less expensive than playing tight in a higher limit game, but that’s not my problem and those that do make that connection are on their way to improving their games rapidly. Anyway, I call these players, “tough guys in pretty shirts” because for the most part they look like they spend a lot of time in the gym and wear the clothes to show it. Typically they will also have perfectly coiffed hair and some piece of jewelry on just in case they might run into Miss Right later in the evening – in other words, they’re ready for the dance clubs and a night on the town but are trying to squeeze in a little poker before going out or before going to bed. If you have spent any time playing in Vegas you know the kind of guy I am talking about and you probably also can see why I love playing with them. Ego and alcohol doth a lucrative appearance make to one’s competitors.

Anyway, as is the usual tone of my posts, I observed a lot of these types of guys this weekend and garnered a lot of material. I was especially intrigued by some of the mistakes they made and how illustrative the consequences of those mistakes were when they came to bear. There are a lot of lessons to be learned, for sure.

For now I am out of time, so I’ll leave it there. I’ll try and get something posted later tonight and then keep going with this material over the next few days.

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