![]() It's the same picture I'm using on this site, a young, smiley guy. Nowadays I play with a different, possibly-childish screen name, on a number of sites, and after a fair amount of adjustment to my play, I eventually found a way to use their 'silly' impression of me profitably. These personal experiences leave me with little doubt that you can use the few customisable options you have available to gain an edge, or display a well-thought-out image to subtly manipulate your opponents. Interestingly, when wearing red/orange people rarely folded to me. I arrived at this conclusion after trying many different combinations of clothing, colours and personas. People trusted me a lot more, and folded to my bluffs often when I had built my desired table image. On PKR you can extensively customise your own 3D avatar, I used to use my old 'possibly-childish' screen name, with a well dressed old man in a blue shirt. PKR then disabled my account for having a 'rude' name.Īnother example of using visual psychological factors to gain an edge: I was sceptical at first, but having little luck with my then course of action, I decided to make an account called 'BLOWMEHARDER', after experiencing much success in freerolls and microstakes, I was able to build up a bankroll of $10 without putting any money in. I used to play on PKR, and years ago I came across a player named 'IHAVEBIGBALLS', we got chatting and he told me that his screenname really helped him to rake it in. I know that they have an effect, I just don't know how to work out what the effect is. The two weapons I'm talking about are the screen name you choose and your profile picture. But for all its flaws, there's enough good stuff in Crowe's movie to make it worth dealing in.In online poker there are very few things you can bring to the table that will bring you some kind of meta advantage over the other players, in my experience there are only two, and on some sites just the one. And, certainly, a movie about poker could have shown more of the game itself. (His scenes with Jake's teen daughter, played by Molly Grace, are touching, too.) Indeed, a better movie might have been made simply focusing on the men and their poker game. Crowe sets the tone with one of his more understated performances, caring but guarded, and the others clue into his efforts perfectly. The way they relate to each other has a kind of emotional shorthand that feels right. What works well in Poker Face is the sense that these friends actually have known each other their entire lives. But while the movie lacks streamlining, its single location (a beautiful, extravagant compound) helps keep things on an even keel. Some of them - such as the security software or the fact that (for some reason) Jake's lawyer Sam is also involved in the game - could have been cut out completely with nothing lost. Crowe's second feature directing effort, following 2015's The Water Diviner, Poker Face indeed gets a bit busy in the middle as it tries to smash together all of its various components. While Crowe's drama consists of many disparate parts that don't always come together effectively, there's something about the characters' friendships that makes it compelling anyway. Characters are given a truth serum, and there's some smoking. Characters drink socially throughout, and one is said to have a drinking problem. Occasional strong language includes uses of "f-k," "motherf-r," "s-t," "p-y," "c-k," and "c-t." Some characters have affairs, there's kissing, and a woman wears a cleavage-revealing dress. Violence includes guns and gunfire, two characters killed in gruesome ways, fighting, punching, blood, a teen girl roughly grabbed, women threatened by a shotgun, threats, a discussion of suicide, and more. Parents need to know that Poker Face is a drama/thriller, directed by Russell Crowe, about a dying, wealthy gambler (Crowe) who organizes one last night with his friends, only to have it interrupted by violent art thieves. Main character has a bottle of Scopolamine (anti-nausea medicine).ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Drinking, Drugs & Smoking in your kid's entertainment guide. Characters are drugged - i.e., given a "truth serum." Cigar and cigarette smoking. Character gulps a whiskey following a fight. Social drinking (whiskey, wine, beer) throughout. A supporting character is said to have a drinking problem he carries his own bottle of vodka and isn't allowed to drive.
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