The poker Psychology: transfer

One of the concepts best-known and most important psychological theory is the concept of transfer . For simplicity, it is the time in our relationship to others where we 'transfer' our needs, wishes and fears on someone else. In therapy, this happens very often when a patient like or on the contrary hate her therapist. If someone you recalls a loved being or on the contrary boss detested, you could quite easily need to consider that this person has also other qualities to be liked/detested; you transfer your emotions of a person to another.

The key to any form of 'transfer' it is almost always

unconscious. As we know all assumptions or unconscious actions to a poker table can cost money, therefore try to avoid 'transfers' in part.

Do not confuse 'transfer' and 'reads'

But of careful. Being victim of a transfer and have reads on someone are two different phenomena but look suspiciously. You hear a type do a bit of provocation ' in a hand and it turns out that it was currently bluffer ultimately. This is a read that you want to keep in mind, the fact that it draws get to talk about 'trash' to cover a bluff. Would its behavior also remind you that of John but this complete idiot you cruise often circle. John is not easy to play but begins to distribute his chips on the fly as soon as he drank. However, the guys in front of you drinks also...

This second observation is a 'transfer'; an emotional reaction. You have absolutely no factual element that lets you say that it will get to throw its stack as John. You don't like play against John because you believe that this type is an idiot. Even if it is true, it is absolutely not to say that the other type will get to play as John. You just the beginning of a tell might get to talk about 'trash' when it tries to hide a bluff. But the rest of the information you have concerns John rather than the player in front of you; what you do, avoid always a player to another 'transfers'..

Positive 'transfers'

The phenomenon of 'transfer' is not always negative; in fact, the most common sign of a 'transfer' during therapy, it is when the patient begins to appreciate his therapist. Patients can even fall in love with their therapists. That is understandable, since you entrust your most intimate secrets to someone that you listen and do you find it not, and then helps you analyze your feelings and place in the context of a story that is clean. It is quite natural that an unconscious level, patients 'transfer' very powerful positive feelings to someone they see every week in an Office. It is understandable but based on a clinical, not social relationship. Base its attraction on the artificial construction of a patient-therapist weekly session is called a 'transfer'. And we can say the same social contacts to a poker table.

Someone is discussing with you the stock exchange or the progress of your children to the basket. You expand a kind of friendship relaxed with him and then you will find in a large pot against him if the 'good' feelings you have this person change your way to play the hand, you are victim of a 'transfer'. Can be same she initiated this conversation with you for this purpose, to win this precious 'edge' precisely.

Does your unconscious affect your gain rate?

Then of course, I am obviously not to suggest that it should not you have a friendly and communicative behaviour a poker table. However, you should certainly not allow the badinage and camaraderie to alter your game. AT a poker, table relations are artificial than in therapy, and always remember that the key aspect of a 'transfer' it is almost always unconscious. If you notice that you have missed the opportunity to perform a 'bet value' to the river against this cool type at Headquarters n ° 5 or you do check - never raisez very cute woman at Headquarters n ° 2, then that it is perhaps time that you examine to what extent your unconscious affects your rate of gain. A table Poker, your sole purpose should be to transfer all the table to your stack tokens. It is even the only 'transfer' residuum...