But there is another poker lesson to get from reading Ecclesiastes. The most incredibly silly controversy that rages in poker circles is the issue of tournament versus ring game play.
Tournaments are different than ring games.
They require different strategies. Some players who win in one lose in the other because they don t see and adapt to the differences. A very successful ring game player once told me he plays Stud8 exactly the same in a tournament as in a ring game. If ever there was a game that should be played differently in the two forms, it is Stud8. This inability to adapt is what keeps a lot of winning ring game players from winning in tournaments.