{"id":38019,"date":"2014-08-27T14:00:53","date_gmt":"2014-08-27T13:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/?p=38019"},"modified":"2019-10-31T12:28:09","modified_gmt":"2019-10-31T12:28:09","slug":"seven-ways-poker-darts-similar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/seven-ways-poker-darts-similar.html","title":{"rendered":"Seven Ways in Which Poker and Darts Are Similar"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whilst there might not be that many transferable skills from poker to darts<\/a> (or vice versa) the two have more in common than you\u2019d first think\u2026<\/p>\n

1) Trebles for show, cash for dough<\/h3>\n

I\u2019m sure you know the phrase \u2018trebles for show cash for dough\u2019 and its application to darts. So how does that relate to poker? Well you can hit all the 180s you want and sure the crowd will cheer but it doesn\u2019t happen that often \u2013 that\u2019ll be the occasional poker tournament win and brag then \u2013 but those who do well and win legs, sets and tournaments in darts are those who can hit the doubles. In poker that\u2019s your cash game pros, who week in, week out, grind out a living.<\/p>\n

2) Shaking hands are not a good thing<\/h3>\n

One of the most widely known poker tells is shaking hands. You can bet your bottom dollar (and some do) that the player with the shaking hands man has a monster and has given away the strength of their hand. In darts if you\u2019ve got a shaking hand you\u2019re going to as accurate as a weather forecast.<\/p>\n

3) An established system for player to progress up the ranks<\/h3>\n

Whilst darts might have a richer history of established ranking system the TV tournaments are not the only ones that take place as plenty of smaller tournaments take part up and down the country every week. In live poker you\u2019ve got the same thing, there\u2019s the WPT National Tour, the WPT 500<\/a> and then there\u2019s the WPT proper, then you\u2019ve got your high rollers and finally your Alpha 8 tournaments<\/a> for the top dogs.<\/p>\n

4) Two\u2019s a crowd, but every now and then it makes for a refreshing change<\/h3>\n

Like poker, darts is best played as an individual pursuit, but that doesn\u2019t stop there being team events in both arenas, like the World Cup of Darts. In poker of course there\u2019s been the Poker Nations Cup. Given the different format it can make for exciting viewing as you\u2019re not used to seeing it.<\/p>\n

5) Play the player<\/h3>\n

In poker we often hear people say, \u201cplay the player, not the cards,\u201d and that can be extrapolated to darts as well. Often you\u2019ll see a tungsten titan deliberately play slowly so as to disrupt his opponent who likes to play fast. In short find a weakness in your opponent and exploit it.<\/p>\n

6) Both are a lot of fun to play<\/h3>\n

If you can play the game in a pub then it\u2019s got to be fun, right!<\/p>\n

7) You get out what you put in<\/h3>\n

The amount of practice and work put in by those at the top echelon of both darts and poker is staggering. Marvin Rettenmaier didn\u2019t become a world class player overnight, he put in countless hours of study, playing time and reviewing his game to get to where he is today. And Phil Taylor doesn\u2019t simply roll out of bed and win darts tournaments<\/a>. He puts in hour after hour on the oche to hone his skills. There are no short cuts, practice makes perfect.<\/p>\n

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