While most poker players make the mistake of hiding behind their limits, there are only a few who consistently go beyond them (a sin we all commit from time to time). This is commonly referred to as FPS (fancy play syndrome). As the name suggests, it is an attempt to play fancy where simple and obvious action would be a much better choice. As a persistent problem for the player, chronic FPS is quite rare.
And what can we tell you about the FPS itself?
Despite the widespread use of this term, the term "fancy play syndrome" is a bit misleading, as it seems to imply that the player is "too creative". In fact, it could be argued that such a player is usually just as creative.
If you are obsessed with this syndrome when you are playing, what it really means is that you are attributing to your opponent a kind of thought process that is completely out of sync with reality. The most basic example of this is the kamikaze bluff - a spot in which your opponent puts a large part of his stack into the pot, with a predictably strong hand, and you, trying to win, try to get him to fold despite his good odds to call, because you think that such a strong play will make him believe he has the nuts.
So, what is the problem that prevents us from calling all this action "creation"? Chances are that if someone plays a lot of these kinds of bluffs (and is called an FPS player) they are not really inventing anything new. He has a tendency to misattribute to other people the ability to fold big hands. Such a player does not try out many different experimental games, he simply speculates on the same action over and over again, hoping that it will eventually work, or that he will finally get the right situation.
And true creativity is about challenging innovation. It requires a bit of introspection and the realisation that what you think of as creativity may actually be just an excuse for playing badly. But taking responsibility for self-analysis is part of the challenge of becoming more self-aware.
If you are a fan of the fancy game, I would suggest that you "install" in your mind two new beliefs: "people usually have it" and "players don't get depressed when they have it". If you reinforce these two new beliefs by reminding yourself of them over and over again, you are much more likely to relax your exaggerated and misdirected aggression.
But if you are called an FPS player just because you are really creative, then by all means, continue your journey. Don't let the label hold you back. As long as you keep learning from your experiments and keep trying new and challenging things, you'll keep improving no matter where you are in your poker career. Of course, finding a good poker teacher to help you polish your experiments is also a good idea. But in any case, you have to do your best to learn as much as you can from your experiments.
A wise gentleman once said: "You have to make every possible mistake once, but only once."
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