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Aggresive play...
bandini
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Seems to me the only style that can work these days?
I'm a total amatuer but I've tried to read up. Harrington's books are an absolute god-send when it comes to analysing what's happening. But I think he'd get wiped away by most players these days? He's tight in the extreme and that sh't just don't work anymore?
I tried tight-aggressive but when everyone's loose it can't win? They'll suss you out and fold to all your raises. It's a game of physcology rather than a game of cards these days? Was it ever anything but? You need to move with the times. But math still must be important? Maybe?
I read Hansen's book and good as it was I think it would read better if he published every hand he folded too. Would be interesting.
By f#ck it's a complicated game. Just as well I'm clever....
I'm a total amatuer but I've tried to read up. Harrington's books are an absolute god-send when it comes to analysing what's happening. But I think he'd get wiped away by most players these days? He's tight in the extreme and that sh't just don't work anymore?
I tried tight-aggressive but when everyone's loose it can't win? They'll suss you out and fold to all your raises. It's a game of physcology rather than a game of cards these days? Was it ever anything but? You need to move with the times. But math still must be important? Maybe?
I read Hansen's book and good as it was I think it would read better if he published every hand he folded too. Would be interesting.
By f#ck it's a complicated game. Just as well I'm clever....
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I have been on a table where its tighter than a vacum and some where its so lose, people are literally only using the all in button
you just gotta learn how to adapt
Personally I like playing against aggressive players. The players I fear are those who can change gear, and know the optimal time to do so.
Often the over aggresive bingo-style players sitting in at low stakes tables are fresh in from free-play poker games like Facebook, where the aggression is absolutely ridiculous, often there at least half the table will get all-in every hand. If you've got a good game you can usually pick them apart, the old addage that you should tighten up on a loose table and loosen up on a tight table still holds true.
Had a really solid player opening from under the gun.
I then had a very loose player 3 betting on the button.
I could pretty much put Fab on a range of hands, and obviously it's a 3 bet if Tommy Folds. Tommy is as likely to be raising with 56 there as he is, ace ace.
James said Tommy could be doing that with any 2 cards, of course, but these any 2 also include JJ - QQ - KK an AA! - even tommy has a hand sometimes!! - and I know that Tommy knows that Fab isn't raising light under the gun, which makes it more likely Tommy has a proper hand (but also still very possibly cud have 3 high)
So likewise, if fab folds, and Tommy opens, again, easy 3 bet.
We were 150xbb deep, and I had the best seat on the table, on Tommy's left, I just thought it would be a mistake/gamble to get involved 4 betting out of position against a volatile opponent. (with the tight utg raiser thrown into the equation)
Who knows, maybe it was a mistake, what do you guys think?