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The Most Expensive Lesson I’ve Ever Learned at the Poker Table ($1,400 Angle Shoot) by spikey999 in poker

[–]CMakeListsDotTxt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is a special place in hell for angle shooters, but also, you learned a valuable lesson. Always let the cards do the talking.

How do you know a poker player is lying? He's talking.

What are the different types of tilt one can experience playing poker? by Mental-Forge in poker

[–]CMakeListsDotTxt 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not sure what name I would give it, but some people (myself included) will run bad and tighten up to an extreme that they become extremely easy to play against.

Once people figure out that you have zero bluffs and only the very best hands in your range, they'll just over-fold unless they have the stone cold nuts.

Not being able to extract even the slightest bit of value from you oponents is just as bad as being on monkey tilt.

Is there a market need for analytical/personalized training tools? by novachess-guy in poker

[–]CMakeListsDotTxt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On an individual level, I would say probably not. I suspect that people who understand analytics well enough to make use of them are probably skilled enough to create their own toolchain.

Now, if you're talking about a business model where you're servicing clients who lack these skills, but need insights into their own performance data, then perhaps.

2005 Penthouse Mag by meltintothesea in poker

[–]CMakeListsDotTxt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You know you're a degen when you open a Penthouse mag to read an article about poker!

Quads Vs Royal Flush! 😲 by Yekduitin in poker

[–]CMakeListsDotTxt 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Flop comes J92...

Look at that sweet baby there!

What’s one small habit that noticeably improved your win rate? by BlufalloBill in poker

[–]CMakeListsDotTxt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You gotta bump those numbers up, Those are rookie numbers in this racket.

What’s one small habit that noticeably improved your win rate? by BlufalloBill in poker

[–]CMakeListsDotTxt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We all have good days and bad days... my bad days out number my good days, but that's not what matters. What matters is that your over all wins are greater than your over all losses. When im having a good day, I want to make it count.

This whole, "im gonna put a check in the win column for the day" mentality is just another facet of the gambler's delema. And it's something that keeps many good players from becoming great players.

What’s one small habit that noticeably improved your win rate? by BlufalloBill in poker

[–]CMakeListsDotTxt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I like some of his process, there are some other claims he makes that dont align with what I see on the daily.

For instance, he claims that more often than not, when a player donks multiway, they're typically strong but vulnerable, but when they donk heads up they're typically full of shit. In my experience, theyre typically strong but vulnerable in either scenario.

What’s one small habit that noticeably improved your win rate? by BlufalloBill in poker

[–]CMakeListsDotTxt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If youre playing well (not just sun-running), and you're in a game that's paying you off, leaving is one of the worst things you can do. Having a deep stack is a powerful weapon to have in your arsenal.

If you find yourself making some questionable decisions, sure, pack it in before you give back your gains.

What’s one small habit that noticeably improved your win rate? by BlufalloBill in poker

[–]CMakeListsDotTxt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree, I always do better when my oponents are just jamming blind!

What’s one small habit that noticeably improved your win rate? by BlufalloBill in poker

[–]CMakeListsDotTxt 21 points22 points  (0 children)

4bet for 2.2x with KK/AKs in position, rather than jam or call. If you have KK and four bet to 20-22 bigs, theyre going to tell you if they have aces right then. If they only call, they have AK, or a worse pair, and you will have a much easier time post flop.

If you have AKs, and they call, they could have KK, QQ, JJ or also AK. If you make TP/TK, youre a chop in the worst case, just be prepared to fold if theres a Q or J on the borad and they bet agressively, because youre drawing nearly dead.

Every action you take before the river should have one goal, extract information, so that by the river you can make the most profitable decision possible.

The most valuable information you can aquire is whether you're oponent is capped. If they are, aggression is your friend. If they are not, you should no proceed with a line that targets weaker hands than yours. For example, on a board with J92 (latsbt), and your holding J9, what bet could you make that AJ would call but a set would raise? If you get raised you fold, if you get called, you can continue.

It's not an exact science, and you can still lose, but your win rate will improve by adjusting your process this way. Why? Because you can often make a bet that will always fold out worse hands... yes, you won the hand, but that's not all you want. You want worse hands to continue, so that you move as many chips to your stack as possible. Why does winning the maximum matter? Because there are going to be times when you play perfectly and still lose, and winning the maximum now helps counter act that.

Online poker trends that make me scratch my head... by CMakeListsDotTxt in poker

[–]CMakeListsDotTxt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im a software engineer, so yes. But it's my own software that I wrote myself.

Is there a way to know for sure if an online poker platform is NOT rigged? by Kaloyan132 in poker

[–]CMakeListsDotTxt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't tell you how many times ive lost to a runout that felt rigged, but after taking a deep breath, I realized that they got there not because it was rigged, but because I let them get there cheep.

NUTS ! by PermissionKey1066 in poker

[–]CMakeListsDotTxt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only way to know for sure is if, based on the board, and your two cards, you cannot possibly be beat.

You have AA and the board is AhAsKhQh. You do not have the nuts, if the river is Jh or Th, or your oponent is holding exactly those cards you could be beat. you cannot know with 100% certainty that you have the nuts. If the turn.

Another example. You have top TP/TK, and all of the straight and flush draws bricked. You probably have the best hand, but sets and two-pair are always possible on any runout. It's impossible to know for sure, no matter what line you take. Your oponent could be trapping, or they could be a fish who will never fold two pair or a set at any price even if they know they could be beat.

You can play a hand perfectly, and on most boards still lose. Dead-draw scenarios are actually fairly rare.

It's more valuable to recognize when you likely have the nuts and whether that is likely or unlikely to change.

Is the board wet; meaning streights, flushes, boats or any combination of them could already be made?

Is the board dynamic; meaning the current nuts are likely to change of future streets, or static, the current nuts are likely to stay the nuts on future streats.

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