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Thread: Should i be doing this?

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    pkrmonster is offline PNW Amateur
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    Default Re: Should i be doing this?

    Quote Originally Posted by Scott Wilson View Post
    change ur entire playing style.
    restrict ur starting range & work at increasing the value you extract from your better hands, rather than looking to catch lucky and fit-or-fold

    if you are really keen for action, try this as a strategy instead (out on a limb, cue flaming...)

    find weak players, especially those that limp/call preflop. there are LOADS of these players in lower stakes mtts. you'll spot them immediately.
    study their reactions to c-bets, and in particular, do they fold to smaller c-bets? when they hit their hand, do they lead into the raiser out of position? do they flat a c-bet in position? study them and figure out their betting patterns. they are usually very transparent.

    i don't pay anywhere near this amount of attention when im not in the hand

    once identified, raise over their preflop limps with a wide range (even suited cons, QJ etc), then take it away with whatever c-bet they usually fold to (usually, less is more and <1/2 pot c-bets kill them),
    and if you hit an unlikely hand, then c-bet whatever keeps them in the pot and get max value, but be aware that any showdown will show ur raise-over-limp range to the table and you'll need to adjust.


    i do this a fair bit in position

    once you show this aggression and find that the weak players are folding to your c-bets, continue to play aggressive (but wind it down if you are playing more than a couple of hands an orbit)

    don't slow down enough
    one of the advantages of this style is that you will sooner or later raise over limpers with a very strong hand preflop and take one of the better players along for the ride, or find that the pf limper has woken up with AJ and donks his stack to your AK/AA/KK whatever.
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    Scott Wilson is offline PNW Grinder
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    Default Re: Should i be doing this?

    i don't pay anywhere near this amount of attention when im not in the hand

    then get a copy of Tournament Shark and look for players with -ROI results and high early busto rates. these are the players who limp preflop and you have instant confirmation from their first pf limp and -ROI that they are weak. saves a lot of observation if you can't be assed.

    i do this a fair bit in position

    it's taking control of a pot which is good, and you will win a reasonable number of c-bets to f/f types, but you'll never get maximum value or know when to shut down if you don't study their play in other hands.

    don't slow down enough

    you'll die every time when you hit mid strength and can't fold it.
    I don't know if this is right, but i'm old and i've forgotten more than you have, or something

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