by GodlikeRoy » Tue Jan 08, 2008 7:53 pm
Ice,
I saw two 400 BB pots yesterday. One I won when I flopped 78 on a 456 board in a raised pot and bet/3bet the flop, then bet a 9 on the turn and my opponent shoved with 79.
The other was when I was at the table with a friend and he 3bet AQ of hearts OOP and his opponent called. The flop was K62 or something really dry IIRC and he bet 2/3 pot, his opponent called. The turn was a J of hearts putting 2 of them out there and again he bet 2/3 pot and his opponent called. The river I *think* was the Th but it could've been a less-scary heart, either way, he shoved and his opponent called with AK.
If you were both 400 BB deep then the hand changes a little. I think I would consider calling and either calling his river bet or, more likely, do something like minraise and fold to a raise on the river. If I were 400 BB deep with someone though I would certainly have at least a few much more specific reads since I imagine we'd have been at the table for quite a while together.
I like shoving on the turn more than calling and getting it on on the river because any K, T, 2 or spade will either give you the 2nd best hand or more likely make your opponent afraid to put his whole stack i n with a lower flush. Get it in now.
Trod,
I think you generalise players too much and are making a mistake in doing so and this is costing you value/making you play further away from perfect when you do play.
I think my analysis is fine for 2/4 NL on FTP or 0.01/0.02 NL on Stars or 10/25 at the Bellagio. and feel most solid, thinking players who do play the 100 NL cake game (lol what are there like 2 of them?) would also agree with me. Those are the players who'll be at 5/10 in a while and not still grinding the same stakes for 2 years.
Poker is silly.
It is not enough to be good at chess, you must also play well.
Somewhere in the world someone is training when you are not. When you race him, he will win.