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Benoso
Post Posted: Mon, 24 Jul 2006, 2:23pm    Post subject: Comments: Don't Be a Poker Pansy: Intro Reply with quote
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Great post.

A lot of players are far too passive, which is good news for me of course.

Nah, in all seriousness though, a lot of players need to grow some bigger balls.
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Post Posted: Mon, 24 Jul 2006, 2:37pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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I love how these players just call my one pair river value bets with the third nuts, instead of raising and me having to pay them off. Oh, and also how every time they bet they basically pin a sign up showing their exact hole cards. I like that.
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Post Posted: Mon, 24 Jul 2006, 5:25pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Post Posted: Mon, 24 Jul 2006, 5:38pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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nice post sir
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Post Posted: Mon, 24 Jul 2006, 6:03pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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my personal favorite is when i have a monster hand and the guy who paid me off with his whole stack shows me his middle pair as if he HAD to call with that hand - whats funny is they always WANT to show me what they called me with - I don't know why - To let me know for certain that they are idiots? Or to show me that they can't be bluffed? Whatever it is, I don't see how it could help them to let anyone know they will stack off with 2nd pair hands -
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Post Posted: Mon, 24 Jul 2006, 6:50pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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LimpinAintEZ wrote:
Or to show me that they can't be bluffed?


I think this is the reason.

I think they're thinking to themselves something along the lines of "lucky bastard--90% of the time he's bluffing here and I would have caught it with my pair, I got unlucky enough to call the 10% they had something". And of course they think that same thing the nine out of ten times that they lose their stack looking up someone's monster with middle pair. And they use the one time in ten when they pick off a bluff with middle pair to reinforce this fallacy.

So when they "get unlucky" and call your push when you happen to have a monster, they want to prove that they made a good move picking off your probable bluff, and that it was just luck that you had a hand this time.
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Post Posted: Mon, 24 Jul 2006, 7:38pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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thenonsequitur wrote:

I think this is the reason.

I think they're thinking to themselves something along the lines of "lucky bastard--90% of the time he's bluffing here and I would have caught it with my pair, I got unlucky enough to call the 10% they had something". And of course they think that same thing the nine out of ten times that they lose their stack looking up someone's monster with middle pair. And they use the one time in ten when they pick off a bluff with middle pair to reinforce this fallacy.

So when they "get unlucky" and call your push when you happen to have a monster, they want to prove that they made a good move picking off your probable bluff, and that it was just luck that you had a hand this time.


That's so convoluted I'm surprised they can actually reason it out.
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Post Posted: Mon, 24 Jul 2006, 8:36pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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this the beginning of something special

thank you DNUTS


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Post Posted: Mon, 24 Jul 2006, 9:30pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Benoso wrote:
Great post.

A lot of players are far too passive, which is good news for me of course.

Nah, in all seriousness though, a lot of players need to grow some bigger balls.


what should you when you play the complete opposite way, overaggression? i do a lot of the things this post says aggressive players do well, but i give it back at the wrong times being "too aggressive" and not giving respect to raises, reraises, etc. because i think they are maybe making a stand or just bluffing.

i think if i fix that, that's the difference between my "break even" poker and me actually winning money.
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Post Posted: Tue, 25 Jul 2006, 2:42pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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I think this is the reason.

I think they're thinking to themselves something along the lines of "lucky bastard--90% of the time he's bluffing here and I would have caught it with my pair, I got unlucky enough to call the 10% they had something". And of course they think that same thing the nine out of ten times that they lose their stack looking up someone's monster with middle pair. And they use the one time in ten when they pick off a bluff with middle pair to reinforce this fallacy.

So when they "get unlucky" and call your push when you happen to have a monster, they want to prove that they made a good move picking off your probable bluff, and that it was just luck that you had a hand this time.


purely and simply a lack of second level thinking. They cant see beyond the cards you should have and what the board shows; no interpretation skills.
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Post Posted: Wed, 26 Jul 2006, 3:58am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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I'm obviously not a fan of passive play, but you're telling people to start bluffing. On loose tables, what's the point?
I can see a c-bet or a semibluff here and there, but not much more.

Why bluff people who will call anything down to the river? You stand to win small pots and get smacked in the head with reverse implied odds.
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Post Posted: Wed, 26 Jul 2006, 4:09am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Yakuman wrote:
I'm obviously not a fan of passive play, but you're telling people to start bluffing. On loose tables, what's the point?
I can see a c-bet or a semibluff here and there, but not much more.

Why bluff people who will call anything down to the river? You stand to win small pots and get smacked in the head with reverse implied odds.


Absofreakinglutely.
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So you're saying you:

a) never continuation bet,

and

b) never give someone poor outs to draw?

Those are the two biggest money earners in no limit hold'em.
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Post Posted: Wed, 26 Jul 2006, 5:35am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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LimpinAintEZ wrote:
my personal favorite is when i have a monster hand and the guy who paid me off with his whole stack shows me his middle pair as if he HAD to call with that hand - whats funny is they always WANT to show me what they called me with - I don't know why - To let me know for certain that they are idiots? Or to show me that they can't be bluffed? Whatever it is, I don't see how it could help them to let anyone know they will stack off with 2nd pair hands -


Haha, yeah that's funny, I see it everytime, guys call off entire stack on river and show down bottom pair like they wanted to say "WTF fullhouse??? I was SURE that you had missed AK!"
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Post Posted: Wed, 26 Jul 2006, 8:36am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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DNuts - can I ask a favour? While I agree a certain other poster's strategy posts are too basic, too rigid and as aresult could hamstring them beyond the first few days, I think something important is missing here - you're assuming too much about the knowledge and "feel" of the average beginner.

Telling a newbie poker player to be aggressive ABSOLUTELY requires a clear definition of "good" aggression vs "bad" aggression - when to do it, how far to go, how to spot weakness (I have lost countless $$$ being aggro for the sake of it when I should have been considering position/oppo bets/oppo stats etc etc before doing so).

Aggression used at the wrong time and place - and a newcomer will have, initially, very little instinctive idea of when to do so correctly - is a FAR bigger spew than over-passivity during the first stages of learning. There's a fine but vital line between aggression and recklnessness. Would you mind adding another post that explores this?
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Post Posted: Wed, 26 Jul 2006, 12:49pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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biondino wrote:
DNuts - can I ask a favour? While I agree a certain other poster's strategy posts are too basic, too rigid and as aresult could hamstring them beyond the first few days, I think something important is missing here - you're assuming too much about the knowledge and "feel" of the average beginner.

Telling a newbie poker player to be aggressive ABSOLUTELY requires a clear definition of "good" aggression vs "bad" aggression - when to do it, how far to go, how to spot weakness (I have lost countless $$$ being aggro for the sake of it when I should have been considering position/oppo bets/oppo stats etc etc before doing so).

Aggression used at the wrong time and place - and a newcomer will have, initially, very little instinctive idea of when to do so correctly - is a FAR bigger spew than over-passivity during the first stages of learning. There's a fine but vital line between aggression and recklnessness. Would you mind adding another post that explores this?


Absolutely. I actually started another post after reading johnnybuz's reply, but haven't finished it yet. The follow-up post continues to talk about aggression, specifically being selectively aggressive and the dangers of being overly aggressive.

I also added a little to the intro post that serves somewhat of a disclaimer.
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nice post.


as a newbie i was playing tight and something between aggressive and passive. bet your hands, folds your rags and take only 100% opportunities to steal.

after reading HOH 1 & 2 i got more aggressive with cbetting and sandwich moves, thinking of first-in-vigorish and things like that. trying out all those moves cost me a significant part of my BR. I learned it the expensive way, that playing aggressive might make u more money, but it takes far more skills. you have to know your position (never thoght of it much until reading books) and develop a good timing. against super-loose players with nearly no preflop strategy, those kind of french player you meet 80% of your time at EverestPoker, u cant steal anything with a 4BB raise as long any player has any 2 suited cards or broadways.
dont confuse getting aggressive with loosening up.


iīm still a beginner myself but thatīs the things i learned the last weeks.
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Post Posted: Tue, 01 Aug 2006, 8:05pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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mrhappy333 wrote:
can we see some examples of aggresiveness? I always wonder what hands I should be aggressive with? Is bottom pair good enough to re reaise someone? I never know, and I hate when I try to be aggressive and someone has a hand, and takes alot of my chips.
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Post Posted: Fri, 11 Aug 2006, 3:15pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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johnnyBuz wrote:
Benoso wrote:
Great post.

A lot of players are far too passive, which is good news for me of course.

Nah, in all seriousness though, a lot of players need to grow some bigger balls.


what should you when you play the complete opposite way, overaggression? i do a lot of the things this post says aggressive players do well, but i give it back at the wrong times being "too aggressive" and not giving respect to raises, reraises, etc. because i think they are maybe making a stand or just bluffing.

i think if i fix that, that's the difference between my "break even" poker and me actually winning money.


This post really hit home. As a beginner, I worked on getting more aggressive but like JohnnyB says, I would tend (and still do to a smaller extent) to get carried away. Check raise me will you .... well take this over the top push ... oops ... he REALLY did have pocket Qs.

In any case, there is a learning curve to this aggression stuff. Thanks for the original post DaNuts. Keep it coming and perhaps talk a bit about "how much" aggression and how a player can get to the "promised" land in a steady measured way.
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Bump??
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Post Posted: Sat, 20 Dec 2008, 12:09am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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This post is awsome man you make two really good points in it that force feeding new players information is not the route to go becuase it effects there thought process as they grow as players and move up in limit and I think your right players should not be feed information like it is a get rich quick scheme becuase it is poker is a skilled game a think mans game that if played right over the long haul you can make a great live off of but first off you must think and grow rich . Your second point was awsome to passive is very bad becuase you allow better players to draw or redraw on you becuase you did not make them pay for there mistakes let there mistakes make you money dont let it be the other way around.
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Great post!

I find myself being "pushed off" marginal hands because of my being a passive player...I can usually make it to the money but only just. Im trying to learn when to be aggressive.

I think the odds charts have a certain value, though..to let the beginners (like myself) know when to throw something away that "looks" marginal but due to position, pre-flop raises, etc. is a good hand to hold on to.

My two cents worth,

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Post Posted: Sat, 17 Jan 2009, 4:29pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Why is aggression good?

1. Bigger pots
2. Can win without showdown. (stealing equity)
3. Gain more information. Lose less with second best hand.

Aggression for the sake of aggression is no good. Understand the reasons behind your actions and chose your spots.
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Sir Pawnalot wrote:
Why is aggression good?

1. Bigger pots
2. Can win without showdown. (stealing equity)
3. Gain more information. Lose less with second best hand.

Aggression for the sake of aggression is no good. Understand the reasons behind your actions and chose your spots.


This is right on the mark. Always know the reason you are making a raise. And even more importantly, stick to those reasons. If you raise w/ bottom pair to see if you are ahead and get re-raised, you probably need to let it go unless you have an ironclad read on you opponent. On the other hand, if you have top 2 and value bet and get re-raised you should already know if you are going to call with intention of check raising the turn or re-raising the flop. Sure you won't always be making the right decision, but you will be starting to think about the whole hand and not just the flop
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