4-of-a-Kind
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: St. Louis
Posts: 1,921
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Is your edge HU high enough that it's worth playing out the hand vs taking a free ride and moving on? Also, how does playing that out effect the table and their perception of you? Finally, consider that our opponents' favorite mistakes aren't as bad heads-up.
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I understand what you're saying completely Fnord, and for me it definately is. Refuse to chop with someone and see how they react. It's suprising how many people get genuinely pissed. Some will get the "Fine then. I'll teach you to chop with me next time" attitude and completely overplay their hand. These type of people tend to get cute and try to check-raise or bet and re-raise trying to push me off the pot I "forced" them to play. Mistakes get magnified in this situation. You also get the people that will call you down just to see what type of hand you refused to chop with.
All that is minor compared to the image it gives me, and the way I tend to play live makes it very beneficial in NL. I typically play very tight and somewhat passive and observant opponents see that. I make efforts to diguise that fact. I order a drink as soon as I sit down, I am more vocal when I'm in a pot so it seems like I play more hands than I actually do, etc. Refusing to chop can make someone seem overly aggressive. Stand-offish, aggressive players get more calls than nice, passive people. In NL all you need is one call later to make it all worth while. Again, some people get irritated when you refuse to chop. These are the type of people that also try to "get you back." I'd be thrilled if everyone at the table was gunning for me.
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