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Some more stuff to think about, thanks Girah :
What’s the number one strategy you always utilise during your sessions? ABC poker for example?
The number one strategy I always utilise during my sessions is definitely adjustments. I think that’s my big strength in Poker and what I do better than most. I think a lot of people wait too long until they have adjust because they don’t really understand Bayesian probability. Basically, no matter what simple size you have, you can still make adjustments according to what you see, as long as any time you acquire new information, you keep adjusting. For example, I played a hand a few months ago where I had 76s HU, villain raised on the BTN, I flatted in the BB. The flop came down Q86 I c/c’d, turn was a T I checked, he checked behind, river was a 2 and I c/c’d, he had AT. At first I didn’t think much of it, but then I realized the extent of the adjustments I can make from it. I can infer his turn betting range is extremely polarized, as his value range is Qx+, therefore if he’s betting it at a high frequency he’ll be bluffing a lot, and if he’s betting it at a low frequency he will be value betting a lot. Therefore, I can make the adjustment to never raise his turn bet(because raising against a polarized range is mostly pointless; all better calls, all worse folds) and instead, raise his bet/check/bet line a lot, as it will include mostly weak 2nd pair hands he checked behind on the turn. Furthermore, if he’s betting turns polarized at a low frequency, I can c/c flops wider and expect to get to SD more often. This is just one example of the amount of information you can get from one hand.
The entire interview : Blog — José “Girah” Macedo — Pro Poker Player
I sorta do this intuitively, but having a clear strategy in mind and adjusting accordingly is certainly better. In the example above, I usually can tell he has Tx, and assume they call my river c/r because of lol image so I just c/f usually. Instead, I should widen my value c/r range to JJ+, or use c/r overbet to actually put him to a tough decision with his bluffcatcher. And keep readjusting as we go.
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