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Old 02-21-2006, 04:01 AM     Post subject: Define a "thinking player" #1 (permalink)  
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 One can't help but notice that there's some hefty brainpower in FTR. So tell me...what's your definition of a "thinking player."?



 
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Anyone that can think outside of what the board shows compared to what they have. Any player that asks himself questions OTHER then what he has relative to the board, is a thinking player to me.

for example you have AA and the flop is 6Q2 rainbow you had 4 callers PF on your raise, you're on the button and it is checked to you, you bet 2 callers, turn is a Q, checks to you, you bet and one caller and last guy c/r... now it's back to you...

Non thinking player:
I have AA I’m going to call down (Passive approach)
I’m going to 3 bet I have AA (Argo approach)

Thinking player:
I raised PF got 4 callers so it went 5 way, it was checked to me where I bet and got 2 callers so it was 3 way, turn came down and I got c/r, what are the stats of the c/r player, what kind of hands would he limp in, would he c/r anything other then the Q or a set? What does the caller in-between my bet and the raise have? Do I have odds to draw to a 2 outer if I’m behind? If I fold is it the correct play?

These questions could go on a lot longer but you only have 60sec or less to make the correct decision.

I hope that helped...
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