Quote Originally Posted by Jager
Preface:
The Rules:
3. Read the flop texture on EVERY flop before you act.
4. Determine how you will play each hand ONLY after you have read the flop.
IMO, these two are the crowning jewels in an awesome post. They're so simple to do, and therefore so simple to ignore. Take the time to analyze your play during a bad swing. As an example, most of the time we think we were sucked out on when the villan rivers a straight. But was that really the case? Did you correctly read the board texture and recognize the draw? And did your bet sizing encourage the villan to 'play correctly' by calling? If you encouraged him to play correctly, it's irrelevant weather or not he hit the straight on any paticular hand or not. Over the long term, betting that allows correct play by your opponets is -EV.

These two rules have to become automatic, period.

Awesome post!!