Concepts of poker 101

Originally Posted by IowaSkinsFan

Originally Posted by PlayToWin

Originally Posted by IowaSkinsFan

Also, when we are betting or raising it gives us an opportunity to more profitably bluff, since there is no such thing as call bluffing!

Thanks for the lessons and continuing to help the BC. The above quote is a little confusing in this context. First, you are advocating betting instead of calling, which I understand. But then you end by talking about profitably bluffing. At what point are you turning your "good hand" into a bluff. You're not talking about bluffing the River after villian calls the Flop and Turn are you? At what stakes does bluffing become profitable? For this to be a "great post", we need more information. You go on, in point #3 to discourage bluffing. What's up with that?

I do bluff occasionally in 5NL/10NL, but tend to try it with a strong c-bet or sometimes a check/raise on a missed flop. If I'm called, then I'll get away from the hand.

I think what I didn't make clear is my macro points and my micro point. My micro point regarding #3 is since our opponents at low stakes play a certain way we are likely not going to do much bluffing. However, the idea of bluffing, forming ranges, and maximizing equity, are macro concepts of poker that go beyond specific situations. Literally, the goal of poker is to maximize money won. Go down a level or two and you find concepts on how to go about this. For me, I never see poker as I have KQ UTG now, most of my thoughts are " Okay if opp is cbetting this flop x% of the time, how strong is that range, what type of range is it (polarized, flat), how does that affect how strong or weak his other ranges are and how do I form ranges to exploit it the most.

It's hard for me to explain it since I'm talking from a perspective of knowingness, while all of you likely don't see these concepts as clearly as I do. If you don't understand this post just let it sit in your mind and allow your unconscious to process it. Your unconscious mind is strong, what you'll likely find is one day, while thinking about poker, you'll look back at this and have some sort of epiphany.

I will say this, ISF. I love when great minds post their specific thought processes. Because then I can try to "be like Mike" internally. It's how I learn most effectively.