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  1. #1
    Quote Originally Posted by StarGrinder View Post
    Getting away with betting? Do you even know why you're betting? Put villain on a range and figure out what part of his range will fold to a turn bet. If you're fold equity is null, the board sucks, or villain doesn't have a fold button, don't barrel. It's spew.

    PS - you're a passive nit preflop and I'm never giving you action without the nuts.
    I figure I had the best hand preflop otherwise it would have been raised. Seems any pocket preflop or 2 cards over 10 gets raised? I'm betting because (by my logic) I want the pot now as I've missed and betting seems a MUCH better option than checking.

    I can't work out range with these guys. Preflop unraised they're in with anything from any position. Unless they get excited and ram, in that case I'm putting them on QQ or better.

    My passive rep helps. If I get played back at I can be fairly certain that I'm well behind. Every 20 or so hands I'll preflop raise with any two cards just to add a little uncertainty. Even if I drop it on the flop it's worth it just for that
  2. #2
    Quote Originally Posted by Donked again View Post
    I can't work out range with these guys. Preflop unraised they're in with anything from any position. Unless they get excited and ram, in that case I'm putting them on QQ or better.
    You must put them on a range, every street. Whether we bet, raise, fold, call, check, whatever... 99.9% of decisions you make in poker derives from hand ranges, or at least it should minus all the spew and tilt. Wishful thinking will only get you so far. Learn it now while it's on the cheap.

    Quote Originally Posted by Donked again View Post
    My passive rep helps. If I get played back at I can be fairly certain that I'm well behind.
    With 5nl fish, it's hard to say. Against anyone paying attention, it's really hard to play bad vs you. Nah mean?
    Last edited by StarGrinder; 09-08-2010 at 02:28 PM.
  3. #3
    Quote Originally Posted by Donked again View Post
    Every 20 or so hands I'll preflop raise with any two cards just to add a little uncertainty.
    Or maybe you could work on stealing blinds, especially from players like yourself. You could also isolate some limpers with really weak ranges and think about the best way to exploit them. That way you could be doing things that are +ev and not seem so tightpassive.
    (Josh)

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