1/ Get on IRC
2/ throw away your ego
3/ admit your failings
4/ Learn from better players
5/ apply it to your game
6/ Profit

I nearly put 5 as ????? but old meme is old and anyway it's vitally important. Daven was right btw, too often I just assume they're only continuing to a 3bet with QQ+ and AK, instead of looking at the player as an individual and assigning a range based on what I already know about them.

As my AK is only pairing the flop 8% of the time this month, it's something I can't afford to gloss over.

Ragnar, look:

<@spoonNgrind> AK is so ez to play
<@spoonNgrind> especially if you completely miss
<@spoonNgrind> if villain is folding a bunch of 1 pair hands then bet
<@spoonNgrind> if he's not the check
<@spoonNgrind> zomg bam
<@spoonNgrind> they call me dj spooner
<@spoonNgrind> because after i poker i spooner

What does this mean? Let's look at a very recent post from wonderland. In this example the flop is 6 high, so a bet would be gross because 77+ isn't folding. If the flop was J or Q high a bet becomes a more playable idea, and we haven't even started talking about ranges and tendencies. Look at the flop texture, look at the villain, get a gauge on your FE and make your best judgement.

It would be hawt if someone could expand on this concept. Let's get learnin'