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 Originally Posted by michael1123
I do think you need to have a good understanding of the analytical game to really play outside of the box effectively, though. I think some people kind of skip over that and play a game purely based on aggression, which will work at times (and lose a lot at other times), but I think its best for a beginning player to first develop a really good game while playing straight and tight before moving outside of the box, as you have to learn when to pick your spots.
Well said. Learning how to be analytical and analyze the odds on every street is how you build the foundation of a good poker game. The instinct stuff then becomes the icing on the cake, the zig to go with your zag. I'm a bit biased, I suppose....I absolutely loved Theory of Poker and the way Slansky approaches the game. Aggression and making plays without a hand is all good, but even then I'm calculating the odds of a bluff working based on previous observations of my opponents behaviour. It's all math, baby! (Well, almost all.)
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