[spoonitnow strategy] (Jul 10) Making Our Strategies More Robust/Avoiding Auto-Pilot

So far, this strategy series has been heavy on theory. In this week's edition, we start to make the transition from understanding the theory to putting it into practice. We try to achieve this by making our target thought process quick and compact. We also look at one of the biggest obstacles to this type of thinking: going on auto-pilot.

http://www.flopturnriver.com/blogs/m...to-pilot-18055

Make sure to catch the homework assignment at the end of this week's post, and feel free to post those assignments in this thread.

Good article. My default lines against loose-passives are very auto-pilot since I can't think of a reason to adjust to these types of players(?). Bet big when we're ahead, check around when behind and when they raise, we usually fold.

I also use default lines vs loose-aggro fish, who tend to bet and raise every hand for at least 2 streets and often overplay their hands. Very different "default" lines as opposed to loose-passives. You won't find me bluffing these guys. Wait them out, hit TPTK or better and let them hang themselves. I find reads don't mean much either here since most of their actions aren't strat based, they just mash buttons. Although when they check/call and go all passive on you, tread carefully.

Biggest adjustments, as they should, are made vs regs, whether they're good regs or bad regs, taggs or laggs, or anything in between. I found out real quick that auto-piloting with an ABC strategy isn't as profitable as it once was. It's harder to get paid off and people aren't stacking off as light as they used to - so the importance of winning small to medium sized pots is more important than it's ever been. They add up a lot over time but ugh so do the mistakes. Going on auto-pilot against regs will have you sliding blinds around playing for rakeback. Not a great way to get better at poker.

I'm only at 2NL so I don't make crazy adjustments and start leveling myself with FPS. But I have some pretty good notes on a lot of regs in regards to bet sizing tendencies, what they check/raise flops with, what they raise cbets with, what hands they overplay, etc. I have notes on this one guy that he bets 1/2 pot with air and 3/4 pot when he connects, and donks/leads around a 1/4 pot or less with draws. He hasn't seemed to adjust at all. Easy game, obv.