Quote Originally Posted by PlayToWin View Post
My guess is that, regardless of the game you are playing, to think you have a valid read after 3 hands is we-tod-id. No disrespect.
I lol'd.

I guess I meant "conditional/initial read" and that's it's subject to change. He is a bit more agro (betting/folding) than some. A lot of folks I play only know how to open limp. So there's actually some information here.

I try to formulate a plan of attack by hand 10 of any HUT.

By then, since you're literally playing every hand, you actually have as much info as you would on a villain at a 6max table after 40 - 60 hands, depending on how tight they play.

Still, reads get better and better as the game goes on. I admit it. But to think we DON'T have initial reads after 3 hands is wrong, too, imo.

On your side of the argument, though, we have to remember it's fairly easy to get dealt 6 - 10 premium hands (or just flop like a beast) in the first 20 - 25 hands, so someone who plays "maniac" might just be on a card rush. We have to update our reads and stay calm, not take the first impression and etch the mother in granite.