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 A question for Mike about his seminar videos, Mark, 29. Aug 2002 09:33 | ||
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| Mike I recently bought the Ultimate Players Profit Package from Planet Poker, and now I know where the "Genius" in Mad Genius comes from. I've got 7 other poker books, and maybe I haven't understood them, but some of what you say in the videos was completely new to me, brilliant, and thought provoking. Enough ass-kissing, to the question. However, I am confused about something you said in the one of the seminar videos. You say that if you're in a position where you're not sure whether to check or bet, you do the opposite of how your opponents view you. (if you have been playing the hand like your strong, you check, and if you have been playing like your weak, you bet.) Can you expand on this? Maybe a couple specific examples? Thanks Mark | ||
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| Re: A question for Mike about his seminar videos, Mike Caro, 2. Sep 2002 10:08 | ||
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| on 29. Aug 2002 09:33 Mark wrote: > Mike > > I recently bought the Ultimate Players Profit Package from Planet Poker, and > now I know where the "Genius" in Mad Genius comes from. I've got 7 other poker > books, and maybe I haven't understood them, but some of what you say in the > videos was completely new to me, brilliant, and thought provoking. Enough > ass-kissing, to the question. > > However, I am confused about something you said in the one of the seminar > videos. You say that if you're in a position where you're not sure whether to > check or bet, you do the opposite of how your opponents view you. (if you have > been playing the hand like your strong, you check, and if you have been playing > like your weak, you bet.) Can you expand on this? Maybe a couple specific > examples? > > Thanks > > Mark Hi, Mark -- I actually appreaciated the "ass-kissing," and I'm sorry it stopped. Anyway, my answer... I don't remember saying that. I THINK what I meant to say (and perhaps it wasn't clear enough) was that in seven-card stud (and sometimes other poker games), you should often play your starting cards the way they look to your opponents. Simulations tend to show that doing so will usually make the most money in the long term. For instance, if you have 7-7-7, you should favor just-calling over raising, because players will be unsettled by your raise, but will think a call is reasonable -- the deception is built in. But if you have A-A-A, a raise is usually the best decision, because opponents expect you to raise (even with no pair when posturing), and a flat call can be unsettling and alert them to deception. On the other hand, I could have been talking about something different than this, but you'd have to provide the context or my exact words. Hope this helps. Straight Flushes, Mike Caro | ||
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