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 Mike C and others- Tournament image- loose is bad?, Easy E, 17. Mar 2003 12:42 | ||
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| Mr Caro, sir: You've long been an advocate of a loose, friendly, crazy image, in order to get more calls when you have good hands. Your examples have always (that I've seen) revolved around limit games. Does that same rule apply to big-bet games (pot, nolimit), where the damage from getting calls you don't want can be much more devastating? How about tournaments? Primarily, my question is related to big-bet, but could apply to limit tournaments as well, since the consequences of being "caught" are even MORE devastating.... Or would it be a key to generate a loose-crazy image in ring games and take advantage of that image in tournaments, while being MUCH tighter? And could you get away with said strategy? | ||
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| Re: Mike C and others- Tournament image- loose is bad?, Mike Caro, 18. Mar 2003 05:50 | ||
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| on 17. Mar 2003 12:42 Easy E wrote: > Mr Caro, sir: > You've long been an advocate of a loose, friendly, crazy image, in order to > get more calls when you have good hands. Your examples have always (that I've > seen) revolved around limit games. > > Does that same rule apply to big-bet games (pot, nolimit), where the damage > from getting calls you don't want can be much more devastating? > > How about tournaments? Primarily, my question is related to big-bet, but > could apply to limit tournaments as well, since the consequences of being > "caught" are even MORE devastating.... > > Or would it be a key to generate a loose-crazy image in ring games and > take advantage of that image in tournaments, while being MUCH tighter? And > could you get away with said strategy? Hi, Easy E -- I recommend the crazy image only in some cases for no-limit games. Against easily manipulated opponents, that image works, because it can allow you to play tighter in BIG pots, while still advertising for much-less-meaningful chunks of money. The result is often that you can get all-in calls more frequently when you hold strong hands. Even against more sophisticated sets of no-limit (or pot-limit) opponents, a loose, carefree image can work, because it makes them less comfortable taking small shots at you. They sometimes tend to become more timid and just call to a greater extent than they should. But, you're right (I'm guessing your opinion): Sometimes the wild image is wrong for no-limit. That usually happens when the opponents are very strong, emotionally stable, and determined to treat your playful bets as a weakness, rather than intimidating. In proportional-prize-payoff tournaments (where 1st place gets a predetermined percent of the pool, 2nd, a lesser percent, and so on), survival becomes more important than extra pennies of profit. (I've explained the powerful mathematical reasons for this many times.) Because of that, in tournaments, you often don't want to use a wild image, because, while it increases your changes of per-hand profit, it tends to bring you more calls when you hold medium-strong hands, resulting in more fluctuation, and less chance of survival. Straight Flushes, Mike Caro | ||
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