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 table image, philly, 11. Jul 2003 12:04 | ||
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| I often read posts about table image, and I thought I'd throw in my 2 cents. It seems to me that rather than exuding a specific image, it would be more beneficial, espacially online, to send mixed signals. That doesn't mean you have to sacrifice sound playing strategy, but just alter your approach to whatever hands you consider playable ie betting strong on a draw from time to time or slowplaying vs.betting strong on premium hands. Why give players the ooportunity to get a good read on you? | ||
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| Re: table image, Banning, 11. Jul 2003 15:22 | ||
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| Mike Caro and a few others say that that is a bad approach. Here is why. In a situation where you just play randomly and your opponents are just guessing then they have a 50/50 shot at being right. What you want to be doing is controlling your opponents, so that they in fact have a less than 50/50 shot at being right. Random play confused opponents, but a certain type of image can control your opponents thus giving one the advantage. | ||
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| Re: table image, george epstein, 13. Jul 2003 22:55 | ||
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| on 11. Jul 2003 12:04 philly wrote: > I often read posts about table image, and I thought I'd throw in my 2 cents. It > seems to me that rather than exuding a specific image, it would be more > beneficial, espacially online, to send mixed signals. That doesn't mean you > have to sacrifice sound playing strategy, but just alter your approach to > whatever hands you consider playable ie betting strong on a draw from time to > time or slowplaying vs.betting strong on premium hands. Why give players the > ooportunity to get a good read on you? | ||
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| Re: table image, george epstein, 13. Jul 2003 23:03 | ||
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| on 13. Jul 2003 22:55 george epstein wrote: > on 11. Jul 2003 12:04 philly wrote: > > I often read posts about table image, and I thought I'd throw in my 2 cents. It > > > seems to me that rather than exuding a specific image, it would be more > > beneficial, espacially online, to send mixed signals. That doesn't mean you > > have to sacrifice sound playing strategy, but just alter your approach to > > whatever hands you consider playable ie betting strong on a draw from time to > > time or slowplaying vs.betting strong on premium hands. Why give players the > > ooportunity to get a good read on you? That makes pretty good sense. But I would want to use a semi-bluff strategy when raising aggressively with a draw hand. That is, for example, if I had A - K suited and there were two of my suit on the board, I might raise on the turn. Whether or not I make the flush on the river, I would come out betting and hope to take the pot if my opponents fold -- or if I make my hand. There is a right way to bet aggressively. (See "The Greatest Book of Poker for Winners!" by Epstein and Abrams.) On the other hand, if there are other aggressive players there, I might want to just call all the way, and check-raise when I make the nut flush. --george. | ||
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| Re: table image, stdioh, 14. Jul 2003 14:25 | ||
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| When you adjust your table image it is not to confuse your opponents, but to cause them to behave in a certain way. For instance if you start a session with players you don't know and convince them that you are a fish, the reason is that when you have a hand you want them to call you when they would normally fold. Likewise, when you aren't getting any cards and start to get a rockish table image you take advantage of this by stealing. If you cause confusion in your opponents and have a neutral table image, they are likely to play their very best games against you, try to read you well, and when all else fails play an uncreative ABC game against you. They won't be value betting into the nuts or making catastrophic folds. | ||
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