Do you ever purposely avoid difficult spots?

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There are situations where I know a spot is close and probably requires a tough decision later in the hand.

Sometimes I avoid those situations entirely instead of putting myself in a marginal spot.

Do you think avoiding difficult spots is smart discipline or just playing too cautiously?
 
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I believe that these situations will always arise in this game; on the contrary, you should always face them to improve. I prefer to lose aggressively than passively.
 
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It depends on the situation. Discipline play = predictable play.
 
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Sometumes you have to take the tough spot if its +EV. For 0ev tough spots best to avoid
 
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Nesehorn156 said:
There are situations where I know a spot is close and probably requires a tough decision later in the hand.

Sometimes I avoid those situations entirely instead of putting myself in a marginal spot.

Do you think avoiding difficult spots is smart discipline or just playing too cautiously?
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It is dependent on a clearer definition of difficult, but yes if you are not ready to play well in a spot avoiding it is a good idea. That does not mean, not betting because you might be raised or not betting river for thin value because it is easier to check.

It does mean not 3 betting OOP with a full range or betting turn with no plan for a check raise or a flat and river lead etc etc

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Like Prahlad used to say sometimes its better to practice avoidance.

Often its better to not take every edge because some players will "implode". I think the better the players are the more you need to take advantage of every edge.
 
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in a cash game take the chance ... in a MTT tend to get out of the way!
 
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