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Message: [QUOTE="N.D., post: 827716, member: 30036"] Well, I read as much as I could. I didn't see any of your loose-maniacal-aggression. I saw a lot of calling and folding, with some betting... Lemme explain, remember when your 7's were up against J's? You didn't play the hand strongly. If the guy with the J's was a good player, and you had bet a positional bet pre-flop, he either would have re-raised to indicate strength(which gives you a chance to fold, and sometimes that's wise), or just called(for a cheap flop). But he would have put you on a pair, any pair, or an A/anything. On the flop, c-bet. I've seen where 1/2 pot's enough, and I've seen where you have to bet pot, still, c-bet. That c-bet implies you flopped a set. If the board still isn't paired and there's no obvious str8 or flush draw? Make another on the turn, then pot or all-in on the river. Obviously, it takes some courage, but it works a lot. You can make someone fold an overpair. You just need position, courage, and only 1 opponent. I'd go as high as 2 opponents if I was feeling really gutsy. It's not as easy to bluff 2 though. It's about spotting your opportunities and then taking them. Sometimes it has almost nothing to do with the cards you're holding. Sometimes it's a good old fashioned shoving match, if someone pushes you, but you've already taken the dominant role, and you're reading the board well, push back harder! Of course luck is still involved, and there are fish, and calling stations, but... More times than not, combining good strategy, with the occasional bluff(ah they're tempting, but you have to pick your spots), and scooping some blinds will more often than not equal winning. Oh yeah, defend your BB sometimes. Not a whole lot. That's a gripe I have about watching those all-women poker games and tournaments on television. They're constantly paranoid about their BB. For crying out loud, it's going in like it or not. Just defend with decent hands and/or when you sense weakness from the others... There's a bunch of other stuff, but when it comes to that final hand... You can't fold AK. You just can't. And the other guy couldn't fold AA. Nobody did anything wrong at the table. So what went wrong? You already know. It was bringing too much to the table. Before coming to CardsChat I was at a table where instead of topping off my stack I decided to see if I really just needed the proverbial chip and a chair. I was down to 2 cents. I left with 3 dollars, and had only bought in for 50 cents. Of course luck was involved, but I'm using the extreme to illustrate a point. You don't have to sit with a big stack to leave with a big stack. Instead of giving up, why not sit with a buck? Unless I did the math wrong, 5% of your BR is $1.35, but sit with a buck, just a buck. See if you can't get it up to 3x, 4x, or 5x. Then just get up and move. Famous hand on HSP featured Gus Hansen and Daniel Negreanu. Of course, Gus sucked out but that's because he's the suckout king(and I mean that in a good way). He managed to get Daniel to go all-in post flop. This is key, because Gus managed to get Daniel to shove his money in bad. Daniel had him covered and the rest is history... Oh yeah and Antonio made the genius decision to fold a pre-flop monster. He'd have lost a whole lot if he hadn't folded, but he was wise and decided to avoid getting trapped between Gus and Daniel. So what do we learn from that one famous hand? You don't need to have a huge stack to seriously dent a huge stack. You also don't absolutely have to play monsters, sometimes it's better to just fold(but only if you know your opponents like Antonio knows his). Bonus, is that Gus seriously messed with Daniel's head. So then later Lindgren was able to pull off almost the same thing as Gus(but that was partly luck, just as it was with Gus). Oh yeah, don't get stuck between Gus and Daniel. Ever! Not if you know what's good for you ;). BTW just because you flop the nuts, doesn't mean they stay the nuts. Just ask Daniel. [/QUOTE]

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