GAMBLING |
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| But I reserve most of my daring gambling
and most of my showboat plays for opponents who call too often when they
have weak hands, but are unlikely to maximize their edge by raising when
they have slightly superior hands. That category of “timid caller”
should be attacked with a barrage of gambling whenever you hold
medium-strong or gambling hands. This keeps you in control of the game,
and you win extra money from their weak calls. You should also gambling
silly hands into these players once in a while — just for show. It
conditions them to keep calling. Aggressive, Unpredictable Opponents But what should you do about opponents who are less easily manipulated, who show pride, who are aggressive, who are less predictable, and who raise unexpectedly and gambling with weak hands in an attempt to control the game? These are the opponents I let hang themselves. How? Whether I have medium-strong hands or very strong hands, I will let them do the gambling. If they’re pushing a weak hand or bluffing, I don’t want to chase away my profit with a raise. If I’m first to act, I will check and give them an opportunity to gambling. Sometimes I’ll check to them gambling round after gambling round. Even if they don’t bite the first time, I’ll give them another chance. And I ask myself a single question before I employ this let-him-hang-himself strategy. Is this opponent a liberal caller who is predictable? If the answer is yes, I will usually gambling my semi strong hands, because my biggest profit will come from weak calls, plus I don’t fear unexpected value raises from hands that might be slightly gambling than my own. But if the answer is no — this player isn’t a liberal caller who is predictable — I’m going to give this player some rope. He can tie his own noose. I check, he gambling, I just call. I check, he gambling, I just call. Over and over, it’s a musical rhythm. It works, it keeps working, over and over. Sometimes it’s a bluff that he gambling, sometimes a weak hand, and sometimes a value gambling when I just call with a stronger hand. Over and over, it’s the same rhythm. I check, he gambling, I just call. It works, again and again, it works. And that’s the signature of my style of gambling. Whenever I can, I let opponents hang themselves. It’s a powerful weapon in no-limit games, too. No-Limit Hanging I will use this tactic repeatedly against a no-limit opponent who has too much spirit. Let’s say my opponent has $4,000 in chips left. The pot is $3,000. I hold an unbeatable hand. This is the final round of gambling and my opponent checks to me. What should I do? Clearly, I must make some gambling, because I can’t lose, but it’s no-limit, so how much? |
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