Screenshots of Pokerstars © PokerStars.com. All rights reserved. This content is excluded from our Creative Commons license. For more information, see http://ocw.mit.edu/help/faq-fair-use/. ◦ Don’t bet so small that your opponent has odds to call with everything, but don’t bet so big so that you’re risking too much when you’re bluffing. ◦ – ◦ ◦ ◦ Bet a bit bigger when you’re out of position. isn’t out. ◦ ◦ ◦ pair of 8’s, so there may be no need to bluff. ◦ pair of 8’s that looked pretty good on the flop is a lot ◦ ◦ ◦ We will replay the hand from our opponent’s What do we put him on? Let’s look at what he would and wouldn’t continuation bet. Let’s review the factors of when a player ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ Hands that he “bluffs”: ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ Hands that he “bluffs”: ◦ ◦ You’re betting for more value. ◦ He’s already been showing plenty of aggression, so it’s ◦ ◦ we’re likely to bet. So it’s unlikely that he has a nutty hand. ◦ ◦ ◦
(statistical “95% confidence interval”
Poker is among the things where it’s
“If you can’t spot the fish at the table, then you are the fish.”
Selective memory (remember bad beats, don’t
Hit lucky streak and consider it “all skill”; blame
opponent if you’re playing exploitively.
Confidence is necessary to trust you’ve made “pay $10 to see a movie” mentality
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Playing when you’re tired, just to get “unstuck” (win back the money you lost)
hold’em
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– –hold’em – – – – We talked about the “decision mentality” in
Everyone thinks they’re unluckier than
Controlling “tilt”
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