HU the most skilful form? (Poll) - Page 10 - Heads-Up No Limit Poker Strategy

tsaarrrr · 02-01-2012, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by 2DMB2LIV

The most important skill in poker is to adjust to your opponents' tendencies.

HU requires the most adjustments.

HU is the most skill-demanding form of poker.

A great HU player will adapt to any other form of the game faster than any other specialist because he has mastered the psychological aspect of the game far better than they have and the adjustments he'll have to make to master other formats will mostly come in the form of theoretical knowledge.

It's also the format that requires by far the most brain power since you're involved in gathering information about your opponent and making decisions in every single hand.

In other words, a great HU player has the brain power required to destroy any poker format if he puts his mind to it, which is not necessarily true of a great tourney or 6max player.

I was thinking this way before I started playing HU, btw. If you disagree that HU requires more skill than any other form of poker, you're probably not smart enough to play it, tbh...

winner

zachvac · 02-01-2012, 11:05 PM

ok now obviously I was kidding/leveling for most of this thread (like anyone thinks mtt regs actually have brains) but for real the good non-bumhunting solid HU pros are probably the best at any given stake but the bottom line is 95% of HU regs are bumhunters anyway so don't pat yourself on the back too hard. The average HU reg is a leech on the poker economy and sucks at poker. I wasn't kidding when I said almost all my hands were FR, but in starting FR tables I've played more regs HU than like 90%+ of the HU community. In fact in terms of people who suck at poker but suck each other's dicks and talk **** HU is probably only slightly behind the mtt community, and that's saying something. It's pretty funny how much **** some of you were talking then when a FR reg wants to play you at your own game no one actually wants to play. w/e just keep bumhunting and sucking each others' dicks, maybe you'll actually learn how to play poker against someone with a pulse someday.

BoC34 · 02-02-2012, 02:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zachvac

ok now obviously I was kidding/leveling for most of this thread (like anyone thinks mtt regs actually have brains) but for real the good non-bumhunting solid HU pros are probably the best at any given stake but the bottom line is 95% of HU regs are bumhunters anyway so don't pat yourself on the back too hard. The average HU reg is a leech on the poker economy and sucks at poker. I wasn't kidding when I said almost all my hands were FR, but in starting FR tables I've played more regs HU than like 90%+ of the HU community. In fact in terms of people who suck at poker but suck each other's dicks and talk **** HU is probably only slightly behind the mtt community, and that's saying something. It's pretty funny how much **** some of you were talking then when a FR reg wants to play you at your own game no one actually wants to play. w/e just keep bumhunting and sucking each others' dicks, maybe you'll actually learn how to play poker against someone with a pulse someday.

a real post!

Chriseddy999 · 02-02-2012, 03:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zachvac

ok now obviously I was kidding/leveling for most of this thread (like anyone thinks mtt regs actually have brains) but for real the good non-bumhunting solid HU pros are probably the best at any given stake but the bottom line is 95% of HU regs are bumhunters anyway so don't pat yourself on the back too hard. The average HU reg is a leech on the poker economy and sucks at poker. I wasn't kidding when I said almost all my hands were FR, but in starting FR tables I've played more regs HU than like 90%+ of the HU community. In fact in terms of people who suck at poker but suck each other's dicks and talk **** HU is probably only slightly behind the mtt community, and that's saying something. It's pretty funny how much **** some of you were talking then when a FR reg wants to play you at your own game no one actually wants to play. w/e just keep bumhunting and sucking each others' dicks, maybe you'll actually learn how to play poker against someone with a pulse someday.

Agreed. Good post for once you little bitch

herewegosteelers · 02-19-2012, 08:41 PM

hu cash > 6 max cash > hu sng > pogs for keeps (no medal slammers) > mtt

**TooCuriousso1** · 02-20-2012, 05:50 PM

under tournament poker if you havent already found it

TensRUs · 03-06-2012, 03:14 AM

lol @ asking this in the heads up forum. Move to NVG imo

Heads up made me so much better its ridiculous, though.

RunYa$Up · 03-06-2012, 05:34 AM

For US players HU doesnt even really exist anymore. If we want to keep playing we have to grind out 9-max or tournaments. As far as HU being the most skillful, that is not really an accurate way of putting it (though I guess if I had to choose one itd be HU). It is simply the form of NL where you can most easily exercise your edge over the opponent. If you are the better player you will come out on top more, and if you are worse you are going to get your **** kicked in, ez game.

Also on bumhunting, I dont understand why people think that is better than just sitting regs who are (slightly) worse than you. And if you play 1-2 or lower you should be able to just sit any reg anyway because they are probably horrible. After taking a break from poker and coming back to reading some of the questions in this HU forum I am praying everyday Pstars opens its doors back up to the US, being a reg does not make someone a good player. When I played a lot online I would only play regs, you get way more hands and if they don't switch up their playstyle you can abuse them harder than the limpfolding idiots you pray sit with you once an hour.

Also idk if this has been posted but...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwsSn...eature=related
starts at 3:40

jonafern · 03-06-2012, 06:26 AM

haha nice video

TensRUs · 03-06-2012, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by RunYa$Up

Also idk if this has been posted but...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwsSn...eature=related
starts at 0:00

FYP

Morphine · 03-07-2012, 05:29 PM

lol posting this hu forum gets u biased results...