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Originally Posted by jdr0317
Old school way of play: geometric betting. Obviously now we know we choose bet sizes based on numerous factors and that we don’t just get to decide we want to make certain bets based on what outcome we want.
But yeah, you’ll still see a lot of “skill this, skill that” in this forum. The skill comes heavily from not making bad plays ahead of time.
Not saying flatting QhJh preflop is a bad play. But if we think we will play it far better than our opponents because of “skill edge”, this hand highlights the flaw in that. I fancy myself a better player than most and I’d have gone broke just like every single one of those guys I think i am better than would’ve. So am i really better, or am I just avoiding the situation entirely and cashing in that way?
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Geometric betting yeah that is the word.
I think a lot of our skill in full ring games comes from preflop - just knowing what hands to play from certain positions is going to give us a huge advantage on population.
Then compare this to a game like HU where your preflop edges matter a lot less and postflop skill is more important.
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