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Originally Posted by curdanol
lol this video is hilarious.
Yes the weakest part of the book is the hand history examples but the concepts behind the examples are very good.
Bart isn't understanding the thought process of Mason in that AKss hand. Yes it is a standard 3bet in the BB when HJ raises to $10, BTN calls and you are in the BB. It's like a 3bb mistake to call instead of 3bet.
But Mason's point (again you need to read between the lines and not take everything at face value) is that if he 3bets his opponent's will put him on the exact hand he actually has. There's a whole chapter on not playing face up and Mason is saying he will lose value postflop because his hand and what his opponent thinks he has are the same thing. Which is definitely true, especially against highly exploitable players.
Bart is a pretty good player but I think he is selling Sklansky/Malmuth a bit short here and dismissing their poker knowledge in an attempt to boost his own brand in CLP.
Thanks for the video.