When your C-game beats his A-game
Join Date: Oct 2008
Posts: 504
the situation: You are playing heads-up against the biggest fish in the world.
the problem: you are not playing your best and know you are not. (C-game)
Do you keep playing or do you quit?
discuss please.
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 846
well, if i'm sure of his skill level, and I'm not running bad vs him running good, I should win playing the sklansky method.
but in my experience, a total fish can make the absolute perfect move merely by accident.
therefore, if I'm not playing my best, regardless of the competition, I shouldn't be playing.
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 2,104
First, try your best to play your A-game.
If you can't, for example because you're tired/drunk/..., I'd consider how this game compares with my regular game. If I'm making more here I keep playing as long as this is the case. As soon as my (potential) win rate drops below my regular I would quit, get some sleep and then get back to my regular game.
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 8,395
if you're playing a giant fish, he is pretty much going to give his money away. it's not going to require being at the top of your game to take advantage of that with fundamental and logical adjustments to whatever his leaks are (most commonly it will be overvaluing hands/not folding)
i mean sure, you'd like to be on your A game all the time, but it usually doesn't work that way. you can't always say "A game now" and make it happen. by having solid enough fundamentals, you can overcome that to an extent and still be able to profit from players who don't know what they're doing
