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Originally Posted by limon
obv. but the question was why do i make more than the best pros at 5-10. and this was one small example out of about 100 little things that happen from week to week that give me small edges that add up. Since im feeling generous, ill give another...
fish limps (1k stack),"smart respected well trained pro" isos him, fish calls. Pot $105. flop Q 4h7h, fish checks "smart respected well trained pro" bets $35, fish calls. turn 9c, "srwtp" bets $175, fish calls. river pairs the 7, "srwtp" bets 400, fish shows ThJh and whines as he folds. "srwtp" flashes QQ. the srwtp made $265 profit on the hand. In that hand i felt the dude. and its not close. when im in with a fish all my value raises are pot++ pre and pot minimum post. this exact TYPE of hand happens basically all the time if youre at a good table.
Sometmes it can be hard to realize just how crazy the correct play may be based on certain live opponents.
I play in a 2-5 NL game in the Bay area and a morning reg completely baises his play off of whether he is up or down or whether this particular pot will make him stuck or ahead. It will lead him to calling a 2x pot bet with a medium hand to folding the near nuts if it meant risking his profits to call.
The players who aren't aware or paying attention to that kind of behavior are missing out on some of the largest gains in live poker in my honest opinion.