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Originally Posted by bigoilboomer
So I don't think we can totally disregard antagonizing comments from others. I remember Tom Dwan commentating on a livestream, "You have to find ways to gamble." He spews it up on TV but knows it's correct to play solid. He gets invited to big games while other big pros don't.
But y'all are right. If we're in a consistently good game and not spewing like everyone else, we're going to be tagged as a nit.
What I sometimes try to do in these situations is attack them back. A few nights ago, someone called me "the tightest PLO player ever" as I racked up with a $3,500 profit after playing for six hours (I never lost a big hand that session). If I wasn't irritated by his comment, I could've pointed out that he was playing scared and buying in $300 at a time (in a 5-5 game).
1) Tom Dwan is a somewhat good example, as he gets invited to every game, partly due to his rep. But you dont wanna be him, the dude appears to be as washed as it gets judging from the latest Hustler live streams (where he ran like god and crushed but played piss poor). He also has that scammy vibe nowadays.
2) I mean, if you win big and they lose, let them comment and diss you a little bit. Its human nature, no need to rub it in...
3) to answer your question though, I think the best way is to study the game. I find PLO to be extremely complex, impossible to memorize solutions, but two things stand out imo:
-first, if you play too many hands, you are whaling off. No chance to win in the long run.
-second, even if you play fewer hands, the correct play is often to defend lots of that range and end up bluffing a lot as well. If you do that, you will not be known as a nit. Although you play few hands.