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Originally Posted by BooNaNy
I don't know if these videos are a good thing or not but congrats to Shabam and Pred... Hopefully Stox is paying you guys some cash for this.
I really contemplated doing this especially since most of my play is Headsup and my opponents will have a great understanding of what I'm doing .
In the end I decided to do it because I have enough confidence in my game that I'll be able to adjust to their new counter strategies and I shouldn't be playing people who watch my videos anyways.
I've had somewhat of a break-even stretch for the last little while and I attribute most of it to being in a negative mood and not truly focusing hard enough. I think that now that I'm a coach, it forces me to make sure that I'm making the right decision all the time. It's also a big boost in spirits and that's always good for one's game.
As for the impact on the games, I'm not sure what to think. However, I don't think the overall effect of creating these videos and providing coaching will have a real damaging effect. I think that it will definitely bring more traffic to O8 games and that can only be a plus in my opinion.
You can argue that undoubtedly Hold Em got much much harder with the instructional tools that were introduced such as these sites and books, but I believe Holdem is more one-dimensional. O8 on the other hand has many different levels and ways of going about things as can be seen in O8 threads where there isn't a "correct" line for most hands.
I think that if players are watching these videos, they are willing to learn and will develop skills along the way regardless. With our help, they will just reach that goal faster. It is the fish who will always be fish becase they are unwilling to learn that will remain donating in our games.
Edit; Also Buzz or someone, are you able to change the title to include Limit O8 videos as well. Don't leave me out!