This discussion about 89s and blah blah is exactly why when people post stuff like this (a very well put-together guide) no one should worry about the games "getting tougher". TWM's decision to call there is likely based upon a large number of factors that are practically impossible to discuss - the key to becoming a
good player is understanding all of these factors, and how they work into the hand. I don't give a **** about stack sizes or bull**** like that. There are so many reasons that I might make that call vs a 40bb stack. My past few days when I upp'ed my number o' tables from what I had been doing recently has only highlighted this to me - it hindered my ability to
think, which is always our greatest tool - and no guide is going to magically give that ability to a new player.
That said, while it is well put together and I didn't read every bit in the greatest detail, it doesn't appear that any of this information is alarmingly new - it's just more nicely put together. Any starting player will surely appreciate this, and it's nice to give back to a community that has helped you to develop.
When someone can easily explain to a new player when it is appropriate to 4-bet bluff pre, and suddenly this new player can effectively utilize this skill without being a spew-tard, I'll be worried.
(on that note, within the next few weeks, I'll be writing a guide about 72o 4-bet bluffing and takin teh stacks)
Last edited by DEK; 03-08-2009 at 09:39 PM.
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