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10-04-2009 , 02:18 PM

lowroller22

journeyman

Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 377

What tendencies are you watching for from your opponent, and which do you consider the most important?

Obviously villian's range and aggression/passivity level are probably the most important (aren't they?).

What his reaction to cbets is.

If hes firing at checks, if he is double barreling.

How light he is calling. How strong he is folding.

Lately I've been trying to take notice of the more subtle things (its hard to do because I'm often watching TV as I play...), like if hes betting aggressively, if he is making any consideration to the board's texture.

What do you put the most emphasis on?

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10-04-2009 , 02:28 PM

semu

grinder

Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 686

Don't watch TV while playing. If you only play poker you will get more reads and improve much quicker.

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10-04-2009 , 04:44 PM

mcbethk

journeyman

Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 376

TV is evil

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10-04-2009 , 04:52 PM

Aero1441

old hand

Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,914

Turn off the TV?

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10-04-2009 , 05:02 PM

ac on

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 3,622

All of that OP, but also how often he does things. How often is he flatting pf OOP? How often is he raising his button? How often is he cbetting? Does he cbet certain flops less often? Does he barrel often? Is it with a polarized or a wide range?

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10-04-2009 , 08:54 PM

hobokes

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 6,344

i play better when watching tv

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10-04-2009 , 09:07 PM

taikogod

veteran

Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 2,515

i had a lot of problem concentrating on opponent types/tendencies.. until i got coached by cog

now it's 13804713984713 times easier

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10-04-2009 , 09:10 PM

Joe Pulaski

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fear

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10-05-2009 , 05:39 AM

fregat

centurion

Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 131

if u wanna be serious about poker off with the tv.

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10-05-2009 , 07:04 AM

#10

HeadsUP_Player

enthusiast

Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 70

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Originally Posted by fregat

if u wanna be serious about poker off with the tv.

Get some music if ya want ! and check his stats...

QUOtE: All of that OP, but also how often he does things. How often is he flatting pf OOP? How often is he raising his button? How often is he cbetting? Does he cbet certain flops less often? Does he barrel often? Is it with a polarized or a wide range?

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10-05-2009 , 07:28 AM

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delerium

grinder

Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 654

Watch out for a few timing tells. For example, I've noticed some players will time bank the river when they are 1st to act and have a strong hand as if they are considering donking into you on the river so as to avoid you checking back. I see this all the time with flushes. Then of coarse theres some clever donks that balance their range by donking missed flush draws...

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