a little dose of epictetus
what a relief it is to feel good again. i don't do "sick" with any kind of aplomb and am, in fact, a real woosy when i am feeling bad. but i am back, feeling my oats, full of piss and vinager so let's rock on.
the purpose of the exorcise in poker is twofold: minimize your losses and maximize your winnings. with that in mind, here is what i believe to be the best way to play those dueces that we have talked about: remember sets are very, very powerful hands and can be huge winners because they are hidden.
preflop. call the two dollars and then call the small raise. (there is another way right here but very dangerous and that is to raise big when it gets back around and that way either take the money right then and there or eliminate weak speculative hands. if you are called however, you are in horrible position and would have to make all in bet on flop when you spike the 2)
flop: you are first to act and it is a dangerous drawing board with both straight and flush possiblities. CHECK AND CALL
turn. now there is a flush and straight possibility on board. check and call any bet up to 25 dollars because pot odds are so good at this point, if board pairs on river you will take down big pot more than likely. if it is bet big, fold.
river. was another heart incidently so folding is easy. if board pairs or miracle 2 shows up, you should bet it straight out big.
this way of playing it keeps your exposure small and your possible gain big. you can abandon ship easily enough when scare cards come up and then someone bets big.
aggression is a winning tactic, obviously, but there are times you must temper aggression with a little common sense. i am always looking to trap; i want the hand that i know will win not the one i hope will win.
so that's it for the 2's.
"in theory it is easy to convince an ignorant person: in actual life, men not only object to offer themselves to be convinced, but hate the man who has convinced them. whereas Socrates used to say that we should never lead a life not subjected to examination"
Epictetus
that quote has nothing to do with the 2's other than it has something to do with everything.
the purpose of the exorcise in poker is twofold: minimize your losses and maximize your winnings. with that in mind, here is what i believe to be the best way to play those dueces that we have talked about: remember sets are very, very powerful hands and can be huge winners because they are hidden.
preflop. call the two dollars and then call the small raise. (there is another way right here but very dangerous and that is to raise big when it gets back around and that way either take the money right then and there or eliminate weak speculative hands. if you are called however, you are in horrible position and would have to make all in bet on flop when you spike the 2)
flop: you are first to act and it is a dangerous drawing board with both straight and flush possiblities. CHECK AND CALL
turn. now there is a flush and straight possibility on board. check and call any bet up to 25 dollars because pot odds are so good at this point, if board pairs on river you will take down big pot more than likely. if it is bet big, fold.
river. was another heart incidently so folding is easy. if board pairs or miracle 2 shows up, you should bet it straight out big.
this way of playing it keeps your exposure small and your possible gain big. you can abandon ship easily enough when scare cards come up and then someone bets big.
aggression is a winning tactic, obviously, but there are times you must temper aggression with a little common sense. i am always looking to trap; i want the hand that i know will win not the one i hope will win.
so that's it for the 2's.
"in theory it is easy to convince an ignorant person: in actual life, men not only object to offer themselves to be convinced, but hate the man who has convinced them. whereas Socrates used to say that we should never lead a life not subjected to examination"
Epictetus
that quote has nothing to do with the 2's other than it has something to do with everything.
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