KC Predictable Article

This article is also on my blog.....www.kingcurtisblog@blogspot.com
This is a more indepth article about what I posted in my "Tip of the Day". The tip is talking more about how you play when playing against regulars, or in live play. I want to talk more about how you play at a table late in an mtt when you are not being moved so much, and could be at a table with players for up to or more than an hour.
Not all but some good players take notes if you make a bluff, good play, or if you are tight, or loose. So, if you change your game up, or "switch gears" a player will never know where you at in a hand, thus giving you a huge advantage for advanced plays.

For Example: A player or players at your table have you pegged as an extremly tight player who has raised preflop with premium hands only. When the blinds get higher and stealing becomes a must to mantain a nice stack, then raising in or even out of position will most likely get you some extra chips, since they are afraid that you have a premium hand. Also C-betting(Continuation Betting) becomes another weapon for you as a tight player since many LAG(Loose Aggressive) players will get called down if they continue betting.

This also works for LAG type players, actually I think it works more in the favor of LAG players since many will not believe that you have a hand and will call you down with mid pair or even bottom pair thinking they are making a good read/play.

This obviously can work at a cash table too, it could really screw up all those PT(PokerTracker) users and also those not using software. My advice is to always be changing the way you play, but do not take this the wrong way. I am not saying that you should play completly stupid at a time when you are not playing tight.

For Example: Let's say you are playing TAG(Tight Aggressive) at a cash game. Once you decide to switch gears do not think that playing 7 2 os(off suit) is justifiable since it is technically changing your game up. What I'm trying to say is play some mediocre hands like suited connectors. If you play these hands even if you are called and they have a big hand you're usuall not too far behind. You're about a 7/5 underdog so you still have about 42% chance of winning. Actually 10 9 suited has the best chance of winning against pocket Aces than any other hand.

One thing that you should not change is the way you bet. This also keeps them guessing and does not give away any information. You may be changing the way you play but not the way you bet.

For Example: Let's say you always raise 3 times the BB with premium hands. Many will have this noted mentally or in there not section. So when you change gears and make that same raise, then many will automatically think that you have a premium hand.

Making this adjustment to yuor game will help a lot. Too many begginers who are crossing over to the more advanced plays stick to the same way of playing and do not make the transition. Try this way of playing and see how it works for you. I can guarantee you will be more respected by the end of the game.

Good stuff, thanks for the sharing.

Will keep it in mind !

Thank You, This is about my 5th or 6th actual article and I plan on making about 50 for my blog

good stuff here

thanks for the usefull information

Thanks your article was very insightful

Pro MTT'er and now pro blogger. When we gonna play in the millions together bud?

Yeah it's great to see you blogging again.
And all the articles ur producing are awesome!
Imo you should start selling blue hats out of your trunk

Keep it up big man.

Just a little point, 6-7 suited and 7-8 suited are tied for the best hand against aces (assuming the aces are different suits from the suited cards. 10-9 is about 0.2% less likely to win (due to the times when 10-J-Q-K hits the board, wasting one of the straight possibilities).

thanks james and good point which I never thought of or saw.

actually 56s is the best hand against AA. 56s > 67s > 78s > 9Ts.

james covered the reason why T9s is not as good. but 67s is better than 78s because when the board comes 2345x, 67s beats AA but 78s does not

56s is ever so slightly better than 67s against AA because although they both win on the aforementioned 2345x, only 56s wins when the board comes A234x

This is true, me and combu had about an hour discussion one night about why it is lol

In the words of Geese Howard: Too Predictable!

Thanks, this makes this thread that much more valuable and I will also add this to my blog