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Brain Gainz
Rising Star
Bronze Level
Hey guys. I've been reflecting on my poker game recently, and something I realized I do way too much is check - check - check when I miss. Even worse, sometimes I'll c-bet the flop in position, get a call, get nervous, check - check down to showdown, and end up losing with Ace high to a pair of 3's or something. I didn't start thinking about this until I heard a poker vlogger on youtube say something like "I think my only way of winning this pot is if I can get my opponent to fold". It hit me that I seem to forget while playing poker that their are two ways to win a pot, winning at showdown or getting my opponent to fold. Looking back at some of the hands I've checked down with, it seems like if I had made a reasonable bet on the turn / river, I could have gotten my opponent to fold their bottom pair / weak draw.
So I pulled up Drivehud and managed to pull up some graphs of my winnings at showdown vs not at showdown. At showdown I've won $56 (I play very low stakes and haven't been playing for too long). Not at showdown I've lost $18. Is this normal? Or does this confirm my suspicion that I am relying too much on winning at showdown and not considering the second way I can win a pot?
Anyways, sorry for the ramble. I just thought it was interesting and is probably a hole in my game that I can try to improve. I think something I'll start experimenting with is making some bluffs with my ace-high type hands, especially if I get a sense that my opponent is weak. Hopefully y'all have some suggestions. Thanks!
So I pulled up Drivehud and managed to pull up some graphs of my winnings at showdown vs not at showdown. At showdown I've won $56 (I play very low stakes and haven't been playing for too long). Not at showdown I've lost $18. Is this normal? Or does this confirm my suspicion that I am relying too much on winning at showdown and not considering the second way I can win a pot?
Anyways, sorry for the ramble. I just thought it was interesting and is probably a hole in my game that I can try to improve. I think something I'll start experimenting with is making some bluffs with my ace-high type hands, especially if I get a sense that my opponent is weak. Hopefully y'all have some suggestions. Thanks!