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mojorising
Enthusiast
Silver Level
People seem to invest a lot of energy into deciding how to bet on their hole cards pre-flop.
But you only have a tiny amount of information before the flop.
Most of the value information for any hand comes at the flop.
Garbage hole cards can become 2-pair or trips instant winners.
Straights/flushes or good straight/flush drawing hands can materialise from garbage just by getting to see the flop.
I just play play-money casual tables (not tournaments) for fun but all the fun for me is in running through the combinations for range, drawing odds, pot odds etc. once the flop is seen, so I find it annoying when other players start throwing money around pre-flop as I have to fold a lot if I am to play rationally based on odds.
Also an inflated pre-flop pot means aggressive play is likely after the flop for the remainder of the hand which makes value-betting more difficult.
I will bet 3BB preflop on a mid to high pair but otherwise I just want to see the flop for minimum cost 1BB and then make my (value-based) decisions from there.
I understand that incorporating a measure of bluffing and aggression into your play is the best strategy but it does not come naturally to me.
But you only have a tiny amount of information before the flop.
Most of the value information for any hand comes at the flop.
Garbage hole cards can become 2-pair or trips instant winners.
Straights/flushes or good straight/flush drawing hands can materialise from garbage just by getting to see the flop.
I just play play-money casual tables (not tournaments) for fun but all the fun for me is in running through the combinations for range, drawing odds, pot odds etc. once the flop is seen, so I find it annoying when other players start throwing money around pre-flop as I have to fold a lot if I am to play rationally based on odds.
Also an inflated pre-flop pot means aggressive play is likely after the flop for the remainder of the hand which makes value-betting more difficult.
I will bet 3BB preflop on a mid to high pair but otherwise I just want to see the flop for minimum cost 1BB and then make my (value-based) decisions from there.
I understand that incorporating a measure of bluffing and aggression into your play is the best strategy but it does not come naturally to me.