re: Poker & Are microstakes zoom players only betting the nuts?
I think I've seen the most variance in Zoom/Zone poker, It's a lot easier to find yourself in position with hands you would normally play in your range, but for the most part it's just fast-fold until you hit a premium hand, or at least the rare occasion to be blinded in to a monster flop with a hand you would have mucked to a raise. In my own experience (which is limited, because after like 4 or 5 sessions of it I decided it isn't for me) I've found myself on the losing end of set-over-sets, KK vs AA type situations, AA vs hands like 33 that hit the 3 on the flop etc. more often than I'm accustomed to, and I think that is due to seeing a lot more hands and increasing the odds of me encountering these spots more often. It's quite possible I could be profitable if I stuck with it, but I'm convinced the mindset needed for that format is different than regular old cash games,
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