Decisions based on intuition?

[IADaveMark]

The concept of "intuition" is actually a combination of a number of things. In Malcolm Gladwell's book, Blink, he talks about how experts can get to the point where they just "know" something but—despite their knowledge—can't exactly explain why. Similarly, Nobel winner Daniel Kahneman's Thinking Fast and Slow talks about the difference between fast, instinctive thought and slower, deliberative thought. There are times when both are more powerful and times when either one can get us in trouble.

Both of those kind of map over into the concept of "intuition".

When you talk about the 4 stages of learning, you have:

1. Unconscious Incompetence—you don't even know you suck
2. Conscious Incompetence—you know about the skill but don't know how to do it
3. Conscious Competence—you can do the skill but you have to focus on it
4. Unconscious Competence—you can do the skill automatically

Stage 4 would be that "intuition" part.

So you can study things like basic strategy, GTO play, reading betting patterns, reading tells, etc., but if you are still constantly having to think about every move that someone (including yourself) makes, you are in stage 3. Some of those things will start to bleed into stage 4 with practice. However, it isn't an "all or nothing" thing. Sometimes, alarm bells will go off and you won't necessarily be able to ascertain or explain why. (e.g. "I just felt that he was bluffing.") That's something happening in stage 4.

Now whether or not it is the correct read... well... that's where the fun is, isn't it?

 

[thedarkman]

Hello. Please tell me, how often do you make decisions based on intuition? Should she pay special attention and listen when she speaks?

In the real world, yes, and err on the side of caution. Not so sure on the table though.

 

[Lipki3]

To one degree or another, all decisions are partly intuition. It's just that in some places it manifests itself to a greater extent, somewhere to a lesser extent.

 

[Alex Sentsov]

I try to use the base on the player, not intuition)

 

[Joselmb31]

Intuition can help you in several situations, but the most advisable thing is to first analyze the villains' movements to know which is the best movement to make.

 

[vardyonfire]

Leon The Professional

I think my first 2 years of poker was based on intuition and luck. I would often make it to the final table of a tournament with terrible luck and I was of course very happy. But as the years went by I learned to minimize my luck and get to play real poker. even if I'm not a great poker player or professional yet, I think I still have a lot to learn. I hope to continue to be persistent and to have the necessary patience

 

[Savantino]

i mix my intuition with knowledge of my opponent play

 

[reraee1]

If your intuition tells you to fold, fold, but then you'll see if you should trust it.

No intuition! You don't even have to sit down and play poker!

 

[lyki67]

Yes sometimes, but only if this can't cost me to much.

 

[888NOX888]

All methods are good for winning. You need to use mathematics, intuition and psychology. If an inner voice tells me that this hand needs to be played, even if it is not in the opening range from this position, I play it.

 

[Whompus]

Online not very much, live I play basic poker but I listen to my gut on the reads I've picked up as we play,never failed me yet because I know my live game is 10 times better then online and that's all because of the information the average player shows live,online and live poker arn't even close to the same game

Amen to that...I have a backstage odds at a table method I go to some times on online play that's not in any book that i guess you could call an intuition play book for myself. This has won me some big pots and lost me some, but so will the math based ones. It's hard to get a feel for your opponents online. In sience, if it's in the numbers it's a fact. Play by the numbers and in the long run you'll be playing in the money.

 

[Gallarado777]

Hello. Please tell me, how often do you make decisions based on intuition? Should she pay special attention and listen when she speaks?

I think it’s worth it because you understand by intuition that you will lose right now and without listening to her, you don’t fold your cards and lose, I think you need to listen to her

 

[mssmotilda]

I would not call it intuition. Some of the factors when you make a decision in poker game are purely mathematically based like the range of hands you put your opponent on, pot odds, outs and so on. Other are personality based like looking for certain behavior or signs which may give you more information. They both complement but i personally never make a decision based on pure feeling or intuition as you call it and don't think that making such decisions is a good idea.

Yes, smart words, well done. Only for freerolls they are of little use.

 

[Leandro6803]

when I started playing poker most of my decisions were based on my intuition and my perception of the players.

 

[dompoker]

Sometimes I feel like I can win with one hand, even if it's not very good, but if I have a good feeling I have to watch the flop.

 

[NDRWTRLGC]

Hello. Please tell me, how often do you make decisions based on intuition? Should she pay special attention and listen when she speaks?

intuition plays a role in every decision, at least for me. its never the only factor however

 

[ChubbySin]

Hello. Please tell me, how often do you make decisions based on intuition? Should she pay special attention and listen when she speaks?

Once you have metagame information, go ahead!

 

[mtmigmike]

Sometimes you need to listen to intuition, it helps, but this is rare, so you need to rely on skill.

 

[vnnby]

Sometimes it happens that I feel this way - it means I will play like that, but you should not pay special attention to intuition.

 

[n0n4m3]

Intuition is a little-studied thing, but if you know how to use it and hear yourself, as well as understand it, it becomes a crushing weapon in the struggle for the first place.

 

[n0n4m3]

---

It should also be remembered that other players can also rely on intuition, so you should not forget about practical knowledge either. You have to use everything and experience too to achieve the goal you set for yourself .

 

[ikescherer]

Intuiton has to be rational and logical according to how the hand was played and the historical of ur opponent, and how the table is behaving.

Intuiton based on simple emotion is really bad, like when u convince urself, cuz of curiosity, ego, anger, etc, then ur doomed.

 

[offshore11000]

I think intuition can only be used after a long time of right decisions

 

[sincos]

Intuition is the result of the analytical work of the brain. You can trust your intuition to some extent.

 

[Alex Sentsov]

Sometimes you can make decisions on intuition, but this is still an exception to the rule.