The Benefits of Aggression (Day 2 Course Discussion)

[houcineben10]

The KJ 3 bet at the end I don't get it at the beginning it appears to be a weird play, but with explanation it became more clear. But I rather take the passive line at the end cause the only hand that bet us and can fold are Q with low kicker, all doubles pairs, Sets, straight will call.

 

[houcineben10]

I am waiting for more explanation about this hand like the pro player told us (he say he will explain this in further episodes). I am guessing he has good intuition and know for sure that the player doesn't have anything it came with experience, so this is why even if we raise and he shoves ha can still manage to call cause of his good reed and his good comprehension of the game and the player.

 

[Eduard0Felipe]

2/30 raise.

 

[Joseph Nobbs]

This time doing this course it made me think lot more the first time I think I kinda lost myself trying to take all the information in and forgetting the important thing but fantastic course. Love it

 

[CollYan]

An important learning lesson. I have not yet determined the final decision on how to deal with different types of players for myself. I need more practice, more games.

 

[ConnyChiwa]

Mattryder, I agree 100% with your post.

As for the video, I like the idea of three levels of aggression (aggressive, passive, and neutral). I hadn't used the term neutral before, but it makes perfect sense. I find it interesting that all three levels of aggression were used in the last hand example. This should be an aha moment for anyone who thinks aggressive play must mean keeping our foot on the gas at all times.

I do have a question though. In two of the videos, the hero on the turn did not raise with the well-known reason that “only a better hand would call.” If the river was a brick in one of these hands, why was that reasoning thrown at the river? It seems that we should not wobble back and forth from street to street based on our reasoning. Otherwise, we could fall into the trap of taking every action we take

Sometimes the first two lessons are enough to win. Aggressive play in position is really hard to confront. If I were to play it in the example hand, the villain would probably have had 89s...

Day 1 - Chapter 2

It is very important to differentiate whether a player is passive, neutral, or aggressive. Today in the freeroll, I had a very difficult time playing against the bad guy, to the point where I started making bad decisions; I folded winning hands into aggression and stayed away from hands that I would have won if I had the chance to limp.

Answer to the video question:

Preflop - aggressive (bet)
Postflop - neutral (check)
Turn - passive (call)
River — aggressive (increase)

So far, it's been great fun and informative.

I'm thrilled...

 

[duqnuk]

I'm on week 2 of CC Pokercourse and I already can see some change in my game in general. A very solid and informative course while keeping it simple.

 

[TeUnit]

It still amazes me that every game I see players limping to players that are sitting out, they must not have gone through the course.

 

[Gdefender]

Hello! I would write this post for those who do not read the tutorial, but look at the comments on the forum. I am only writing the most important thing, which is the lesson from the chapter of the tutorial!

Chapter 2
(The Benefits of Aggression)


Those who tend to play too many hands, not only with strong cards, but also with medium and weak cards! They raise and bluff a lot, which is why they are difficult to predict! A good strategy at tables with few players! Sometimes, high-stakes tables are more effective than a tight style.

 

[JappsPK]

Day 2 done!

I learned how importante agression are, just as much my lucky, because everytime i go agressive someone go all-in. Eventually i need to play more passively or call the all-in :|

 

[Balou1982]

chapter 2 done - tomorrow chapter 3 ;-) - easy to understand - good work@CC!