Ever get that feeling in your gut that says, "SHOVE ALL IN!"? i HAVE and i cant believe how often my gut is right. I stopped fighting it now, when i get the gut feeling i shove. No matter what hand what position or stack size.......Do you get that ???
Yup! I know the exact feeling and usually it is correct!
I just shoved K4s in an event just recently on that same feeling. Oh you thought it worked? Oh no lol - nah I busted right there, but the feeling is usually correct
Following that instinct is correct for me most of the time though - not just with shoves but also when to fold and other things too. Sometimes it is scary how accurate my "feeling" is: I've made hero calls, folded full house over full house and made
bluffing moves successfully in pots I mathematically shouldn't have even been involved in!
It is a strange feeling that probably only poker players can relate with, but train that gut feeling because I tell ya it is correct most of the time!
p.s. It doesn't have to be viewed in the mystical realm of intuition and luck though - what is probably happening is simply your subconscious mind interpreting data that your conscious mind isn't. That is how you "just know" Villain is bluffing even though you don't know why. Perhaps some micro-tell got past your conscious observation, but your subconscious mind tuned in on it. Honing in on this "gut instinct" (whatever science may be behind it) is a great resource to have in poker