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NeoBandit
Rock Star
Silver Level
I have been playing micro poker tournaments on ARC for several years. I will win just enough to keep me coming back and depositing my hard earned money thinking i will win this. These guys are so bad and I am much better at playing poker then they are. I Don't play K2o and think I am going to win, but they play that and get lucky all the time. I thought they are such bad players and i am playing good hands and i lose because these other guys are so bad.
I was wrong. Yes, these guys are bad and most likely worst players than me. But here is the truth. I realized it wasn't them that was making the bad plays and losing my money, it was me. Calling second pair knowing in my head and even telling myself he has top pair, "but i got to see if this is true" so I call his all in and sure enough he has it every time. I thought it was him making bad plays and i was just unlucky. But i realized after watching youtube and going back over these hands that yes he had K2o but when i raised on the flop I made the bet just high enough that the small blind folded but it gave him good odds to call with any hand. It wasn't him that made the bad play it was me. I didn't make the bet high enough for him to fold. I made it so it was a no brainer for him to call with any two cards in his hand.
So I fixed it. If i'm on the button and I have a decent hand to try to steal the blinds with I no longer bet 3x big blind I will make it 6x big blind because i am trying to steal not play. I have tried this in games i play and it works 85% of the times i Play and when they do call they have good hands to defend the blinds. If i don't hit on the flop depending on the player and his stats i will continue or give up. It depends on the player. But I have found that I am not betting aggressive enough to get the results i want. Now I don't bet big all the time only when i am wanting a heads-up with a certain player. I pick and choose when to be aggressive. These is working for me now. I am getting the results i wanted. so being aggressive is working for me. thanks for reading
I was wrong. Yes, these guys are bad and most likely worst players than me. But here is the truth. I realized it wasn't them that was making the bad plays and losing my money, it was me. Calling second pair knowing in my head and even telling myself he has top pair, "but i got to see if this is true" so I call his all in and sure enough he has it every time. I thought it was him making bad plays and i was just unlucky. But i realized after watching youtube and going back over these hands that yes he had K2o but when i raised on the flop I made the bet just high enough that the small blind folded but it gave him good odds to call with any hand. It wasn't him that made the bad play it was me. I didn't make the bet high enough for him to fold. I made it so it was a no brainer for him to call with any two cards in his hand.
So I fixed it. If i'm on the button and I have a decent hand to try to steal the blinds with I no longer bet 3x big blind I will make it 6x big blind because i am trying to steal not play. I have tried this in games i play and it works 85% of the times i Play and when they do call they have good hands to defend the blinds. If i don't hit on the flop depending on the player and his stats i will continue or give up. It depends on the player. But I have found that I am not betting aggressive enough to get the results i want. Now I don't bet big all the time only when i am wanting a heads-up with a certain player. I pick and choose when to be aggressive. These is working for me now. I am getting the results i wanted. so being aggressive is working for me. thanks for reading