My experience with learning poker through the limits has been this:
at every level, you
learn something new
At first, you don't 🌻 know why it works... but you do know THAT it
works. For example, how much to value bet.
Then you start 🌻 to realize other people at
that level are using that trick and how to exploit it... why it's working, how 🌻 it
works... the math behind it... and just every little thing.
When you see some guy
floating another guy on 2 🌻 streets and then shoving his entire stack on the river... why
is he doing that? Did some kinda random draw 🌻 come in and he's hoping for a call? Is the
first guy really aggressive, does he have a low showdown 🌻 percent? Is it some kind of
combination of all of the above?
Is his bet when lead turn % 85?
What do 🌻 those #'s even
mean at that limit?
Pretty much, high-stakes pros aren't high stakes pros because they
know fancy moves. They're 🌻 pros because they understand those "fancy" moves. FOR THE
MOST PART I think even high stakes pros value just solid 🌻 steady play. For them, the
more simple they can keep their actions the more eV their actions are.
That being said,
🌻 their simple actions are very complex... but things like 4-bet shoving loose 3-bettors
with ATC is a very valueable play. 🌻 These plays work because they understand that their
opponents see the stats they have... that they can't put them on 🌻 a bluff and because
the chance that the 3-bettor has a bad hand is a very likely.
If for some reason,
🌻 people @100NL don't like folding to their 4-bet shoves when they have low suited
connectors... they're going to figure this 🌻 out and say "well, there's no point in
4-betting this guy because he's going to call with his JTos and 🌻 be a favorite." The
other thing you need to realize if that's the case is that they're just going to 🌻 play
their huge hands for stacks... why not just dump in 100bb against some laggrotard with
AQos? If he's going 🌻 to 3-bet you with JTos... then why not stick it in?
There are so
many dynamics of poker that average players 🌻 don't realize... it's insane. The best clue
I can give you is to look at every stat available in hold'em 🌻 manager and realize that
ALL OF THEM have a purpose.
