Sunday, April 4, 2010

Poker pearl # 41


Matt Matros talks about betting your hand for value on the river in the issue of Card Player magazine shown above:
It's very tempting in the heat of the battle, to say "The pot's big enough, I check." (In fact, I literally hear amateurs saying this all the time.) But missing out on value-bets is a massive leak, and it's often the last leak that otherwise solid players have to fix before they rise (to the next level).

7 comments:

  1. Do you find a lot of useful tips from these magazines? I'm still trying to figure out Rueful Rabbit...

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  2. I know its a leak I have......Tough to fix.

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  3. Doesn't sound like me -- I want it all!

    More often than not, I have more trouble deciding between placing a value bet (and the amount that will elicit a call) and overbetting for value -- and maybe scooping a tremendous pot.

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  4. Hi MOJO! In re your comment on Ocala DP, I believe it is a reworked 1958 Chevy Impala...the grill is different, though.

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  5. This is a part of my live game that I am working to improve, too.

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  6. Yes, the aggressive will get all the money in the long run.

    I find Hoyt curiously sexy, don't you?

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  7. Thanks to all who left comments.

    @Jacob: Card Player is very useful. Some of the others, um, not so much, actually.

    @Woylnski: Hoyt sexy? Um, not so much, actually.

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