scotty34
04-15-2005, 01:41 AM
OK, I didn't think it was so ambiguous, but I have recently noticed a lot of cases where people are misinterpreting Ed Miller's "Don't fold in a big pot" line. The most recent example was in this thread (http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showthreaded.php?Cat=&Number=2157763&page=0&view=c ollapsed&sb=5&o=7).
Maybe it's because people haven't actually read SSH yet, and just hear the saying in the forums and follow it blindly, I'm not sure. Please, when you are going to utilize this line, THINK! Do not just do it because Ed says so, think about why you are doing it, and do it in appropriate situations.
When Ed says "don't fold in big pots," the full interpretation of this advice is don't fold in a big pot for 'one' more bet on the 'river' when you have a 'chance' of winning. All three of these conditions are necessary for the situation that Ed is talking about. Just because the pot is big, doesn't mean you should coldcall a cap with AdKd on the river with a Kh Jh Th 9h 9s board. Just because the pot is big, you shouldn't necessarily call on the turn with 55 on a AKQT board. Just because the pot is big, you shouldn't call with 22 on a TT886 board.
These examples are obvioulsy stupid and they were meant to be. The point I am trying to make is think "why does Ed say this?" If a pot is 25BB and it is costing you 1BB to call on the river, you only have to win >4% of the time for this to be profitable. If you don't think you will win this often, fold. Evaluate the situation and try and decide for yourself whether the call is worth it or not. Considerably more often than not, you should call, but that does not mean it should be automatic.
Maybe it's because people haven't actually read SSH yet, and just hear the saying in the forums and follow it blindly, I'm not sure. Please, when you are going to utilize this line, THINK! Do not just do it because Ed says so, think about why you are doing it, and do it in appropriate situations.
When Ed says "don't fold in big pots," the full interpretation of this advice is don't fold in a big pot for 'one' more bet on the 'river' when you have a 'chance' of winning. All three of these conditions are necessary for the situation that Ed is talking about. Just because the pot is big, doesn't mean you should coldcall a cap with AdKd on the river with a Kh Jh Th 9h 9s board. Just because the pot is big, you shouldn't necessarily call on the turn with 55 on a AKQT board. Just because the pot is big, you shouldn't call with 22 on a TT886 board.
These examples are obvioulsy stupid and they were meant to be. The point I am trying to make is think "why does Ed say this?" If a pot is 25BB and it is costing you 1BB to call on the river, you only have to win >4% of the time for this to be profitable. If you don't think you will win this often, fold. Evaluate the situation and try and decide for yourself whether the call is worth it or not. Considerably more often than not, you should call, but that does not mean it should be automatic.