Hood
06-23-2004, 07:41 AM
The good discussion (http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=774068&page=0&view=collap sed&sb=5&o=14&fpart=1&vc=1#Post774068) in to the notorious min-raise got me thinking about my play on the bubble. As in proper 2+2 style, I'm usually very aggressive when we're down to 4-5 players in level 4+, look for times to take down the blinds to build up my stack.
One method I do this is to 'punish' people who limp. I do this quite often - if I'm on the big-blind and anyone limps in, I often push on them. This seems pretty successful, as the limp nearly always conveys weakness.
However I'm wondering if this 'teaches' the bad players not to limp in to me. I have no stats to back it up, but it seems after I do this once or twice, I force them to play tighter. And when they do join in, they'll open with a raise to protect themselves. So in a way I've encouraged them to play better, making the bubble somewhat trickier.
Has anyone else noticed they accidently 'educate' bad players in this way? Should I be worried about this and not punish them so much? Or does it not really matter because the bubble only latest a few orbits?
One method I do this is to 'punish' people who limp. I do this quite often - if I'm on the big-blind and anyone limps in, I often push on them. This seems pretty successful, as the limp nearly always conveys weakness.
However I'm wondering if this 'teaches' the bad players not to limp in to me. I have no stats to back it up, but it seems after I do this once or twice, I force them to play tighter. And when they do join in, they'll open with a raise to protect themselves. So in a way I've encouraged them to play better, making the bubble somewhat trickier.
Has anyone else noticed they accidently 'educate' bad players in this way? Should I be worried about this and not punish them so much? Or does it not really matter because the bubble only latest a few orbits?