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$20-40 NLHE. Two players limped and the small blind called. We all had 4K. I was in the big blind with 72o. I checked. Was that correct?

What are the other choices?

No reads, no reads, and no reads.

depends on windspeed and lunar cycle, which you didn't provide

It depends. I will let others elaborate.

I enjoy Tommy's posts. But I can't help feeling like lately he's mocking us.

checking is sooooo weak.

I think everyone knows I'm not a mid-high player, but I'd like to be someday.

In the NL forums, it seems like many people are searching for the "correct" way to play their hands. In reality, there is no "correct" way to play any hand. Each decision needs to based on factors that are constantly changing and evolving.

Sometimes, reading these forms reminds me of some of the really bad poker books out there. You know the ones-- players have four styles: LAG, TAG, loose passive, and tight-weak.

Poker is a game played with people, not archatypes. If you evaluated your life as though there were only four ways that people acted, then I would think it would be a very -EV way of interacting with people.

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please stop.

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who the fvck are you?

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I think everyone knows I'm not a mid-high player, but I'd like to be someday.

In the NL forums, it seems like many people are searching for the "correct" way to play their hands. In reality, there is no "correct" way to play any hand. Each decision needs to based on factors that are constantly changing and evolving.

Sometimes, reading these forms reminds me of some of the really bad poker books out there. You know the ones-- players have four styles: LAG, TAG, loose passive, and tight-weak.

Poker is a game played with people, not archatypes. If you evaluated your life as though there were only four ways that people acted, then I would think it would be a very -EV way of interacting with people.

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Hi Waxie:

I think the reason that people act as there are four different types of people out there is because they are trying to balance the helpfulness of detailed information with having to make a lot of complicated decisions at once.

People on these boards generally want to maximize winrates, and that's usually done with multiple tables. The increased earn comes at a price of less complete information about each individual player.

When you are playing at one table and you are paying attention to the guy's pulse showing through his neck as he raises, then yes, you are playing with people. When you are overlapping eight screens of 6-handed NL with heads up displays and stats at your fingertips, you can't treat each opponent as a "person," merely an archetype.

ok, i have minimal posts on this board, but a lot of experience with other types of message boards. this guy is obviously seeing how far he can go without people realizing that he is completely dicking around with everyone. he wants to see how many people he can get to take him seriously. in essence he is doing the ultimate mock thread. bravo

Holy f. finally someone who gets it.

holy f i quote myself

"what a sap"

this is in no way a slam of tommy :-)

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this guy is obviously seeing how far he can go without people realizing that he is completely dicking around with everyone. he wants to see how many people he can get to take him seriously. in essence he is doing the ultimate mock thread. bravo

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Holy smokes, batman! We've been had!

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I enjoy Tommy's posts. But I can't help feeling like lately he's mocking us.

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What do you mean lately?

"The ace of grace, the shoelace, and the mace, the race, and the taste, and I like saying a lot of words that don't mean anything."

Priceless.