Heads up NLHE :
 

Last night I played a heads up match for about 3 hours or so against a pretty big fish. He beaten me in our last marathon match. The game had started 6 handed and then got down to me and him, but it was a cash game, not a tourney.

I barely raised preflop the entire three hours. Neither did he.

I play much better than him post flop.

Am I giving up alot here?

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Am I giving up alot here?

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I do this all the time headsup and try to induce it in my opponents. For one thing, it saves time when 4-tabling 6max. For another, it engenders postflop passivity in weaker opponents.

I also like to think that a low average pot size attracts maniacs.

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I barely raised preflop the entire three hours. Neither did he.

I play much better than him post flop.

Am I giving up alot here?

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I think you gave up a lot, but successfully induced him to give up much more equity.

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Yes. Particularly if stacks are not that deep.

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if you play better postflop then you're going to be making most of your money in pots that you raise. i think that you made a big mistake by not raising frequently.