Re: what\'s so wrong about playing on auto-pilot?
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i just read a post about theory vs. practice and there seems to be a notion that playing on autopilot is a negative. What is exactly wrong with this? If you know all the angles and have played each situation so many times, you can play on autopilot. In a way, you don't have to overthink each play, making the right instinctual play because it just feels "right". Or is this not what playing on auto pilot is?
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Autopilot means different things to different people.
My definition of autopilot is making standard plays with little regard to the type of opponents you are facing.
Typically the higher you play, the less your edge... so chances to make or save an extra bet can be the difference between a very moderate winner (read: .4-.75 BB/100) and a decent/healthy winrate.
For other players autopilot simply means they are not playing their A-game.
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