How Times Have Changed...

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The only thing we can do is look at hands. We can ask, "Were we ahead when the money was going in?" we can ask if there was a better way to play the hand. We can look at our opponents and their stats and preflop and postflop tendencies and make the best decision we can about whether or not a certain play was correct. We can look at the hands at showdown and envision a better way to play. We can try to put opponents on hands the best we can and play the best we can against that range, regardless of the outcome of the individual hand. The win rate at the end of those decisions is irrelevant. We can not accurately evaluate the quality of the decisions by looking at the win rate. The thought processes going into each decision is what can be analyzed accurately and is what is important until each of us have played millions of hands. Only then can we look back and ask which style, if any, was objectively better.

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Blah, that sucks. It's completely right but looking at the big picture like this feel sorta depressing. Being a sponge for poker knowledge, its tough to know whether certain approaches are correct until a year or two down the line.

Great post! Thanks for bringing me back down to earth...

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