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It makes you look like you learned the game from watching WPT. I don't see the benefit of it.
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#2
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Acting in the dark can help to disguise your hand and confuse your opponent a little. Raising in the dark can give the appearance of a very strong holding preflop or a monster holding on the flop or turn whether you have one or not.
Checking in the dark on the flop or turn can cause your opponent to freeze up when you have a drawing hand and check-through allowing you a free card. The reason that this happens is your check in the dark severely hampers their positional advantage. You had to act first, but by checking in the dark, they now have to act first after the next card comes. I agree that most people who make this move probably make it way too often and/or in the wrong situations. |
#3
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when a game is shorthanded I find checking in the dark to be very useful. It essentially gives you the button for the round. Alot of people overuse it though and that can start to burn you.
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I would never bet in the dark unless I thought my image was too tight.
Occasionally I check in the dark before the flop comes down if I am playing against aggressive players. They almost always make a small bet into me. So if I've hit then I'm in great position and if I've got a draw, I'll get it cheap. This is when I'm playing a live short handed game though, haven't tried it in a ring game. |
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Poker all in all is a game of information. either we are giving it or receiving it. Checking or betting in the dark throws a persons mind frame off. They get no information from you. If it disrespects you GREAT!!!! mission accomplished you are now thinking about etiquette and not my hand
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