NL$2 - AKo - I'm Sprewing Pennies

[Fallen Hero]

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AJ certainly got this right: just because this is low stakes doesn't mean you should play worse.

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At NL2 however, this is DEFINATLY overanalyzing. Although putting some thought into your game at any level is going to give you a huge edge for obvious reasons, 90% of the time your villain here is going to be a moron calling station with a marginal hand, very likely to contain one diamond that he will gladly call with, making putting in another legitimate bet on the turn FAR better than checking behind.

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Define play worse.

I understand your point (as I understand aj's point), the op shouldn't get into bad habits and should exercize hand reading and other fundamental skills to playing higher stakes. I understand all this, the fact is, you're both underating how bad .01/.02 is. I'd much rather play my hands at the highest +EV here and gather a roll to play higher and pratice "good" poker there.