Darse's NL Tournament Primer

Just curious what people think of this:

http://www.cs.ualberta.ca/~darse/Pap...mt-primer.html

I have used it at the free poker tournaments here in Toronto and have found that I can almost always make it through to the latter stages of the tournament with a decent stack. I have played 9 times, winning once, 2 second place finishes, one 4th and one 7th.

[betgo]

My primer is much better.

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/sh...mp;o=&vc=1

[sekrah]

I'll read that when I never want to win another tournament.

[intheflatfield]

This is like the 3rd time I've seen you're primer.

The poker elite should be quaking in fear. The bold advice advocated in your primer borders on revolutionary. I predict that it transform the world of poker as we now know it.

Variety says "Boffo"

And to think I fell for that whole "Theory of Poker" tripe..



PS What do I need to do to acquire a signed copy.

You seem to have a completely opposite strategy - I am reading yours now - however, I have one question

You wrote:

"The gap principle states that you need a bigger hand to raise than to call a raise."

However

http://www.pokerlistings.com/tournam...he-gap-concept

The term "gap concept" was first introduced by the excellent poker writer David Sklansky (see Editor's Pick for book reviews). This concept means that you will usually need a better hand to play against someone who has opened the betting than what you need to open with yourself.


It would seem that your "gap concept" is the opposite of Sklansky's.

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I'll read that when I never want to win another tournament.

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Do you mean betgo's or Darse's?

Please elaborate, if possible.

[betgo]

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You seem to have a completely opposite strategy - I am reading yours now - however, I have one question

You wrote:

"The gap principle states that you need a bigger hand to raise than to call a raise."

However

http://www.pokerlistings.com/tournam...he-gap-concept

The term "gap concept" was first introduced by the excellent poker writer David Sklansky (see Editor's Pick for book reviews). This concept means that you will usually need a better hand to play against someone who has opened the betting than what you need to open with yourself.


It would seem that your "gap concept" is the opposite of Sklansky's.

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Please read my guide 3 times, and read the klinks and recommended reading in it. You have a lot to learn.

[sekrah]

Betgo's.

Never read Darse's.. Maybe i'll look at it later.

[sekrah]

Hank,.. Please do not listen to this man who tells you "You have alot to learn".

His advice he posts on this forum is hideously wrong and is taking many beginners into a death trap.

Trust me on this.. betgo has ALOT to learn about tournament poker. I wouldn't take advice from him if I were you.

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You seem to have a completely opposite strategy - I am reading yours now - however, I have one question

You wrote:

"The gap principle states that you need a bigger hand to raise than to call a raise."

However

http://www.pokerlistings.com/tournam...he-gap-concept

The term "gap concept" was first introduced by the excellent poker writer David Sklansky (see Editor's Pick for book reviews). This concept means that you will usually need a better hand to play against someone who has opened the betting than what you need to open with yourself.


It would seem that your "gap concept" is the opposite of Sklansky's.

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Please read my guide 3 times, and read the klinks and recommended reading in it. You have a lot to learn.

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Setting aside what others are telling me for the moment - I still do not see how reading your guide 3 times will help answer this question.

You are saying that the gap concept says you need a bigger hand to raise than to call a raise and Sklansky says you need a bigger hand to call a raise than you to do open the betting - that seems like a fairly clear case of two people saying the opposite things - and I am asking you to explain why that difference exists.