The best advice you've ever learned on 2+2

[EnderW27]

Despite my reg date, I've been around awhile, off and on. I wanted to start a thread where everyone could share what it is they've learned in their time here.
I have a few choice nuggets, including the mathematical probabilities of going all in as SB vs the BB when you both have less than 10 BB.

But the absolute best advice I have ever learned on 2+2 is this:

You're in the blind. SB works best but BB is fine as well. A few limpers come in and you check it to the flop.
Flop comes
X-Y-Z rainbow and you check. You have absolutely no piece of this. It gets checked through.

Turn pairs the board. Top pair is best though any pair tends to work.

You throw out bet. It gets folded around and you take the pot.
See, anyone in early position has to worry about a raise from late position. Anyone from late position, if they had any piece of the flop, would have bet it. No one has anything and, even if they think there's a chance you're stealing, they can't do much about it at all. Pot is yours.
I thought this was great advice when I first heard it and I've had the opportunity to try it a few times in the casinos.
It simply stuns me how often I can get 3, 4 even 5 guys to all fall like dominos and take that small pot on an absolute bluff. It's such a killer move and the most +ev tip I can think of.

So share yours.

[winky51]

Ive done this myself. But this has to be done vs the right opponents that are somewhat tight. A player calling with any gut, any overs, any ace, any pair, any king you can't pull this on. Super calling stations just can't be moved off a hand. They always think you're bluffing because your aggressive.

Last night I had AQ in the SB in a 3/6 game. 4 people called before me. All of them fish, 2 of them super fish. The flop came down missing me, all checked. The turn placed a possible draw on the board. I was very certain my hand was good but there were still 5 people in the pot and 2 really passive players afraid to even raise with AQ or bet top pair into a large field. I checked again. River paired 7s. Now I knew I had the best hand. I checked again anyways hoping someone took a stab at the pot so I can call. No one did and I won. Now if the players were tighter or normal players, I would have bet that turn. Pot was so small with so many people still in it that it was most likely someone hit that turn, even though my instincts said no. Vs average players I can expect one of them to bet and not call if they have they have nothing.

[charlie_t_jr]

Probably this.


http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showth...&PHPSESSID=

I agree. As true today as when it first was written.

[Karmadog]

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Probably this.


http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showth...&PHPSESSID=

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As I kept reading I said everyone who is starting out in poker should read this. Only until I was done reading the article did I see it was written by Ed Miller. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[charlie_t_jr]

I suppose the ideas in that post are becoming "elementary" somewhat. But if you notice the date of the post and the publishing date of SSH, you can see why this post was eye-opening.