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10-28-04, 09:36 AM
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Helmuth talked about it in his book. One player would join a ring game, raise in the dark before the flop for one full orbit, and then tighten up. The table often became wild and called with hands they wouldn't normally call with, even after the guy tightened up. He would usually lose a lot of big bets in the first orbit, but the damage to the other players psychologically had already been done.
Heck, I often do this myself at O8B limit to varying success rates.
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10-28-04, 12:35 PM
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I've seen this done a number of times. They key is to follow through with it. some players have too much pride and eventually admit what they are doing, which ruins it.
I've tried it a few times myself with mixed results. It goes against my general personality, so I don't really like it.... but you do get more aaction. That's for sure. People will be gunning for you. |
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10-28-04, 12:59 PM
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If you're tight all the time, people will catch on and everyone will get out of your way= no chips. If they immediately see you as a maniac, it is hard for them to change that perception.
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10-28-04, 06:23 PM
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Against good players that's true. But I play in a B&M, straight 2 limit, and I play tight. You would be amazed at the people you get calling you, even though they know damn well that if I'm in the pot, I've got to have a better starting hand than them. I mean, you're flopping the nut flush and you've got 3 people calling you down to the river.
It's amazing how people do not pick up on your "style" at the lower limits. |
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10-28-04, 08:02 PM
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The strategy might work, but low-mid limits it is absolutely not needed. The general crowd in those games wont notice one bit if you play tighter than a little schoolgirl. So why waste the money playing like a maniac and then try to make it back when you could just start out by making money, and then winning some more?
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10-29-04, 12:10 AM
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this strategy definitely works.
i havent really done it online, but i assume that with player notes people will definitely pick up on it. in a b&m this works really well for me. if i drink slowly at the table, people will assume that because i am a young male who is drinking, that i am going to be playing substandard hands, and they make some really bad calls. creating a favoravle table image can be very beneficial wherever you play. |
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