Cool Hands

Evolution has almost become revolution the past week or so. I've gone from being afraid to get JJ in PF to having the attitude of '4bet, win tons of dead money, call it off, be behind sometimes whatever, at least encourage future spazzes through pure PF aggression'.

The result has been that, actually, I am winning a ton of dead money, while only now realising how many spaz shoves with A9o abound. So yeah I'm just 3betting loads more, unafraid to stick money in, seizing the initiative and uncapping my range postflop in the process.

Postflop I'm playing more....... dare I say it, Aejones-like. Splashing around a little more, going with my instincts, trying to ascertain the level of my opponent and getting one ahead of it. Poker's more interesting this way, but we'll see how it pans out in terms of results...... in the meantime it leads to more interesting hands.

http://weaktight.com/4797957 - this guy has a 4bet strategy similar to mine, in that he 4bets bluffs depolarised with playable hands. Like, all his range here is suited broadways so I was gonna snap river. His actual check might make that bad, but I don't strictly subscribe to that view. He thought for a while, so on another day I'm sure he sticks it in.

http://weaktight.com/4797961 - squeezing over a fish, really wide range, and I think he shoves QQ+ over this 4bet size. I don't fold anything out on the turn but the pot is too big to cc turn, too many horrible rivers and he probably doesn't bluff again anyway.

http://weaktight.com/4797967 - Irishman doesn't half own my soul. Not in any tangible way except he always folds when I have the nuts and always stations when I don't. I'm certain I'm balanced VS him, it's my no1 consideration in every pot I play with him but still he presses the right button. Superuser. Having said that I should probably go smaller and shove river with most of my range, rep a QQ that doesn't want to check, etc. PF was a little cool, I suppose. Up against a shorty Irishman is gonna 3bet very depolarised for value there and also have pure bluffs.

http://weaktight.com/4797973 - situationally punished by obsession with balance. This guy is just tricky, and with JJ KK AA I face a horrible turn spot. So I check KQ and hopefully he bluffs some hands, alas he had KK but there's a chance he finds a fold actually.

http://weaktight.com/4797983 - annoying spot, but alarm bells rang hard on the flop overcall....... I called flop because I felt the middle guy might raise to rep Jx himself. River flush left me not beating too many hands, if any.

http://weaktight.com/4797984 - I would probably have folded this a week ago

http://weaktight.com/4797989 - 98% sb open, 90% cbet, so I feel bluffing almost any cards would be mandatory. This way stops him 3bet shoving the flop or whatever. I honestly feel his range on the river is still ~ 98% but calling a hand that loses to some bluffs sucks.

http://weaktight.com/4797998 - another bluff.

With playing looser, it's more important than ever I don't play when not mentally 100%. If you have, say, 3betting AQo to 5bet it potentially in your gameplan, then with a little tiredness you can find any shit excuse to do so.

dan