I've been giving much thought lately to the old adage of "sending a message". In other words: doing a play that is somewhat out of the ordinary in order to let your opponent know you aren't going to take it like a vag. This of course isn't restricted just to poker. For example, in football with a 35 point lead with 4 minutes left you might leave in all your starters and go deep just to try and run up the score [Cassel can figure out the game later] or in politics you might get some pawn to claim your opponent pals around with terrorists. A standard poker example might be you are playing in a 25 50 cap no limit game and you raise with A2s to 125 on the button and the big blind 3bets you to 375. A jam for 1500 every time will unquestionably be a a poor play against any decent opponent. But is it a good idea to occasionally send a message and 4bet that jerk face? The interesting thing about pre flop poker in the modern era of statistical analysis programs is that if you know someones exact range more or less you can always make the correct decision when facing an all in. So can showing someone you are capable of straying far from the expected range be a profitable play and how far can lines be pushed to play optimally? From a purely mathematical standpoint an opponent can really narrow down on your exact reship range and tear apart any sloppy plays in the long run. But there are some other factors in play. Psychologically if an opponent knows you are capable of reshipping in light and they are slightly on tilt, you might not be too surprised to see them show up with a slightly negative EV call at times when they know they should be folding; in an attempt to chase loses or to fulfill that gambling addiction they constantly try to subdue. Also timing is a pretty big factor. If you are a starting out a new session and are totally card dead, an opponent might think you are playing a tighter game this session and favor a slightly tighter calling range to your 4bets. You also have to be careful of the reverse table image tell. You can relevel them by knowing they know you know its a good time to 4bet and sticking to the original game plan. So I guess in conclusion when in doubt, click your time bank, and reread this post.
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Thursday, November 13, 2008
Poker Talk
I've been giving much thought lately to the old adage of "sending a message". In other words: doing a play that is somewhat out of the ordinary in order to let your opponent know you aren't going to take it like a vag. This of course isn't restricted just to poker. For example, in football with a 35 point lead with 4 minutes left you might leave in all your starters and go deep just to try and run up the score [Cassel can figure out the game later] or in politics you might get some pawn to claim your opponent pals around with terrorists. A standard poker example might be you are playing in a 25 50 cap no limit game and you raise with A2s to 125 on the button and the big blind 3bets you to 375. A jam for 1500 every time will unquestionably be a a poor play against any decent opponent. But is it a good idea to occasionally send a message and 4bet that jerk face? The interesting thing about pre flop poker in the modern era of statistical analysis programs is that if you know someones exact range more or less you can always make the correct decision when facing an all in. So can showing someone you are capable of straying far from the expected range be a profitable play and how far can lines be pushed to play optimally? From a purely mathematical standpoint an opponent can really narrow down on your exact reship range and tear apart any sloppy plays in the long run. But there are some other factors in play. Psychologically if an opponent knows you are capable of reshipping in light and they are slightly on tilt, you might not be too surprised to see them show up with a slightly negative EV call at times when they know they should be folding; in an attempt to chase loses or to fulfill that gambling addiction they constantly try to subdue. Also timing is a pretty big factor. If you are a starting out a new session and are totally card dead, an opponent might think you are playing a tighter game this session and favor a slightly tighter calling range to your 4bets. You also have to be careful of the reverse table image tell. You can relevel them by knowing they know you know its a good time to 4bet and sticking to the original game plan. So I guess in conclusion when in doubt, click your time bank, and reread this post.
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