Things it took me a while to learn part 22, Poker trends/plays

Bond18 · 12-14-2008, 04:13 AM

Over the course of the evolution of tournament poker certain plays have come in and out of style and popularity based on how well known they’ve become and their effectiveness. In an earlier article I discussed the difference between manipulative
and deceptive play and most of these plays fall down on the manipulative side of things as you’re often making said play with a pretty narrow range, and it’s important for your opponent to not be aware of what your doing in order for the play to
work up to it’s potential. We’ll take a look at what the plays are, how they’re used, and what their utility is in the current tournament poker environment. ...

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birdsnbees · 12-15-2008, 06:50 PM

The openminraise from SB versus BB, with various stack sizes but particularly when he has somewhere between 10-18 BBs?

12-14-2008, 04:13 AM	#1 (permalink)
Bond18 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 151	Things it took me a while to learn part 22, Poker trends/plays Over the course of the evolution of tournament poker certain plays have come in and out of style and popularity based on how well known they’ve become and their effectiveness. In an earlier article I discussed the difference between manipulative and deceptive play and most of these plays fall down on the manipulative side of things as you’re often making said play with a pretty narrow range, and it’s important for your opponent to not be aware of what your doing in order for the play to work up to it’s potential. We’ll take a look at what the plays are, how they’re used, and what their utility is in the current tournament poker environment. ... Read Full Post

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12-15-2008, 06:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
birdsnbees Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 11	The openminraise from SB versus BB, with various stack sizes but particularly when he has somewhere between 10-18 BBs?