Michael Gazonda12 years, 1 month agoThis is a tough question to answer, but I'll do my best. The quick and easy answer is "because I want to", but I realize that's not quite what you're asking.
So, for the most part, I want to do things a little different than other people. This makes it so that they "should" adjust to how I'm playing differently...
3xing the button vs 100bb stacks is something I can do that I feel like is harder to play against, but that doesn't sacrifice any ev by doing so. The standard reason people want to minraise the button is to give themselves a better price on their bluff. This is a good reason, but there are also good reasons for wanting to 3x such as wanting to play a bigger pot in position against weaker opposition.
I don't feel like there is a single right answer to much of what goes on preflop. Instead, to me it's more like chess openings in that there are a bunch of valid ways to play. What's best for you will be determined by the rest of your poker game.
Terry Dolle12 years, 1 month agoReally great video Mike! Highlighting the active table really helps follow the action. I think this is your best video yet. Why do I say that? I take notes during all your videos. The volume of notes I took on this one went thru the roof! Some of the highlights are: 16:18 discussion of the flop and taking the line bet, check, bet as a bluff; nice insight as to how you add a new line to your repetroire; and at 40:09 a great discussion of playing KK from the blinds against an early raiser and how to get value. These are just some of my notes...good work Mike!
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So, for the most part, I want to do things a little different than other people. This makes it so that they "should" adjust to how I'm playing differently...
3xing the button vs 100bb stacks is something I can do that I feel like is harder to play against, but that doesn't sacrifice any ev by doing so. The standard reason people want to minraise the button is to give themselves a better price on their bluff. This is a good reason, but there are also good reasons for wanting to 3x such as wanting to play a bigger pot in position against weaker opposition.
I don't feel like there is a single right answer to much of what goes on preflop. Instead, to me it's more like chess openings in that there are a bunch of valid ways to play. What's best for you will be determined by the rest of your poker game.
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