Anti-Pokerby Steve Zolotow | Published: Jun 26, 2013 |
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Much of poker is relatively straightforward. Bet or raise with good hands, check or call with mediocre hands, and fold bad hands. Players who do the reverse are playing what I call “anti-poker.” Mike Caro used the term “fancy play syndrome” to describe plays that are unnecessarily tricky. Someone who plays anti-poker might be considered to have a terminal case of fancy play syndrome. They combine consistently checking and calling with their best hands with betting and raising their worst hands. This is a losing strategy. In fact, after your opponents figure out what you are doing, it is a very big losing strategy. There are, however, times when anti-poker actually makes sense. Let’s examine one of these situations. Everyone is deep stacked in a no-limit hold’em game. It can be either a cash game or early in a tournament. One player limps, and you raise with A-K suited from ...
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