Basically, the all in with a strong hand, he says, would negate the advantage even tournament pros have, because they couldn't get a read, your decision making is over at that point, and the other players would be put to a decision they'd rather not have to make.
As always, playing Sklansky reduces us to number crunching robots. His "modified" system would require me to sit at the table with a supercomputer crunching numbers rather than Oreos, but no doubt playing any hands less than he suggests would reduce the EV. He says the only problem he's encountered in getting anyone to play it is the lack of patience, discipline, and--he sort of implies--lack of balls among his disciples. Hmm, sounds suspiciously like me.
Of late, I've not been using all in. I've deluded myself into thinking I can outplay them post-flop. I need to stop doing that, and, just as k3nt says, I'm thinking that MTTs are not cost-effective for me, so going all-in may be the better play. I'm intrigued by your thinking TK, but it also leads me back to thinking I can outplay them during the betting rounds, which probably overestimates my ability. As shocking as that might be. Overestimating my ability.
CJStatistics: Posted by Cactus Jack — Tue Mar 22, 2005 3:26 am
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