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Yes, it seems they will come in and stay in online more often, a fact Harrington acknowledges quite a bit. The reason he doesn't overemphasize it is simple: you'll win more than you lose.
With regard to how often an A falls, the human mind is setup to remember bad things that happen to us, so we avoid getting hurt in the future. Good for avoiding sabre tooth tigers and hot pans on stoves, but very bad for poker players. Just keep the statistics and random probabilities in mind. Always. It's the only antidote.
Yesterday, all in with AA vs. QQ and JJ. I knew a Q or J was going to come. Sure enough, both came. No Ace. Should I fold AA preflop next time? Probably not.
CJ
Statistics: Posted by Cactus Jack — Tue Oct 18, 2005 4:42 am
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1 - It seems like almost every problem he gives is early in the tournament where the blinds are miniscule in proportion to chip stacks. I wish he would have given more examples where the blinds were a bit larger.
2 - A lot of times he recommends raises and bets that seem right, but on-lline I don't know if he understands that if someone will limp in with a hand, well heck, it's usually good enough to call the 5x BB raise too. He also says that you usually want some action with a hand like KK, but too many players play any Ace and too many flops have an Ace so I'm not sure that I want as much action as he does when I'm playing an online tournament.
Overall though, GREAT book and I will be re-reading it soon before purchasing Vol II
Statistics: Posted by MTPaid — Mon Oct 17, 2005 1:22 pm
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