Comments on: The Suicide Pact, Part I: Mutual Assured Destruction http://www.absinthetics.com/blog/2006/05/18/the-suicide-pact-part-i-mutual-assured-destruction/ Begging your indulgence since 200x. Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:35:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: PokerFilter.Net » Blog Archive » The Suicide Pact, Part I: Mutual Assured Destruction http://www.absinthetics.com/blog/2006/05/18/the-suicide-pact-part-i-mutual-assured-destruction/comment-page-1/#comment-1258 PokerFilter.Net » Blog Archive » The Suicide Pact, Part I: Mutual Assured Destruction Tue, 06 Jun 2006 16:22:25 +0000 http://www.absinthetics.com/blog/2006/05/18/the-suicide-pact-part-i-mutual-assured-destruction/#comment-1258 [...] Absinthetics » The Suicide Pact, Part I: Mutual Assured Destruction [...] [...] Absinthetics » The Suicide Pact, Part I: Mutual Assured Destruction [...]

]]> By: Magik http://www.absinthetics.com/blog/2006/05/18/the-suicide-pact-part-i-mutual-assured-destruction/comment-page-1/#comment-658 Magik Tue, 23 May 2006 12:41:53 +0000 http://www.absinthetics.com/blog/2006/05/18/the-suicide-pact-part-i-mutual-assured-destruction/#comment-658 Excellent post! Excellent post!

]]> By: Drizztdj http://www.absinthetics.com/blog/2006/05/18/the-suicide-pact-part-i-mutual-assured-destruction/comment-page-1/#comment-656 Drizztdj Mon, 22 May 2006 17:14:36 +0000 http://www.absinthetics.com/blog/2006/05/18/the-suicide-pact-part-i-mutual-assured-destruction/#comment-656 Count me in as awaiting for a part II. Your comments have helped my tournament game greatly. Thanks again for your help man :) Count me in as awaiting for a part II.

Your comments have helped my tournament game greatly. Thanks again for your help man :)

]]> By: StudioGlyphic http://www.absinthetics.com/blog/2006/05/18/the-suicide-pact-part-i-mutual-assured-destruction/comment-page-1/#comment-637 StudioGlyphic Sat, 20 May 2006 05:28:20 +0000 http://www.absinthetics.com/blog/2006/05/18/the-suicide-pact-part-i-mutual-assured-destruction/#comment-637 I would very much like to read *any* promised part II. :D Your friend, glyphic I would very much like to read *any* promised part II. :D

Your friend,
glyphic

]]> By: ScurvyDog http://www.absinthetics.com/blog/2006/05/18/the-suicide-pact-part-i-mutual-assured-destruction/comment-page-1/#comment-617 ScurvyDog Fri, 19 May 2006 12:48:30 +0000 http://www.absinthetics.com/blog/2006/05/18/the-suicide-pact-part-i-mutual-assured-destruction/#comment-617 I would very much like to read this part II of which ye speak. I struggle mightily with what you mention in very short games, with 1-3 opponents, especially if one is very, very aggressive. I sometimes exit those games with the nagging feeling that all my cogitating and plotting and trickiness was less successful than if I had simply picked a hand to play and capped every street in the dark. I would very much like to read this part II of which ye speak.

I struggle mightily with what you mention in very short games, with 1-3 opponents, especially if one is very, very aggressive. I sometimes exit those games with the nagging feeling that all my cogitating and plotting and trickiness was less successful than if I had simply picked a hand to play and capped every street in the dark.

]]> By: Mark http://www.absinthetics.com/blog/2006/05/18/the-suicide-pact-part-i-mutual-assured-destruction/comment-page-1/#comment-616 Mark Fri, 19 May 2006 10:54:39 +0000 http://www.absinthetics.com/blog/2006/05/18/the-suicide-pact-part-i-mutual-assured-destruction/#comment-616 I think I'm missing the point. Against an infinitely aggressive player, it is true that you have to show down more hands because their hand range is so wide. But that doesn't mean you have to show down every hand. The whole point of poker is to gain more value than your opponent, and that's achieved by deciding when to fold and when to raise. You can get more value than the maniac by laying down hands where you have a high probability of losing and raising those hands that have a good chance of winning. That's obvious, though, so I don't think it's the answer you're looking for. I think I’m missing the point.
Against an infinitely aggressive player, it is true that you have to show down more hands because their hand range is so wide. But that doesn’t mean you have to show down every hand. The whole point of poker is to gain more value than your opponent, and that’s achieved by deciding when to fold and when to raise.
You can get more value than the maniac by laying down hands where you have a high probability of losing and raising those hands that have a good chance of winning.
That’s obvious, though, so I don’t think it’s the answer you’re looking for.

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