Levarkin
03-26-2006, 09:12 PM
Since this article hasn't been under discussion yet (so far as I can tell), I thought I'd point out that I found it pretty interesting. Barron's underlying message is clearly that a little bit of the right knowledge can be far more profitable than a lot of the wrong knowledge (not to mention hubris), which is something that I have to remind myself of now and then. This forum deals a lot with minutiae, which can be very useful, of course, as long as all that hand-specific information doesn't obscure one's sight of basic principles. I was reminded a little of Ed's Macro and Micro article. It can be a little ego-deflating to know that the majority of my profit (against weak players, at least) comes from a grasp of the basics like pre-flop discipline and protecting one's hand, versus knowing when to implement a bet/bet/check line instead of bet/check/call, but there it is.
Anyway, good stuff Barron; I'm finding the Over the Edge series perhaps not more thought-provoking than On the Edge, but more certainly universally applicable.
Anyway, good stuff Barron; I'm finding the Over the Edge series perhaps not more thought-provoking than On the Edge, but more certainly universally applicable.