Re: Isolating with the Gigabet Dilemma (Trials and Observations)
I decided to try this out in a few 2 table tournaments. So I bought into some $5 tournaments and I just wanted to practice manipulating the situation to move chips to my right. I was able to do this with some degree of effectiveness. One thing that I noticed is that I stopped paying attention to position relative to the button and started concentrating on position relative to ME (imagine what this will do to my ego [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]) I was making looser calls/raises from players that were to the right, and laying down stuff I might have called or raised to my left if everyone to my right folds.
In the first 2 I was pretty effective, in the 3rd I accidentally doubled up a medium stack to my left, and then he busted another guy, and became the big stack. He was unafraid to deploy the troops and it really sucked having the big stack to my left. Never has the importance of having position on the big stack been underscored more that at that time, it really had a big impact on my ability to see a flop and steal.
I also noticed that players to my right stopped limping, as I would punish them for doing so with a raise. Now they become TAGS and started doing my work for me, and I could for the most part put them on a hand because they have learned that if they limp with crap I am going to put them to a decision with my extra chips.
As I see it, this whole thing is about manipulating the table so that it becomes much more predictable. For everyone that says that it's silly to make the -EV play, is underestimating that value of creating this situation.
Very small sample size, but the results...............
2 first place finishes
1 4th
1 early bust out with KQ trying to get the big stack...
Peace
Blazman
One last question.. Why is this a dilemma for Gigabet?
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