[Scott Y.]

idk, I think people generally worry too much about what their hand is and how it looks on the flop when making decisions. If there are 80%+ flops and 2 ppl in the pot, the importance of figuring out what your opponent has (and even what he thinks you have) skyrockets. Sure you might have some weak hand that could be ahead or behind, but a lot of times your opponent does too. If you always called or always folded or always got to sd cheaply (basically playing level 1) you won't beat anyone worth a damn.

There's a ton of value in playing aggressively + finding your opponent's threshold for, say, calling a 3-bet in and out of position vs. capping. You end up forcing them to make the tough decisions as often as possible...which is cool, b/c most players make tons of mistakes in these spots (it's hard not to) and don't punish your aggression nearly enough. This means sometimes you spew when caution is more reasonable, especially early on, but it pays off if your opponents give away a lot of info and toss you a lot of calls w/ those reverse implied hands. This is basically tilt. At least that's how I think about it.