[TheRake]

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So I think majorkong's advice would be better stated as: pay attention to the pot odds. Saying, "don't fold so much" is just an invitation to people to start getting into trouble.

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Thank you,
I had a problem when this was first posted. I think encouraging new players to chase when they may or may not have proper odds to do so is a little irresponsable. Part of playing winning poker is realizing when you are beat and laying down a hand that may be drawing dead or near dead regardless of how big the pot gets.

Regardless of what people think or say on this board weak/tight is not a terrible way to play micro limit games. It is true that it may not maximize winnings, but it WILL make you a winning player at this level. Learning when to turn up the heat and when to dial it back is something that can only come with experience. Telling someone it is okay to chase if they have not taken the time or fully obsorbed the proper mathematics to make this determination simply because the pot is large is just a way to make this learning curve a very expensive one.

I posted earlier in this thread to ask what Majorkong considered "crushing the game" and got no response. IMO "crushing" is a realive term and I think may be relavent to some of the winning players who post here. I apologize if it seemed sarcastic, but I felt it was a legitamite question.

In closing I would just like to state that I greatly respect Majorkong's experience and knowledge. In fact I actively seek out his posts, but I suspect that this post may do more harm than good for some of the newer players that are still trying to learn this great game.

TheRake