Re: Poker is harder?
One note on OP, he is either a troll, or just a big idiot. As of now, I can't really tell.
OP- While I vaguely agree with your point (adjusting is important in poker), I believe you have a twisted notion of poker that it is ALL about adjusting. Like Aba said, 90% of poker is just sound mechanical poker, and the rest is making irratic plays at specific opponents. The HUDBOTs, having seen more hands, probably have better fundamental skills than you do, and to win at poker, that's all you need, especially at middle stakes (granted, at higher stakes, winning depends more on thinking on high levels). Now, the statement that games have become tougher is true because no matter how much you "adjust", you can't bend these fundamental laws of poker or you become a losing player. They must remain intact, and even as one follows the fundamentals strictly, presently he simply cannot win as much as before because the average poker player have become better. It has become harder to stack players with sets and overpair because, when before, fish would felt it with any pair, now they need top pair and good kicker before they felt it. This alone, has decreased not just the HUDBOT's winrates, but everyone's. It affects all players, and not just the "mechanical ones." You can only adjust and bend the rules so much before you cross the line and start making -ev plays (fancy play syndrome).
Also, please refrain from claiming only people who agree with you as absolutely correct. It makes you look asinine and a complete tool.
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