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I also found myself helping another 2+2er make his first foray into 6 max play

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Sweet I got mentioned!!


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Sensible, winning 2+2ers will do things like try to steal against loose blinds with J2o, call down with Q high, defend their big blind from a tight player with 93s, and 3-bet a turn check/raise from a passive player after a scare card drops when holding second pair.

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You said you wouldn't tell. At least you didn't mention the 75o, or the folded straight on the river. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]


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Six max play is still poker. Repeat that. Six max play is still poker

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This is probably the single most important advice you gave me. I came to realize that some of the reason that 6-max is more profitable than full, besides the more playable hands and hands per hour, is that the fish play looser at 6-max.(yep, it's possible.) If, however, you fail to grasp this concept, your virtually negating that positive aspect of 6-max play. Toss in the added bonus of being able to make bone-headed loose plays at an excelerated Hands/hr., and you start hemoraghing money.

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Once I finally realized that I was playing the same game at a 6 max table as I was and should have been at a full ring table, it was pretty easy to tell that I had become a better poker player.

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Your on to something here. I'd be willing to wager this is where everyone's problem with their 1/2 transitions is.(mine included) Yes, I'll give you that there are more weak-tighty bonuswhoring rocks at that limit. But take a second to figure out what that means. Does it mean that most of your hands will be short-handed? DING!! Does it mean that you'll be in positions where you may need to defend your blinds more often from possible steal raises? DING!! Does it mean that you'll find yourself in HU situations more, Often with marginal holdings? DING DING!!

My testimonial: With MrWookie's help, and a little bit of studying on my part, I went from hemoraghing money at 6-max(we're talking over 100 BBs in one 4 hr session) to at this moment in the black and on the verge of clearing Absolute's initial sign up bonus. This in the span of about a week. It's not that hard, Don't be scar'd.

I'd like to add a little recommended reading of my own, if I may: First off, re-read the river section of SSH, the part about Value betting on the river especially, this comes up TONS. The Short Handed section of HEFAP, as well as the couple of HU sections in there as well. Finally, the Short Handed section of Inside the Poker mind is excellent(I just got it today, partially for this section.)

MrWookie thanks for your help, and thank you for a wonderful post. See you at Absolute.