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Old 08-01-2007, 10:58 AM
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Default Re: Professional No-Limit Hold \'em Volume 1 Review Thread

One of the nice things about SPR is if you build your target SPR, hit your hand, and commit, who cares if they flopped a set or 2 pair or a flush draw that comes in on the turn, etc. . .

You did your job. You expect to make money most of the time when you build your target SPR and hit the hand you were trying to make. But you also expect that they will outflop you sometimes and outdraw you others.

So, when they do, it's easier to swallow. In other words, you reduce the tilt factor.

Another nice thing is that lots of players have trouble folding when the pot gets sizable. For example, I am in the BB with AQ in a 5-10 PL game. 3 limpers. I raise ~8% of my stack. All 3 call me. Flop comes QJX. I bet the pot. EP thinks a bit and then pushes with KQ. He's a player, like many, that usually will not fold if the pot gets built and he has a decent piece of it or a decent draw.

I call it "Big Pot Syndrome."
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