Why do we hate donkeys?

[justaPlayer]

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Not to bring this up again or maybe I do but this is from Taylor Caby's blog which I think sums it up for me as well. I guess he doesn't know anything about poker as well.

When I play the regular tournaments, I am just so inexperienced. I don't know all of the proper times for squeeze plays, blind stealing (dos and don'ts, etc), and the worst part about my game is dealing with bad players. I really don't play too many bad players at 25/50nl+ and I'm not used to exploiting guys that clearly have huge flaws in their game. My game works much better against thinking opponents and it's hard for me to play against some of the players who are overvaluing top pair or making bets when they don't know if they are bluffing or value betting.

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If you can't exploit bad players you have a serious weakness in your game.

If any aspect of ego is involved while you're playing, you have no future whatsoever in poker, and any success you do achieve will turn into a menace that ultimately causes more pain than happiness. This is gonna happen to a lot of players who are enjoying success right now. Its a lot harder to keep it than to get it.

There are bad players at all levels. They are bad because they make a lot of mistakes. Mistakes are where the money comes from. Money is the only reason to play. Keep it simple.

Avatar is mesmerizing.

[justaPlayer]

The whole game is about adapting, not playing some set way.

If you're in the pot with a chimp, and you've flopped tpgk, and you know he will call with absolutely anything, and you have no real reason to believe his equity against your tpgk is any greater than, say 30%, why not just overbet, HUGE? EXPLOIT HIM. The animal MUST call, that is his compulsion.

This is not to be critical of you in any way, but I think you would do well to become better acquainted with the mathematics of the game. When you have an edge, any edge, push it. Bad players are bad players because they cannot help but to constantly be in situations where they are at a disadvantage. You, as a good player, will usually have a basic advantage in hand strength/showdown value, and be able to easily see when you don't. The more of the odds you understand, the more edges you will be able to exploit.

lol Play Money on Stars is a GREAT way to learn how to extract the maximum from tards.