Rizen just wrote a great article on P5's...

[mikeymer]

I really wish people would stop sharing all of this information, but Rizen wrote a great article on the game of poker evolving, something I've spoken a ton with to other people about. He speaks on how HOH I & II are getting outdated, because the masses are now following the concepts outlined in that book. Its a good read, but stop giving people all of this information!!

[registrar]

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I really wish people would stop sharing all of this information, but Rizen wrote a great article on the game of poker evolving, something I've spoken a ton with to other people about. He speaks on how HOH I & II are getting outdated, because the masses are now following the concepts outlined in that book. Its a good read, but stop giving people all of this information!!

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Yeah, quit disseminating. Linky?

[mikeymer]

I don't know what that word means.

Here is the link:

http://www.pocketfives.com/44C1FBCF-...680C28543.aspx

[PsYcOsNiPeR]

mike beat me to it..

[kutuz_off]

Over/under on how long it takes for Rizen's article to get outdated?

[mlagoo]

that was a good article mikey, thanks for the heads up.

[jdog1999]

I think what he said about M and waiting longer to push is very true. I used to start pushing when my M was about 9 or 10. But I found I was getting called a great deal and some how my 74o was not holding up [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]. I find lately I can let my M get as low as 4 or 5 and still recover. If I have a decent hand I will more than likely double up.

[Rizen]

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Over/under on how long it takes for Rizen's article to get outdated?

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The examples are probably already outdated. As mikeymer said originally, the concept of the article is more about keeping up with and ahead of the evolution of poker than specific plays. I used Harrington in the title to make it catchy, and because his teachings are probably the most widely and used in online poker right now, but in truth it could be called anything. If there is any lesson I've been taught through success and having videos of myself playing up on the internet, it's that your game must be in a constant state of forward progression.

The old adage that if you're not moving forward, you're moving backward, rings quite true in poker IMO.

-Rizen

[cameronw01]

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that was a good article mikey, thanks for the heads up.

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Yeah, I tried talking about a few of these things a week ago but wasn't understood, it's good to have it in such an articulate form.

[aejones]

the only thing i disagree with is that harrington's books are fantastic. they're marginal at best, teach you how to play terrible postflop, and they were archiac right after they came out. the author of this article writes a decent post though in the basic idea of staying ahead of the evolution of the game.

of course, you could just play a sick, unexploitable style, if you don't want to evolve your own game.