I will never 'get it'

Originally Posted by binky bee

Well, it does seem to be different!

I'm curious...how so? All seems common-sense to me.

[FWIW - i have no agenda here; jus' a-tryin to learn like you, and maybe earn a bit of karmic rakeback for helping out a fellow newbie]

Originally Posted by DoubleJ

I'm curious...how so? All seems common-sense to me.

[FWIW - i have no agenda here; jus' a-tryin to learn like you, and maybe earn a bit of karmic rakeback for helping out a fellow newbie]

I think it is for two reasons. 1 - it is more aggressive than the play I have had recommended to me before as a starting point (the theory being, play safe, learn, progress, open up). 2 - it is just straight in there with a game plan! And a pretty big one!

I am not discounting it at all and will return to the book. I will want to utilise it I think when I am comfortable with a basic standard of play, then use it to see if it does provide for a crushing solution to the lower stakes.

With all of that in mind, I am still totally worried about his theory. With my other commitments I do not anticipate playing enough hands for a high variance game. So safe is likely to be best for me.