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Just watched a couple of videos on Full Tilt Poker Academy and took some notes:
5 Common Leaks by Phil Gordon
1) Limping instead of raising - either raise or fold PF ALWAYS by the same amount
Reasons to raise PF:
- Limit competition
- Control the betting
- Make opponents define their hand strength
- Conceal your own hand strength
- Steal the blinds
Keep ALL PF raises the same to conceal strength
*** Watch Lederer's "How We Bet Video"
2) Sklansky's Gap Concept - You should be more willing to raise with a particular hand than youare willing to call with it.
3) Don't play dominated hands. Throw away those hands if there's a raise.
4) Don't overvalue suited hands. They only add 3% to the expectation of the hand.
5) Check medium strength hands on the river. [TPTK, etc.]
Reasons:
- Get them to bluff and call them if you feel they didn't hit a draw
- Opponent may check a better hand
*** Bet your strong and weak hands.
- If your opponent shows ANY sign of weakness, bet your weak hands to steal the pot.
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