let's talk about taking time on decisions. everyone says how important it is to take time on decisions and they're correct though i'm not sure if they know why they're correct and in pokers its know the why instead of the what.
there are several reasons you want to take time in you're decisions. there are several things to consider when the action is to you. first off you want to figure a range for your villain and then decide which of the options you have available to you are best for the situation based on that range. once you've done that take a few seconds to consider other ways you might play the hand and gauge how you think he might react to say a check raise instead of a bet or say an over bet instead of a pot sized bet. now bearing in mind you have to keep your deductions realistic or you will be fps'ing all over the place and that is bad. but taking time and thinking about the maximum bet you think he will call is always good and going over you're decision in your head will lead to better pokers.
