Here's an anecdote about predetermined plans.


My first coach was someone most of you probably aren't familiar with, but he's been playing a long time and played 10/20 with bldswttrs et al on partypoker back in the day. It was our first or second session, I don't remember, but this hand came up.

Aggressive player opened MP, and I 3-bet the button with KQo and he called. My tentative plan was to stack off on any top pair if he c/r the flop, and be pretty happy about it.

Sure enough, the flop came Qxx rainbow, and i bet. He insta checkraised all in for 100bb. According to my plan, I should call the shove obviously. But my plan didn't factor in the scenario of him insta-overbet jamming. I was about to call and coach was like "no you should fold. It looks like he planned a c/r from preflop, so he probably just has KK/AA." And we did, and it was most likely the correct play.