Quote Originally Posted by griffey24
Quote Originally Posted by IowaSkinsFan
This is all the things I can think of that would make your redline absolutely highest.

1. You rarely ever call. When you do you do not fold. If you call somewhere and do happen to fold it was only because you called because it gave you a very good oppourtunity to bluff on a later street.

2. When you have no SD value you bet/raise until they fold.

3. You take lines with good hands that give you oppourtunities to make good bluffs (i.e. balance your ranges well).

4. You threebet a lot when there is fold equity and you shove over 4bets very light.

5. Unless you planning on c/ring and not folding, everytime you check you fold and you only do this in very small pots.
Interesting points, some of which I think may be true.

I think points 3 and 4 are true for sure.

The first point I'm not sure about. Sometimes I almost feel like I'm one of those players that calls lots of flops and turns , but folds too many rivers. Which is kind of funny, since this is the exact type thing that causes negative red line.

I don't think 2 is particlarly true. Though I will say this, that if I start a bluff that I think is +EV, I'm not gonna pussy out on it. If I'm repping something I'll keep repping it to the river. None of this, I tried on the flop and turn so I'll give up on the river scene. So in that sense, I guess that would cause either a high red (when works) and a negative blue (when it doesn't).

Point 5, I actually think I'm the opposite of that too. I bet flops often and then c/c turns often. If anything I have the leak of when I c/c once, I convince myself that I caused them to induce, and end up c/calling waay too many subsequent streets. Once again, this is a blue line killer.

Good points though, I'll for sure keep an eye out for these.
There all true if you want to absolutely maximize your red line, but you may not actually do them.

In regards to point 5 it sounds like your play is good for red line. Now if you c/c'ed the turn and c/f'ed the river it would be bad for redline. Note part of point 1 is being a total station.

Being an absolute station is totally integral to red line. If someone doesnt feel like they can bluff you but at the same time realizes because of this the best thing to do with his value hands is best than he is going to be checking and folding to a bet a lot.