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[chillin411]

http://www.internettexasholdem.com/poke ... interview/

"This Q&A session was done in October for Jsaw who runs the site 72os.com. It is part of a regular series he runs called Ask a Pro."

If you have any questions or comments about the interview, feel free to post below.

[evil_roy]

MH - At the WSOP main event on Day 1, it is clearly going broke with AK. With big stacks, AK either wins you a small pot or you get out. Amateurs just don’t adjust for the big stack they get in comparison to the blinds in a major tournament. They are used to 1500 in chips where it is often correct to push AK if you hit a flop.

72os - You started playing live poker then moved into online poker. What are the biggest adjustments you have to make in your game when playing each?


This is a very interesting point. I'd like some elaboration on the "Amateurs just don’t adjust for the big stack they get in comparison to the blinds in a major tournament"

Are the raises too large? How would this allow anyone other than AA/KK to call?
Are the raises to small? ie - typical 3BB bet which is very small in relation to the 10K starting stack - thereby allowing small pairs etc in on the cheap with a real chance to make a killing if the flop hits - Super System type plays.

Is the point that inexperienced players can't get away from AK when the flop misses them? Would a large preflop raise and a weka flop enable a better player to push the amateur off the pot no matter what the better player holds?

[mchilger]

ARg - I wrote a long-winded response to this and lost it all. I'll try to summarize as I can't write all of that again .

My main point is that you shouldn't lose all of your chips when you do hit the flop. When the pot on the flop is small compared to everyone's stack, you don't want to go crazy with just top pair. With bigger stacks, there generally are a few more raises to gain information that you should be folding.

For example, a couple of years ago a player raised from middle position. Another player called and I reraised from the big blind. They both called and the flop came KQrag. I bet about 3/4 pot, he raised, and I moved all-in. He still had about $6K left in chips and called me with AK. He could beat nothing. I turned over QQ and he was out of the tournament.

Day 1 is about hitting straights, sets, two pair, and to some extent flushes (although you don't get paid off as much for flushes). Losing your chips early on Day 1 with top pair is not very solid play.

Matthew