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Awww this looked like it could be a fun read, was ready to grab some popcorn, but no updates. Of course there is a lot of truth in what has been said. Discipline is king, if I could refrain from making it my personal goal to kill every fish, I'm pretty sure my bad beat count would go down. I do think the software is geared towards creating that sense of panic too, to encourage bad decisions and re-buys with revenge in mind. GGPoker is a lot better for the time bank cards but the time bank itself is a bit short imho, and the accelerating beeps as you are trying to count back how this person that just shoved played this spot the last two rounds. Equally though the single time bank card(not worked out how often it's restated)on 888Poker feels a bit light, like you only get into one spot every 50 hands or whatever?

I get that they need to keep stuff shorter now because of RTA and solvers, maybe there is a gap in the market for a live style online room. Cameras mandatory, screens shared with central secure server to confirm not tabbing out to solvers or engines etc. I think it's doable, I have done some online professional qualifications that could detect and flag if you tried to tab out to search an answer etc.

It's all about maximisation if you know you are sat on the nuts, sometimes however that all-in play is THE play if it is a massive overbet to the pot and reeks of a bluff. Position as ever comes into play too if they have been a happy bet leader then check re-raise can come into play, if they aren't for leading signalling weakness with a min raise might encourage bluffing thoughts. All depends on how they play, how keen they are for showdown closure etc.

Sometimes you will just get the quick fold regardless, rarely I have done it before there was even any action, usually when have been trying to set a trap with a double gutbuster, overcards to the board and flush potential 😇 Have now learnt though you cannot bluff or trap on 888Poker freerolls the fish keep on calling and hit that miracle two outer. I've seen players hang on to pocket deuces paying for the flop turn and river hoping/thinking(?) they were up against a bluff. Equally I have had my one bluff in a hundred called by bottom pair on a board that has paired and has straight/flush potential. Nope my pair of 5's made with the 3/5 off is good on this 9h 9s Qs Ks 5s that the 20% VPIP player just bet 66%pot into.

Hi Kris is this just 888Poker? If yes then due to the high volume of fish any efforts to trap are generally negated by the minimum 4 to the pot callers willing to call or check to the river. My approach which seems to be paying off is still play the same tight range I usually do but try to randomise how I play each hand so they don't work out how to tell when I have it based on patterns.  Might sound crazy but maybe try using some real world randomising. introduce a two way coin flip to decide whether to check raise or shove a hand. Flip a coin every fourth middle of the road hand and play if it lands on heads, that kind of thing.

Just playing the pure mechanics and science of the game doesn't help on 888Poker the fish are more like piranhas they shoal up on every hand, demonstrating strength by raising from UTG position still gets 4 to the flop.

The other tactic that seemed to work for a bit but I leaned on it too heavily is making the price of play and entry high each hand you commit to playing, no free cards, no free check for the BB to connect with their Q 6 off,  if you have hit then force them to either commit the lot based on a two outer/10% draw or back the whatjamaflip down like they should do. Maybe I should add a coin flip for this approach to my randomisation. If you want to get fancy get some small dice like d4 and use them, get a pair roll two and you can have dual layer craziness :)

Above all I guess keep on grinding, to quote one of my favourite films "can't rain all the time"

Yeah I honestly think the whole 85/15 against any two unpaired cards needs re-visiting via actual real world simulations. I know mine get cracked more than they hold up as I barely get them and every time I do am on here ranting about sucking out with them. I honestly think they are a coin flip pre flop and unless you connect with the board the worlds biggest nightmare. Don't know who's set mining (had a pair cracked by a set of 4's had to credit the dude, played them exactly like I would). I'd be more comfortable with them deeper into a tourney as assume most have the fish have gone by then. That can be a costly assumption though when 60+ plis VPIP players are at the final table and don't have 5x the stack of everyone else so weren't running that well.....

Just lost again with them the alleged "bet and skill" freeroll, guy shoved 10 7 off two paired the flop. So sick. I just got rivered on GG in free daily cash game, all in with a two outer I call with a made hand hit's runner runner flush, at least had decency to say sorry but that was me down to 300 chips and of course my A 10 meets QQ again and again no ace from space for me or trip/quad 10's am not greedy ;)

Overly strong blind defender, 4 x raise pre-flop to which he went all-in. Been beat a few times by people in BB thinking the 20% vpip guy who never steals from position is trying to suddenly steal blinds. Is what it is, down to last 25 in the late PKO rumble atm so hopefully get a result there. Didn't even add-on, 15c too rich for my blood on 888 😇

Edit:16th 5 from the money SB Called my BB with A K, K 3 hearts so checked it down, got away with that until turn, they shipped with nothing, I had 2k chips and 6k small blind next so gambled my 2 hearts and the two hearts on the board would make a flush. Unlike last nights card mates final table where calling 3 5 with the flush draw beat pocket aces hitting 3 5 runner runner I missed and didn't pair my 3 which I was hopeful of given the low board and 888Poker running so bad against pre-flop favourites 🤪

Yeah I run like M.O.P.    n 💩

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Ha ha just seen the ace from space hit the two ace rag again fortunately my Q 9 suited smelt ace rags going all in

Nope bust out again Q 6 really is the nuts..... 65%VPIP player getting donkey reward against 20% player with AK, again :(

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getting and having AA's cracked, happens all the time, its so sick haha