Stop looking at poker the wrong way.

[abwil2]

Its one thing to bet with shit but its another to be calling raises with shit... Try that bs live and you will not be +ev that i can promise ya... So your saying online you have to be a donk/fish to be +ev, well ill stay a break even player then as good solid tight/selective aggression works live but not online anymore.. rather have real money anyways LOL

[CUSTOMTABLES]

I also like to sometimes fake a blow-up, depending on the situation... especially if I can time it right so it looks like I'm tilting just as I pick up a monster, it can be profitable

+_+_

[rs3rooster]

heres my theory . play loose in tourneys . play tight in sitngoes. i believe holdem is a draw game and any two can win. its not about the hand itself but its about when you decide to play the hand. so if i have j-10o and i fold it three times in a row but the 4th time you decide to play the hand and win the hand. its all about timing.

[mikey4141]

Well a lot of people will like to get it all in perflop on Freerolls!!

[mikey4141]

They figure they get off to a good start or screw it, bc its free!

[tracyrickrobby]

i dont ever recall esfondiari playing a 4T maybe tom dwan!!

[upser]

i agree with the original post. if you wait for a great hand to play you are relying on pure luck. You have to try to steal pots with crap cards and if you get caught every now and then don't worry about it.

[KaineB]

very good point man, makes sense

[WECpoker]

i dont ever recall esfondiari playing a 4T maybe tom dwan!!

This was from Final Table of One Drop, I am kinda shocked at those numbers since the guy has always presented pretty tight for the most part...

Esfandiari had a VPIP of 37% and a PFR of 31%. By contrast, Hellmuth's VPIP and PFR were both 8%

Prolly be more representative if we had a total MTT VPIP instead of limited hands at a FT.

So I took a look at Esfandiari's hands over High Stakes Poker (Seasons 1-7) where it was a televised hand, which presents its own skewed factor, and he is still 33 / 16 over 544 hands.

I'm guessing if you could determine his VPIP over a long stretch, it would be under 20...

[twizwolff]

We're all donks at some point or another.