The front is too far off the topic, let's return to the topic below. Although the movie is wonderful, for the ups and downs of the plot, it is obvious that the screenwriters made the protagonist commit many poker players' taboos, making the protagonist look like a complete fish. These taboos are of course not necessary for veterans, but for newcomers (mainly online players) they are very important. How many people have fallen because they did not abide by these basic principles.
First of all, and the most important principle for all poker players is money management (BRM). Poker is always a game that pursues long-term results, and we cannot counteract short-term fluctuations. Many times you make the right decision but don't have the right result. Mathematical equity is only a theoretical result. Losing 10 coinflips (50 vs. 50) in a row is commonplace. What's more, the situation of encountering enemy cards, like the two AA at the beginning and the end of the movie, the first protagonist has no chance to escape, and it is impossible to change to a top professional player (of course, unless you have something special about your opponent Reading the cards is just like the final protagonist in the movie reads out the KGB through orio and got the set three, thrown away 2 pairs and escaped a catastrophe). In the last hand of KGB's AA, there was no chance to escape after the nightmare-like ace on the river (and the KGB played too aggressively in front of him, and he had already set himself in). Money management is the best way to counter short-term fluctuations. Never, never, like the protagonist, take all the funds to buy in full and play at the cash table. The result will be the same sooner or later, and it will definitely be emptied.
There are many articles on the Internet about the detailed strategy of money management (BRM). I have also translated Chis Ferguson’s story from 0 to 10K dollars on FTP. Novices can check it out.
Secondly, poker is never just bluff. The protagonist in the movie, Bluff, lost johnny chan's card and was full of confidence. He took all the funds and went to the high-limit table to find someone to single out (Oh my God, it's really silly and naive!). Remember, bluff is just one of the many strategies in poker. Losing an opponent's hand by bluff does not mean how high your skill is. There is a famous saying: When you are sometimes unwilling to be bluffed by your opponents willingly, you are not a good player. It’s even more common for top professional players to be bluffed by an unknown person. I bluffed Alen Cunningham in a 26D buy-in 21,000 deposit match on FTP last month: He tied in the front 2 times in a row, and then 3 bet I on btn raises, then enters the flop and continues to bet. The third time he used this strange gameplay against me again, I took TQs and pressed all the check raises when the 9KA board was not flush. He thought for a long time and finally folded. Of course, my desktop image is very tight, which also helps my fold rate. What does this mean? Alan will always be the champion of wsop 4 times, and my current level will never be able to beat wsop.
Bluff is an action that you can only take when you read your opponent's cards, plus the number of cards, the number of chips, and other conditions that are helpful to your fold rate. Be sure to use it with caution! On the low-level tables, I often see someone proudly showing their cards to their opponents after dropping their opponents with 26o bluff. This kind of guy is basically the first person to be emptied. Novices should always remember the words of greg raymer: "play few hands, bluff less of those."
The third point is that high-level players often make unthinkable moves. Just like the protagonist in the movie took the first hand of KK and raised 200 blinds when the blinds were only 50! Nowadays, durrr, who is so popular, often 3-bet opponents with K2o in front of the trash card on the sky limit table. Keep in mind that the advanced player's gameplay is a move made in the case of a targeted reading of the opponents of the same level, the KGB in the movie really took the bait. Your strategy is of course different when facing different opponents. Their gameplay is definitely -ev at a low level. If you are a novice playing this way, you are guaranteed to lose to your grandma's house, unless you are confident that your card reading ability is a few levels higher than your opponent. Don't blindly learn how to play from novice to master, just play ABC poker at a low level.
The last and most important point is still money management (BRM). Money management is far higher than all poker strategies, and must be followed and remembered.
With so much nonsense, veterans must laugh when they read this article. The original poster still shows off this little thing. Hehe, I just like to talk too much, please forgive me.
(BTW: Alen, you have always been a hero in my mind and a gentleman player forever. I hope you can teach jamie gold and jerry young again in this year's wsop.)
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