Comments on: Negreanu’s Small Ball Strategy – A New Way of Trapping Yourself http://www.truegamble.co.uk/negreanus-small-ball-strategy-a-new-way-of-trapping-yourself/ Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:29:43 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: SBmaster http://www.truegamble.co.uk/negreanus-small-ball-strategy-a-new-way-of-trapping-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-5 SBmaster Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:29:43 +0000 http://www.truegamble.co.uk/?p=17#comment-5 This is a really bad example of why small ball is bad, which it's not by the way. First off, a small baller would prob check that turn (keeping the pot small in a marginal situation) and then either induce a bluff or try to value bet river based on information gained on the turn by the opponents action, bet size timing etc... In addition, a small baller might not even bet the flop on that dry of a board with very little chance of being outdrawn. Lastly, considering the biggest leak of most beginners is stacking off deep money with just one pair, i'm always puzzled at all the "experts" who give advice that seems to perpetuate this leak. Small pots make many decisions easier rather than harder. Not to say that small ball is optimal for a beginner because obviously it requires hand reading skill, but once a player gets some experience then they should start trying to play a more postflop game. This is a really bad example of why small ball is bad, which it’s not by the way. First off, a small baller would prob check that turn (keeping the pot small in a marginal situation) and then either induce a bluff or try to value bet river based on information gained on the turn by the opponents action, bet size timing etc…

In addition, a small baller might not even bet the flop on that dry of a board with very little chance of being outdrawn.

Lastly, considering the biggest leak of most beginners is stacking off deep money with just one pair, i’m always puzzled at all the “experts” who give advice that seems to perpetuate this leak. Small pots make many decisions easier rather than harder. Not to say that small ball is optimal for a beginner because obviously it requires hand reading skill, but once a player gets some experience then they should start trying to play a more postflop game.

]]> By: Small Ball Strategy – Flop Bet Sizing « Counting The Odds http://www.truegamble.co.uk/negreanus-small-ball-strategy-a-new-way-of-trapping-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Small Ball Strategy – Flop Bet Sizing « Counting The Odds Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:03:49 +0000 http://www.truegamble.co.uk/?p=17#comment-4 [...] a previous post, I looked at this example from TrueGamble, and studied the preflop action; concluding that the ideal raise would have been between 2.5x to 3x [...] [...] a previous post, I looked at this example from TrueGamble, and studied the preflop action; concluding that the ideal raise would have been between 2.5x to 3x [...]

]]> By: Counting The Odds » Blog Archive » Small Ball Strategy – Pre Flop http://www.truegamble.co.uk/negreanus-small-ball-strategy-a-new-way-of-trapping-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Counting The Odds » Blog Archive » Small Ball Strategy – Pre Flop Sat, 12 Dec 2009 10:00:21 +0000 http://www.truegamble.co.uk/?p=17#comment-3 [...] I just came across a post from the folks at True Gamble, saying the the “Small Ball” strategy (hugely publicized by Daniel Negreanu), is not good for beginners. [...] [...] I just came across a post from the folks at True Gamble, saying the the “Small Ball” strategy (hugely publicized by Daniel Negreanu), is not good for beginners. [...]

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