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Donrsquot bet so small that your opponent has odds to call with

everything but donrsquot bet so big so that yoursquore risking too much when yoursquore bluffing

ndash

Bet a bit bigger when yoursquore out of position

isnrsquot out

pair of 8rsquos so there may be no need to bluff

pair of 8rsquos that looked pretty good on the flop is a lot

We will replay the hand from our opponentrsquos

What do we put him on Letrsquos look at what he would and wouldnrsquot continuation bet

Letrsquos review the factors of when a player

Hands that he ldquobluffsrdquo

Hands that he ldquobluffsrdquo

Yoursquore betting for more value

Hersquos already been showing plenty of aggression so itrsquos

wersquore likely to bet

So itrsquos unlikely that he has a nutty hand

(statistical ldquo95 confidence intervalrdquo

Poker is among the things where itrsquos

ldquoIf you canrsquot spot the fish at the table thenyou are the fishrdquo

Selective memory (remember bad beats donrsquot

Hit lucky streak and consider it ldquoall skillrdquo blame

opponent if yoursquore playing exploitively

Confidence is necessary to trust yoursquove made

ldquopay $10 to see a movierdquo mentality

ndash

Playing when yoursquore tired just to getldquounstuckrdquo (win back the money you lost)

holdrsquoem

ndash

ndash

ndash

ndashholdrsquoem

ndash

ndash

ndash

ndash

talked about the ldquodecision mentalityrdquo in

We talked about the ldquodecision mentalityrdquo in

Everyone thinks theyrsquore unluckier than

Controlling ldquotiltrdquo

mage of damaged desN (c) source unNnown All rights reserved This content is excluded from our Creative Commons license For more information see httpocwmiteduhelpfaq-fair-use

isnrsquot out

pair of 8rsquos so there may be no need to bluff

pair of 8rsquos that looked pretty good on the flop is a lot

We will replay the hand from our opponentrsquos

What do we put him on Letrsquos look at what he would and wouldnrsquot continuation bet

Letrsquos review the factors of when a player

Hands that he ldquobluffsrdquo

Hands that he ldquobluffsrdquo

Yoursquore betting for more value

Hersquos already been showing plenty of aggression so itrsquos

wersquore likely to bet

So itrsquos unlikely that he has a nutty hand

(statistical ldquo95 confidence intervalrdquo

Poker is among the things where itrsquos

ldquoIf you canrsquot spot the fish at the table thenyou are the fishrdquo

Selective memory (remember bad beats donrsquot

Hit lucky streak and consider it ldquoall skillrdquo blame

opponent if yoursquore playing exploitively

Confidence is necessary to trust yoursquove made

ldquopay $10 to see a movierdquo mentality

ndash

Playing when yoursquore tired just to getldquounstuckrdquo (win back the money you lost)

holdrsquoem

ndash

ndash

ndash

ndashholdrsquoem

ndash

ndash

ndash

ndash

talked about the ldquodecision mentalityrdquo in

We talked about the ldquodecision mentalityrdquo in

Everyone thinks theyrsquore unluckier than

Controlling ldquotiltrdquo

mage of damaged desN (c) source unNnown All rights reserved This content is excluded from our Creative Commons license For more information see httpocwmiteduhelpfaq-fair-use

pair of 8rsquos so there may be no need to bluff

pair of 8rsquos that looked pretty good on the flop is a lot

We will replay the hand from our opponentrsquos

What do we put him on Letrsquos look at what he would and wouldnrsquot continuation bet

Letrsquos review the factors of when a player

Hands that he ldquobluffsrdquo

Hands that he ldquobluffsrdquo

Yoursquore betting for more value

Hersquos already been showing plenty of aggression so itrsquos

wersquore likely to bet

So itrsquos unlikely that he has a nutty hand

(statistical ldquo95 confidence intervalrdquo

Poker is among the things where itrsquos

ldquoIf you canrsquot spot the fish at the table thenyou are the fishrdquo

Selective memory (remember bad beats donrsquot

Hit lucky streak and consider it ldquoall skillrdquo blame

opponent if yoursquore playing exploitively

Confidence is necessary to trust yoursquove made

ldquopay $10 to see a movierdquo mentality

ndash

Playing when yoursquore tired just to getldquounstuckrdquo (win back the money you lost)

holdrsquoem

ndash

ndash

ndash

ndashholdrsquoem

ndash

ndash

ndash

ndash

talked about the ldquodecision mentalityrdquo in

We talked about the ldquodecision mentalityrdquo in

Everyone thinks theyrsquore unluckier than

Controlling ldquotiltrdquo

mage of damaged desN (c) source unNnown All rights reserved This content is excluded from our Creative Commons license For more information see httpocwmiteduhelpfaq-fair-use

We will replay the hand from our opponentrsquos

What do we put him on Letrsquos look at what he would and wouldnrsquot continuation bet

Letrsquos review the factors of when a player

Hands that he ldquobluffsrdquo

Hands that he ldquobluffsrdquo

Yoursquore betting for more value

Hersquos already been showing plenty of aggression so itrsquos

wersquore likely to bet

So itrsquos unlikely that he has a nutty hand

(statistical ldquo95 confidence intervalrdquo

Poker is among the things where itrsquos

ldquoIf you canrsquot spot the fish at the table thenyou are the fishrdquo

Selective memory (remember bad beats donrsquot

Hit lucky streak and consider it ldquoall skillrdquo blame

opponent if yoursquore playing exploitively

Confidence is necessary to trust yoursquove made

ldquopay $10 to see a movierdquo mentality

ndash

Playing when yoursquore tired just to getldquounstuckrdquo (win back the money you lost)

holdrsquoem

ndash

ndash

ndash

ndashholdrsquoem

ndash

ndash

ndash

ndash

talked about the ldquodecision mentalityrdquo in

We talked about the ldquodecision mentalityrdquo in

Everyone thinks theyrsquore unluckier than

Controlling ldquotiltrdquo

mage of damaged desN (c) source unNnown All rights reserved This content is excluded from our Creative Commons license For more information see httpocwmiteduhelpfaq-fair-use

What do we put him on Letrsquos look at what he would and wouldnrsquot continuation bet

Letrsquos review the factors of when a player

Hands that he ldquobluffsrdquo

Hands that he ldquobluffsrdquo

Yoursquore betting for more value

Hersquos already been showing plenty of aggression so itrsquos

wersquore likely to bet

So itrsquos unlikely that he has a nutty hand

(statistical ldquo95 confidence intervalrdquo

Poker is among the things where itrsquos

ldquoIf you canrsquot spot the fish at the table thenyou are the fishrdquo

Selective memory (remember bad beats donrsquot

Hit lucky streak and consider it ldquoall skillrdquo blame

opponent if yoursquore playing exploitively

Confidence is necessary to trust yoursquove made

ldquopay $10 to see a movierdquo mentality

ndash

Playing when yoursquore tired just to getldquounstuckrdquo (win back the money you lost)

holdrsquoem

ndash

ndash

ndash

ndashholdrsquoem

ndash

ndash

ndash

ndash

talked about the ldquodecision mentalityrdquo in

We talked about the ldquodecision mentalityrdquo in

Everyone thinks theyrsquore unluckier than

Controlling ldquotiltrdquo

mage of damaged desN (c) source unNnown All rights reserved This content is excluded from our Creative Commons license For more information see httpocwmiteduhelpfaq-fair-use

Hands that he ldquobluffsrdquo

Hands that he ldquobluffsrdquo

Yoursquore betting for more value

Hersquos already been showing plenty of aggression so itrsquos

wersquore likely to bet

So itrsquos unlikely that he has a nutty hand

(statistical ldquo95 confidence intervalrdquo

Poker is among the things where itrsquos

ldquoIf you canrsquot spot the fish at the table thenyou are the fishrdquo

Selective memory (remember bad beats donrsquot

Hit lucky streak and consider it ldquoall skillrdquo blame

opponent if yoursquore playing exploitively

Confidence is necessary to trust yoursquove made

ldquopay $10 to see a movierdquo mentality

ndash

Playing when yoursquore tired just to getldquounstuckrdquo (win back the money you lost)

holdrsquoem

ndash

ndash

ndash

ndashholdrsquoem

ndash

ndash

ndash

ndash

talked about the ldquodecision mentalityrdquo in

We talked about the ldquodecision mentalityrdquo in

Everyone thinks theyrsquore unluckier than

Controlling ldquotiltrdquo

mage of damaged desN (c) source unNnown All rights reserved This content is excluded from our Creative Commons license For more information see httpocwmiteduhelpfaq-fair-use

Hands that he ldquobluffsrdquo

Yoursquore betting for more value

Hersquos already been showing plenty of aggression so itrsquos

wersquore likely to bet

So itrsquos unlikely that he has a nutty hand

(statistical ldquo95 confidence intervalrdquo

Poker is among the things where itrsquos

ldquoIf you canrsquot spot the fish at the table thenyou are the fishrdquo

Selective memory (remember bad beats donrsquot

Hit lucky streak and consider it ldquoall skillrdquo blame

opponent if yoursquore playing exploitively

Confidence is necessary to trust yoursquove made

ldquopay $10 to see a movierdquo mentality

ndash

Playing when yoursquore tired just to getldquounstuckrdquo (win back the money you lost)

holdrsquoem

ndash

ndash

ndash

ndashholdrsquoem

ndash

ndash

ndash

ndash

talked about the ldquodecision mentalityrdquo in

We talked about the ldquodecision mentalityrdquo in

Everyone thinks theyrsquore unluckier than

Controlling ldquotiltrdquo

mage of damaged desN (c) source unNnown All rights reserved This content is excluded from our Creative Commons license For more information see httpocwmiteduhelpfaq-fair-use

Yoursquore betting for more value

Hersquos already been showing plenty of aggression so itrsquos

wersquore likely to bet

So itrsquos unlikely that he has a nutty hand

(statistical ldquo95 confidence intervalrdquo

Poker is among the things where itrsquos

ldquoIf you canrsquot spot the fish at the table thenyou are the fishrdquo

Selective memory (remember bad beats donrsquot

Hit lucky streak and consider it ldquoall skillrdquo blame

opponent if yoursquore playing exploitively

Confidence is necessary to trust yoursquove made

ldquopay $10 to see a movierdquo mentality

ndash

Playing when yoursquore tired just to getldquounstuckrdquo (win back the money you lost)

holdrsquoem

ndash

ndash

ndash

ndashholdrsquoem

ndash

ndash

ndash

ndash

talked about the ldquodecision mentalityrdquo in

We talked about the ldquodecision mentalityrdquo in

Everyone thinks theyrsquore unluckier than

Controlling ldquotiltrdquo

mage of damaged desN (c) source unNnown All rights reserved This content is excluded from our Creative Commons license For more information see httpocwmiteduhelpfaq-fair-use

Hersquos already been showing plenty of aggression so itrsquos

wersquore likely to bet

So itrsquos unlikely that he has a nutty hand

(statistical ldquo95 confidence intervalrdquo

Poker is among the things where itrsquos

ldquoIf you canrsquot spot the fish at the table thenyou are the fishrdquo

Selective memory (remember bad beats donrsquot

Hit lucky streak and consider it ldquoall skillrdquo blame

opponent if yoursquore playing exploitively

Confidence is necessary to trust yoursquove made

ldquopay $10 to see a movierdquo mentality

ndash

Playing when yoursquore tired just to getldquounstuckrdquo (win back the money you lost)

holdrsquoem

ndash

ndash

ndash

ndashholdrsquoem

ndash

ndash

ndash

ndash

talked about the ldquodecision mentalityrdquo in

We talked about the ldquodecision mentalityrdquo in

Everyone thinks theyrsquore unluckier than

Controlling ldquotiltrdquo

mage of damaged desN (c) source unNnown All rights reserved This content is excluded from our Creative Commons license For more information see httpocwmiteduhelpfaq-fair-use

(statistical ldquo95 confidence intervalrdquo

Poker is among the things where itrsquos

ldquoIf you canrsquot spot the fish at the table thenyou are the fishrdquo

Selective memory (remember bad beats donrsquot

Hit lucky streak and consider it ldquoall skillrdquo blame

opponent if yoursquore playing exploitively

Confidence is necessary to trust yoursquove made

ldquopay $10 to see a movierdquo mentality

ndash

Playing when yoursquore tired just to getldquounstuckrdquo (win back the money you lost)

holdrsquoem

ndash

ndash

ndash

ndashholdrsquoem

ndash

ndash

ndash

ndash

talked about the ldquodecision mentalityrdquo in

We talked about the ldquodecision mentalityrdquo in

Everyone thinks theyrsquore unluckier than

Controlling ldquotiltrdquo

mage of damaged desN (c) source unNnown All rights reserved This content is excluded from our Creative Commons license For more information see httpocwmiteduhelpfaq-fair-use

Selective memory (remember bad beats donrsquot

Hit lucky streak and consider it ldquoall skillrdquo blame

opponent if yoursquore playing exploitively

Confidence is necessary to trust yoursquove made

ldquopay $10 to see a movierdquo mentality

ndash

Playing when yoursquore tired just to getldquounstuckrdquo (win back the money you lost)

holdrsquoem

ndash

ndash

ndash

ndashholdrsquoem

ndash

ndash

ndash

ndash

talked about the ldquodecision mentalityrdquo in

We talked about the ldquodecision mentalityrdquo in

Everyone thinks theyrsquore unluckier than

Controlling ldquotiltrdquo

mage of damaged desN (c) source unNnown All rights reserved This content is excluded from our Creative Commons license For more information see httpocwmiteduhelpfaq-fair-use

opponent if yoursquore playing exploitively

Confidence is necessary to trust yoursquove made

ldquopay $10 to see a movierdquo mentality

ndash

Playing when yoursquore tired just to getldquounstuckrdquo (win back the money you lost)

holdrsquoem

ndash

ndash

ndash

ndashholdrsquoem

ndash

ndash

ndash

ndash

talked about the ldquodecision mentalityrdquo in

We talked about the ldquodecision mentalityrdquo in

Everyone thinks theyrsquore unluckier than

Controlling ldquotiltrdquo

mage of damaged desN (c) source unNnown All rights reserved This content is excluded from our Creative Commons license For more information see httpocwmiteduhelpfaq-fair-use

ldquopay $10 to see a movierdquo mentality

ndash

Playing when yoursquore tired just to getldquounstuckrdquo (win back the money you lost)

holdrsquoem

ndash

ndash

ndash

ndashholdrsquoem

ndash

ndash

ndash

ndash

talked about the ldquodecision mentalityrdquo in

We talked about the ldquodecision mentalityrdquo in

Everyone thinks theyrsquore unluckier than

Controlling ldquotiltrdquo

mage of damaged desN (c) source unNnown All rights reserved This content is excluded from our Creative Commons license For more information see httpocwmiteduhelpfaq-fair-use

Playing when yoursquore tired just to getldquounstuckrdquo (win back the money you lost)

holdrsquoem

ndash

ndash

ndash

ndashholdrsquoem

ndash

ndash

ndash

ndash

talked about the ldquodecision mentalityrdquo in

We talked about the ldquodecision mentalityrdquo in

Everyone thinks theyrsquore unluckier than

Controlling ldquotiltrdquo

mage of damaged desN (c) source unNnown All rights reserved This content is excluded from our Creative Commons license For more information see httpocwmiteduhelpfaq-fair-use

holdrsquoem

ndash

ndash

ndash

ndashholdrsquoem

ndash

ndash

ndash

ndash

talked about the ldquodecision mentalityrdquo in

We talked about the ldquodecision mentalityrdquo in

Everyone thinks theyrsquore unluckier than

Controlling ldquotiltrdquo

mage of damaged desN (c) source unNnown All rights reserved This content is excluded from our Creative Commons license For more information see httpocwmiteduhelpfaq-fair-use

ndash

ndash

ndash

ndashholdrsquoem

ndash

ndash

ndash

ndash

talked about the ldquodecision mentalityrdquo in

We talked about the ldquodecision mentalityrdquo in

Everyone thinks theyrsquore unluckier than

Controlling ldquotiltrdquo

mage of damaged desN (c) source unNnown All rights reserved This content is excluded from our Creative Commons license For more information see httpocwmiteduhelpfaq-fair-use

ndashholdrsquoem

ndash

ndash

ndash

ndash

talked about the ldquodecision mentalityrdquo in

We talked about the ldquodecision mentalityrdquo in

Everyone thinks theyrsquore unluckier than

Controlling ldquotiltrdquo

mage of damaged desN (c) source unNnown All rights reserved This content is excluded from our Creative Commons license For more information see httpocwmiteduhelpfaq-fair-use

talked about the ldquodecision mentalityrdquo in

We talked about the ldquodecision mentalityrdquo in

Everyone thinks theyrsquore unluckier than

Controlling ldquotiltrdquo

mage of damaged desN (c) source unNnown All rights reserved This content is excluded from our Creative Commons license For more information see httpocwmiteduhelpfaq-fair-use

Everyone thinks theyrsquore unluckier than

Controlling ldquotiltrdquo

mage of damaged desN (c) source unNnown All rights reserved This content is excluded from our Creative Commons license For more information see httpocwmiteduhelpfaq-fair-use

ldquolife is luckrdquo ldquordquo ldquoOne long sessionrdquo

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15S50 How to Win at Texas Holdem IAP 2016

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MIT OpenCourseWare httpsocwmitedu

15S50 How to Win at Texas Holdem IAP 2016

For information about citing these materials or our Terms of Use visit httpsocwmiteduterms