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It’s time to get a little nerdy! SplitSuit breaks down combos (aka combinatorics) postflop and explains how blockers (everything from the board cards to your hole cards) factor into the whole equation. This is simple to keep track of once you know what to look for, so pay special attention to this one if you are trying to become a more technical #poker player.
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Afer the cards are shuffled, the cards in your hand and the cards on the board are really what you know YOU have. Now comes the difficult part, how much do you fear losing? Only in a real MONEY game does the FEAR FACTOR come into effect, because in a FAKE money game, no matter what decision you make, you only risk your pride. Other than a royal flush, no matter what you do, it's guessing game.
This type of poker strategy is great and all but how useful is it for the normal player playing in low stakes (1-2 through 2-5) at their local casino? Sure, if you blocker in your hand that helps reduce the odds that the opponent has that specific card in their hand but to apply that logic to limiting the amount of combos the opponent has is futile in those stakes. Most players in the most common stakes will commonly play hands that are unsuited especially if they are variations of AJ+, KJ+ and J10+ .. I realize this video isnt specifically for 1,3 NL games but it is worth noting that overthinking in small stake games can get you in trouble.
I really appreciate your work and your videos. although the topic is not new to me I enjoyed watching it and train to add this to my thinking when the flop hits. it's a bit tougher in HU games vs unkown though. when you look at the board texture did it become natural for you that the number of possible combos pops up in your head? do you also deduce your chance of winning (in %) in spots from this? what is the next step after I know the amount of possible combos?