Posted by Dr Fro 5:05 PM
NL at my house on Friday played out generally as expected, except for Boyd's big loss. However, since that really came down to just a handful of big hands, it isn't too surprising from an EV and std deviation standpoint.

I won $236 in the end, which was nice. I feel that I could win more, being more of a Hershberger. That is, not only playing my hands well, but stealing those pots that I don't feel anyone else will call my big bet on. This is fundamentally different from the Glazer strategy in high school of taking a shot at every pot. It involves taking a shot at a pot where there is evidence that perhaps nobody will call. I guess I have been burned too many times and I also know how hard it is to rebuild a destroyed stack, so I often avoid these situations (er, opportunities). If I were willing to take advantage of them, i could improve my EV.

What I did do well was sniff out a few bluffs from people and make medium sized calls to win the pot with mediocre hands. This is inherently less risky than betting with nothing, as there is no risk of getting check-raised. It also adds to the EV that would only come from "playing only solid hands".

My NL education is young, but the results so far are promising.

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