Posted by Dr Fro 8:39 AM
It's a real house of mirrors I tells ya...

I am reading Paul Samuel's article, and I see that he mentions Junell. I re-read it and then realize that Paul is quoting me (writing about Junell). He says

"After my rant a couple weeks ago against the Art of War article, I find this
gem by Paul Samuel. I like everything he writes. The article seemed appropriate
for this forum given that we play in Junell's add-on tournament. Most people go
by the rule "it is always correct to add-on, unless you have a monster stack."
Paul sheds some light on this rule"

I wrote that in August 2004 on IAG, referring to an older article of Paul's.

Paul's articles are some of my favorites on the web, so it is nice to know that he reads mine (I know, I know, he probably just googled me!).

Which brings us to a recent gem on playing pairs. The point made is that you come to a very different decision on how to play pairs if A) all overcards flopped scares you vs. B) you aren't afraid as long as the flop only has 1 overcard.

This may seem like a small difference, but it is quite profound, particularly with JJ and below (definitely with TT and below).

I'll come to the same conclusion but with a different spin than Paul. Ask yourself pre-flop what you will do if 1 overcard flops. Consider position, opponent and stack size and say, "I have 99, what will I do to a flop of A86?" If the answer is attack, then use the aggressive player tables and if the answer is run away, then use the passive player tables.

Paul simplifies this a bit by discussing players as if they are in a mold, but I think that the good players (like readers of IAG of course) switch gears a bit depending on the situation. This is good, but I don't think people properly consider what gear they will be in post-flop when they are making their decisions pre-flop.

Anyway, despite the typos, it was a good article.

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