i ask for reads because it is almost impossible to sit at a table and have no read, even if the only read is ""i"ve not seen villain play any hands"" ""villain has been opening lots of pots"" ""this is the 1st time i"ve seen villain call a 3bet"" etc etc etc u get the drift i"m sure... now check the forum, time and time again there are posts with no reads, mostly hero will be oop and sometimes the result is known already :"( add in no stack sizes given, pot sizes or no info on players to act behind etc blah blah....
how can u make more good than bad decisions without reads? u need something to go by..
how can u put an opponent on a range, if u don"t know if he is loose or tight, is he good or bad, do they overvalue top pair, how do they play draws or how do they play monsters...
reads help pinpoint the opponents range based on the action, how they react on the 3 streets, the bet sizing etc ETC..
why are there so few posts without reads?
in summary i have never written with reads u can make perfect decisions,
BUT if your reads are more right than wrong then it stands to reason that you"ll make right decisions more than wrong decisions....
add to this that very few posts mention how they the hero are playing [there image] , this can help in analysing situations better don"t you think?
edit - hell i don"t know why i even bother sometimes to reply, i"ll stick to posting on the horses
its bloody frustrating... is this the rush poker forum?
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