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TPE Theory: Evaluating Bluffs with Andrew Brokos (Part 3)
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Carlos
When you say that you are passing on some opening spots because of active players behind you, does this primarily mean that they are likely to call your open in position?
If so, the thought occurred to me that this is only bad if they float or raise your bluffs on the flop, but not if they play fit or fold post flop. In that case, it may be beneficial that they are flatting pre and playing straightforwardly on the flop. This may be a good argument to open into them even more to find more post flop bluffing opportunities.
Foucault
You’re right that people who call and then play very badly after the flop can be an asset. But people who will 3-bet or call and play not-badly (which is to say that they don’t even need to play well, just not badly) can be a pain. Position is so powerful that even if you don’t use it well you can have an advantage over a better player.
JD
25:30 made me laugh. It’s where you eloquently explain way it’s not a good spot to raise and raising in that spot is a mistake you see frequently, then you raise (followed by “I don’t know why I did that”).