I mentally ran through all his poker career: I started
playing with limit hold’em, then moved to the NL in the 2007th, but only in
order to switch to Omaha in the 2010th. When you some time to focus on only one
discipline, you kind of forget how to play the other. Players are constantly
adapting and changing their strategy. If you are retired for three months, then
came back and discover that your opponents behave somewhat differently and
their ranges also changed slightly. I am sure that the 6- max NLHE would be
given to me now with great difficulty, even though he was my main game for
several years.
If I started playing again NL 6 -max, at first I would have
to take a pause and understand how the game is played now. But moving from one
discipline to another, you discover that you have new weapons. Now you know a
lot of different concepts from other forms of poker, in which you’ve played,
the concept that you can apply in the old games.
For example, in Omaha focuses backdoor draws. There they
play quite a significant role. In hold'em, we often forget about the backdoor,
but they really are tangible addition to our chances of winning. When you make
a decision about what kind of situation it is best to "execute” just seen
backdoor automatically adds to your prospective equity the very few percent. In
one case it matters, in some - not. But if you never take that into account,
then you're missing a lucrative situation.
I thought about it after decided to take a break from PLO.
At all times I was famous, it's easy to worry about downswings, not paying
attention to them and never interrupting the rhythm of the game.
My logic is simple - the more hands played out, the faster
my actual results converge with the results expected. Except that this time it
has gone beyond a few. It was not so much in money, but in the situations
themselves - I lost a lot of “coins” and spots that had 60 to 40.
In addition, I obviously showed a very bad game. Downswings
is equally the result of bad luck and wrong game solutions.
It got to the point that I began to wonder, “Why do I play?
» PLO - a ruthless game. I reminded myself, "Hey, why do not you try
something a little less swing? “ So I have a new look at Hold'em. Just building
a tight strategy in Texas Hold'em for 3 or 4 days, I got out of his own
psychological black hole. Omaha again appeared in a more friendly light, and
then I decided to apply the same tight strategy to my PLO game and get back
into operation. Besides, I had the opportunity to think about the concepts of
one game that came to the other and vice versa.
Sometimes it is useful to take a break and re-evaluate your
strategy. Work on any game will help you become better as a player. This does
not necessarily have to be your main game. Even something as simple as
"rock -paper-scissors” may suggest an idea or point you in the direction
of winning.
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