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Hay veces que hay que jugar 'small ball' y otras que hay que jugar 'big ball'<\/figcaption><\/figure>

Tu editor jefe, Barry Carter, solía tener un problema común como muchos jugadores: les gusta \"terminar la mano\" rápidamente haciendo una 'overbet' en el flop o \"shoveando\" preflop con más de 20bbs.<\/p>

Barry reveló que recientemente había corregido este 'leak', adoptando un enfoque de 'small ball', y que sentía que su anterior tendencia a hacer 'overbet' era la razón por la que tenía downswings tan intensos<\/a>.<\/p>

Tenía razón. El impulso para un enfoque de 'small ball' es reducir la varianza.<\/p>

Hay muchos 'spots' en los que deberías jugar 'big ball', pero el beneficio de jugar 'small ball'<\/a> es que el 'edge' de habilidad es mayor. Básicamente, tienes más puntos de decisión.<\/p>

El poder de la estrategia 'small ball'<\/h2>
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Dara O'Kearney<\/figcaption><\/figure>

Como ejemplo extremo, si tu única estrategia es shovear o foldear, la partida se reducirá a un par de manos. Tu suerte depende de lo bien que \"runees\" las primeras veces que te paguen.<\/p>

Al jugar 'small ball' en lugar de que tu torneo se defina por un par de manos, se decidirá por muchas.<\/p>

El 'small ball' también incomoda a los jugadores débiles. Incluso un mal jugador sabe cómo jugar una pareja media cuando se enfrenta a una apuesta grande, pero no tanto cuando se enfrenta a una apuesta pequeña.<\/p>

Si tu instinto es \"terminar la mano\", en realidad solo les estás facilitando decisiones a tus oponentes. Además, estás convirtiendo el póker en una competición de \"quién tiene la mejor mano\" cuando te igualan, cuando el juego es mucho más que eso.<\/p>

El juego 'small ball' mantiene el stack-to-pot ratio<\/a> alto, que es donde reside la habilidad en el póker.<\/p>

Puedes conseguir el libro gratuito de Dara sobre el estudio eficaz del póker uniéndote a su lista de correo<\/a>. <\/a><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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