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Projection's One Huge Leak

I regularly play poker with someone who loves to bluff. He has become a fairly steady "contributor" in our games for two reasons. First, the solid players have all snapped this guy's more obvious bluffs off on numerous occasions, and that is to be expected. But what a couple of us have noticed is that he often calls in situations where my read on the hand calls for "instant muck." Why? Because he's projecting his own style onto others. Because he bluffs so much, he thinks that others do as well. He's not a "calling station" in the usual sense because his overall game isn't that bad. But he sure has this one big leak.

How do you deal with this problem? Here are a few things to think about.

First, appreciate the sublime truth carved in the ancient stone of the Temple of Delphi: "gnothi se auton" ("know thyself"). You need to appreciate what your game is and understand it, for its strengths and its weaknesses. And the key here is grasping deeply that this is your game. It is not necessarily anyone else's, even though they may play in ways that feel familiar.

Second, be aware of not only the styles of others, but the extent to which they may project their own tendencies onto others. It is a clich� that the good players play the player, and an important part of this is recognizing who tends to project their tendencies onto others and who has risen above this.

Once you've read your opponents' tendencies, you need to get a sense of how self-aware they are. Then adjust your game to fit. If you're facing a bluffer who is projecting his style onto others, don't even try to steal, wait till you've got the cards. He'll pay you off. Trappers who overestimate the likelihood that others are trapping can be manipulated with well-timed raises and check-raises. They are the ones who can be bluffed off the best hand.

Finally, be careful of the strong players, the ones who know what their style is, and do not assume that others mirror it. A bluffer who knows he is a bluffer, and appreciates that not everyone plays this way, is a lot tougher an opponent than one without this personal insight. The same goes for every other classic style in the game.

The take-home message here: Follow the advice of the Oracle of Delphi, then judge how well everyone else at the table is listening with their own inner ear and make the appropriate adjustments. You will add a new and productive layer to your game.

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Projection's One Huge Leak I regularly play poker with someone who loves to bluff. He has become a fairly steady "contributor" in our games for two reasons. First, the solid players have all snapped this guy's more obvious bluffs off on numerous occasions, and that is to be expected. But what a couple of us have noticed is that he often calls in situations where my read on the hand calls for "instant muck." Why? Because he's projecting his own style onto others. Because he bluffs so much, he thinks that others do as well. He's not a "calling station" in the usual sense because his overall game isn't that bad. But he sure has this one big leak. How do you deal with this problem? Here are a few things to think about. First, appreciate the sublime truth carved in the ancient stone of the Temple of Delphi: "gnothi se auton" ("know thyself"). You need to appreciate what your game is and understand it, for its strengths and its weaknesses. And the key here is grasping deeply that this is your game. It is not necessarily anyone else's, even though they may play in ways that feel familiar. Second, be aware of not only the styles of others, but the extent to which they may project their own tendencies onto others. It is a clich� that the good players play the player, and an important part of this is recognizing who tends to project their tendencies onto others and who has risen above this. Once you've read your opponents' tendencies, you need to get a sense of how self-aware they are. Then adjust your game to fit. If you're facing a bluffer who is projecting his style onto others, don't even try to steal, wait till you've got the cards. He'll pay you off. Trappers who overestimate the likelihood that others are trapping can be manipulated with well-timed raises and check-raises. They are the ones who can be bluffed off the best hand. Finally, be careful of the strong players, the ones who know what their style is, and do not assume that others mirror it. A bluffer who knows he is a bluffer, and appreciates that not everyone plays this way, is a lot tougher an opponent than one without this personal insight. The same goes for every other classic style in the game. The take-home message here: Follow the advice of the Oracle of Delphi, then judge how well everyone else at the table is listening with their own inner ear and make the appropriate adjustments. You will add a new and productive layer to your game.