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Sometimes, when I don't have enough time to play in a Sit'n'go, I decide to play a Heads up. I've realized that all techniques learnt during all time cannot be applied in this kind of games. In 3 or 4 hands, the opponent make all-in, you call and the tournament is over. For me it's a question of luck more than skill.
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I like playing tourneys with slow blinds, I think it is much more challenging, I do play ring games but it has some disadvantages when it comes to cheaters.
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HU is deffo not skill, just check some good HU on sharkscope and they allways up making really big dollars. I tried it for some time but was break even, it was to clear a bonus in which i didnt have much time but i needed the point cos this bonus was big for me.
Anyway i dont like them, i am not good at it, but sometimes i try some and practice myself on $5 lowlimit HU to get better.
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no i dont play heads-up i love playing heads-up at the end of a tournament but not starting one with only two players with a even stack there is skills involved but even with the aces there nothing sure in a heads-up not bingo but...
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Posted by DaMessiah666: ... For me it's a question of luck more than skill.
This only means you are an HU unskilled player. Skill is everything on HU games, you have to observe your opponent and adapt to him, put him on a range, etc... On a HU game being able to outplay your opponent is by far more important than your cards, and that's poker.
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Posted by racpxt:
Posted by DaMessiah666: ... For me it's a question of luck more than skill.
This only means you are an HU unskilled player. Skill is everything on HU games, you have to observe your opponent and adapt to him, put him on a range, etc... On a HU game being able to outplay your opponent is by far more important than your cards, and that's poker.
Ye... that's gr8... To bad after you read your enemy like book and you know how is he playing (i played HU some time and i stopped) u loose with better hands and even with higher blocker cause of unluck. Yes yes... people say if you play good in a period of time you will start winning and get everything back... but it's hard to do that after u lost like 30% of your bankroll because of unluck.
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Posted by pmgignac: no i dont play heads-up i love playing heads-up at the end of a tournament but not starting one with only two players with a even stack
THIS!
this heads up tournaments aren`t that cool. But Headsup after a Tournament to be the ONE is great.
And HU cg is somehow very interesting. it` just so ... wow ...
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Posted by racpxt:
This only means you are an HU unskilled player. Skill is everything on HU games, you have to observe your opponent and adapt to him, put him on a range, etc... On a HU game being able to outplay your opponent is by far more important than your cards, and that's poker.
That's absolutely true, heads-up is much more a mind game than any other and this is true poker.
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where can you get big shoot out HU tournaments ? ... on bwin is only of 4 players :| i usually play HU ... i started playing HU after some ugly MTT 2nd places that pissed me off.
Posted by doomdy: HU is deffo not skill, just check some good HU on sharkscope and they allways up making really big dollars. I tried it for some time but was break even, it was to clear a bonus in which i didnt have much time but i needed the point cos this bonus was big for me.
Anyway i dont like them, i am not good at it, but sometimes i try some and practice myself on $5 lowlimit HU to get better.
Why do you think there is no skill involved in HU?
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Sometimes, when I don't have enough time to play in a Sit'n'go, I decide to play a Heads up. I've realized that all techniques learnt during all time cannot be applied in this kind of games. In 3 or 4 hands, the opponent make all-in, you call and the tournament is over. For me it's a question of luck more than skill.
Yes I do like it....but it is kind of pure luck....you dont don have any strategy for that or anything you just rely on....
