Poker Isn’t a Binary Game, And Either/Or Thinking Can Sink You

I need to try this more. Seems like a good way to get your value bets called more often.

This is something I have been coming to grips with lately. I try to make sure I think of “faders” to come up with the correct decision.

I am really thinking of the faders on a mixing board, but that is because I am a musician. What I mean by that is I think of a lot of the variables and try to give each of them a 1 to 10 sort of value and then see how things line up.

Is this ‘trick’ strictly intended for Limit, or would someone also use this in No-Limit (provided you dont have a great read or the other guy is weak/tight).

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Good thoughts. had not seen it that way.