tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18806762.post4431555221725272755..comments2023-09-28T06:47:43.209-04:00Comments on The Surly Poker Gnome: Relative positionGnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06181215527323378978noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18806762.post-80883127597180087842007-12-03T20:31:00.000-05:002007-12-03T20:31:00.000-05:00I haven't read this book, but other than his inacc...I haven't read this book, but other than his inaccurate definition of relative position, which is indefensible, I don't have any problem with this. He's giving a contrived example to illustrate the concept of how relative position can be more important than absolute position. He's not trying to teach strategy here, he's trying to explain a concept. He's certainly not arguing you sit to the right of an aggressive player under normal circumstances, just that in certain situation, such as a guy who has you covered (extremely important, there is no reraising here for isolation, or to get him to fold his bluff, there is no postflop play) constantly pushing all in. <BR/><BR/>Relative position can be more important than absolute position, this example clearly shows how. It's not going to help you win any games, but it will help you understand how relative position (or more accurately the value of sitting to the right of the raiser) can be important. <BR/><BR/>And technically I've played against a guy who played 1,2 NL exactly like this, sooo yeah.dshultzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13715769376785027002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18806762.post-86859131600769619972007-12-03T04:05:00.000-05:002007-12-03T04:05:00.000-05:00Good point, don't think this book adequately compe...Good point, don't think this book adequately compensates for the fact that more often than not it's a HU game after the flop when a maniac is at the table. Multiway pots are the exception rather than the norm, and so advice should be tailored to playing 1 on 1, where absolute position is king. <BR/>It's good to read everyone's poker book reviews - and keeps me from having to write them!SubZerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06127559987774638222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18806762.post-34006073768314756962007-12-02T09:04:00.000-05:002007-12-02T09:04:00.000-05:00Plus, wasn't this the dude that said money flows c...Plus, wasn't this the dude that said money flows clockwise?kurokittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00684922671174548776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18806762.post-70910166758550369452007-12-01T20:23:00.000-05:002007-12-01T20:23:00.000-05:00Why don't you write Volume II?Why don't you write Volume II?deliveratorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09697687043616955302noreply@blogger.com