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 | When I critiqued our hero’s answer I indicated he tended to always imagine the worst case scenario, which often was unlikely, and his conclusion tended to freeze him up … the sniper syndrome rears its ugly head. I would think you can guess his response as to how he thought he should proceed. Yes, he thought he should call, fearing he was up against a better hand. I advised him that I believed calling was the best course of action but his analysis was flawed. I believe he should call so as not to alarm his opponent and cause him to shut down on the turn when the bets would double. You would prefer to embolden your opponent so he will lead out on the turn. infrared contact lenses |
What finally convinced our hero that he was a victim of the sniper syndrome was that he had only considered two hands that his opponent could be holding when in all likelihood he held a weaker Queen. He came to realize that the only hand he really had to fear was pocket threes which was a very unlikely holding. With that put into perspective, he realized that in all likelihood his opponent held one of up to twenty (this number would include the three possible chop hands) other hands and probably one with a weaker Queen. It was the mathematical analysis that became his epiphany in putting his opposition on a much broader range of likely hands. cheat cards
If you on occasion find yourself playing tentatively as a result of fearing the worst due to the sniper syndrome then use the lesson of this poser to take a more mathematical approach to figuring out a range of hands your foe could be holding. Once you get past the worst case scenario, you will come to realize that one of the much broader range of hands is usually more likely. This does not mean that you should never exercise caution when faced with a similar situation. It does mean that if you fear a sniper is behind every tree, it will cause you to miss key bets or worse, allow an opponent to draw out and beat you due to your passiveness. Always remember poker normally rewards initiative and initiative in poker usually translates to aggression!
