View: The way to crush live nitfests nowadays games is being a good LAG or maniac
There is a player at my local casino who’s been nicknamed the Phil Ivey of our hometown. He is not a pro. He has his own business and a massive bankroll but I believe he is the biggest winner here. He doesn’t study solvers. He’s a really good “feel” player who is fearless and goes off his reads and punishes all the nit TAG pros who rely on solvers. None of the pros know what to input for his range for their solvers so they don’t know how to play against him. They tend to fold and let him take down pot after pot. Sure, occasionally they’ll lay a trap for Phil to walk into but the amount of pots Phil takes down uncontested and the times he gets paid off on an over bet shove more than makes up for it.
Some regs like playing with Phil when they can short stack and think he is a spewtard. But they always run once they chip up because they know Phil will put them to the test.
I would advocate aspiring pro poker players to learn to be like Phil instead of being a nit who relies on solvers. Study people, grow a bankroll and some balls.
Do you have a Phil in your home casino too?
