Do Most Pros Play More Hands Than They Should?

According to Russell Fox, presenter at this year’s First Annual California Poker Players Conference, the answer is yes.  Most pros do, but frankly they are better post flop players and get away with it.  This is because the average person that they are playing against can’t handle the situation. 

Also, the pros know the value of position.  Even if their hand is marginal or sub-marginal they’re typically doing it in position giving them outs. 

In games like Omaha you want to play tight and play hands that have discernable edges.  In other games, professionals should also play conservatively on hands they enter pots with, but they can make up some ground simply by outplaying opponents on subsequent rounds of betting.

In addition, if everyone else is playing tight, which is rare in a casino poker games, you can play more loosely.  In a Southern California game, which typically more loose, the tight player is going to be the winner.

You can get more information by listening to the rest of Mike Caro’s interview with Russell Fox at http://www.2007cppc.com/#fox.