[Adam]

Excellent. I appreciate both of the above perspectives. I think I would tend to agree with Craig a bit more, however. Why on earth would he bet so aggressively with a Jack in his hand?…doesn’t add up. I would also agree with the assessment of if his hand hits a straight, then I’ll just pay him off as it would be insanely disguised. If a club hits, I’ll fold. If any other card hits I should be golden.

But hey, lesson learned!

Ian, I agree completely. Knowing how long it takes to grind up a stack in 1/2 or 1/3 probably played a role subconsciously in my decision to fold. As I stated in the original post, I tend to be a bit more TAG so generally I prefer to take the lower variance route anyway. BUT I know that it’s being able to make the proper calls in the proper spots that will allow me to be an even more versatile and dangerous player going forward. Adjusting to the 2/5 game will definitely take some time. But based on my limited experiences thus far, 2/5 is so much closer to “pure poker” compared to many shenanigans that you see at the 1/2 and 1/3 levels. Let’s stay after em’ and stack those chips. Cheers!

Thanks again and good luck at the tables!

-AD

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