Poker gems, #173

Crandell Addington, in Des Wilson's Ghosts at the Table, as excerpted in Poker Pro magazine, September, 2008, p. 53.


In heads-up play, you must outplay your opponent and that's why it's called poker and not just catching cards. If you want to know what to do in these positions, read the books written by field marshals and generals because no-limit poker is crystallized aggression, and you have to be willing to sacrifice some troops in a battle to win the war. Most people are unable or unwilling to do that, and that's why they're not good players.