Hey Guys. I'm wondering whether you can help me prove something real important I stumbled across whilst writing an exploitative theory book...
Over 5 years I mapped out all poker theory into "The Levels of Thought". For example, Value = Level Two. Once this task was finally complete, I realised that these Levels make up a rational thought-process that is built into everyones mind and is used by everyone to make all decisions. The only reason you, and everyone else, isnt consciously aware of these Levels is because everyone is suffering from something similar to cognitive dissonance. The rational thought-process conflicts with trusted irrational plays in your mind. This then causes the mind to reject any new information related to these Levels.
I've been trying to explain this to players for a long time now, but when I come to explain to any experienced player how these levels work their mind rejects the information. Their mind discredits the information to stop themselves from realising how to use the Levels, so as to protect the trust in these imperfect strategies.
I can prove that this is happening. I can prove it to anyone who is not suffering from this problem atleast. Look to this link and pay close attention to how they describe Level Four.
https://www.pokernews.com/strategy/multiple-level-thinking-in-poker-19458.htm
It says specifically, "To think at Level Four you need to consider what you think the opponent thinks you think he holds". This is crazy twisted nonsense. The person who wrote it doesnt realise, but he is trying to make this Level sound real complicated. Real difficult to use. He says that only the elite think and this Level, and so you need not worry about it... Right... Now... Check this out. Whilst working on that project I realised that "What I think he thinks I think he holds", is exactly the same as, "what he is pretending to hold". Work it out for yourself. I am right. So why am I the first to realise it??
Everyone in the poker world is suffering from this same thing. What they are really saying is that "only the elite can think about what their opponent is pretending to hold" Which is madness. "He is bluffing" = Level Four logic. This level isnt only for the elite. Everyone uses this level all the time.
What this means to the poker world is huge. Firstly, a beginner can easily learn to do what only a master could do previously. But more importantly, GTO is an imperfect strategy. It's well known that GTO sucks the potential for profit from the table but nobody realises that it also causes this psychological problem! Trusting in this unbeatable strategy causes everyone to block their conscious ability to exploit, which only leads to them using GTO loads!!! Which spells disaster for the poker tables.
This is causing a massive decline in Poker, but in the grand scheme of things, that's nothing. I have read economic textbooks which say that those who use the equivilant of an exploitative strategy are arrogant fools. Economists relentlessly promote what they call optimal, GTO, plays. Everyone does it, and when I try to explain to them what is happening they all go mental. Their mind twists up the logic. They blame me, saying that I'm twisting everything around. They attack me as a person. They get angry and walk quickly away.
After studying buddhist texts I think this could well be the cause of all mental distress. And, to solve the problem, all you need to do is consciously recognise how the levels really work in your game. I have mapped it out for Poker, (you can have a free PDF if im allowed to give them out?). I found the problem and the solution but I am sat alone at home on my computer trying everything I can to get the information out there with very little success.
I dont know if anyone here can help, but if you are in a position of influence in the poker world, please do think about what I'm saying here. Think about that evidence. If you are a beginner, and someone of influence in the poker world, or anyone with experience, starts discrediting my logic on this thread or starts attacking me as a person, please can you help me explain this very simple logic to them. I'm at a loss. I cant do this on my own. Any help is much appreciated.
Hey, errm, pretty much every single person reading this will be suffering from this problem a little. If you know nothing about poker you will not suffer in regards to Poker, I will be able to explain exactly how to use these levels and you will grasp it easily. But when you come to think how these levels might work in real life you are almost certainly going to think up some irrational reason why what I am saying is nonsense. You might laugh it off and call me crazy, you might get angry and think me some sly salesman, you might start talking about some flaw in the logic. There is no flaw. I made $180,000 playing 6max over 2 years when I stopped to work on this. My brother had a poker school. I know what I'm talking about. So if you doubt it, please dont accuse me of being wrong, please dont laugh etc, just explain to me where you think the problem is and I will explain it to you. I think that piece of evidence is solid. So please try to point your problems towards that, if you think I'm mad, please explain why I am the first to realise that at level four we consider what the opponent is pretending to hold.
If I ever write a book you will be the first person I come to for a editorial eye 