Thread by @NickRic06274872

@Mike_Postle @AndreasFroehli @Joeingram1 @berkey11 @scott_seiver @haralabob @DougPolkPoker

I apologize in advance for how long this is going to be, but after what i have witnessed in the past 24+ hours, i couldn't sit on the sidelines any longer without giving My 2 cents. First

I would love to be able to jump on the bandwagon and use "cheating" as a reason why Mike Postle is having success, rather then the fact he has put in the time and effort to develop into the player he is today, but i can't, because i don't drink the juice, and those of you that do

Are idiots. And those of you Poker Pro's that are using this to make videos and $$ without legitimately taking all factors into consideration, knowing damn well What accusing someone of "cheating" can/will do to that person's image and ability to continue to make a living in

This industry, should be ashamed of yourselves. I have been playing poker for over 20 years, i go back with Stones ownership to when they had a small 4-5 pokertable establishment called Lucky Derby, they have some of the highest integrity of anybody i have met in the "gambling"

Industry.I also have been a Stones regular since they opened, i have played on the stream, played against Mike several times, as well as watched probably over 300+ hours of Stones live stream for educational and entertainment purposes. I know it's really hard For some of you that

Look at poker from the "new way of thinking" Math, GTO, Blockers, probability Method to grasp how Mike Postle plays, and how he can be successful doing it, but remember there was poker long before this new theory of how to be profitable, and the only things we used back then was

Our gut and live reads. If you are at a table and everyone is using GTO, who really has the advantage now? Probably the guy who knows how to exploit that. ie Mike Postle (see rounders-Judges game sceen) just because something doesn't fit your narrative, doesn't mean he is

Cheating. Moving on, one thing nobody has been talking about is that when Postle cashes out big, it doesn't mean he won big, he constantly adds on more money as other players stacks get higher, because he isn't afraid to use his chips to put pressure on other players to make much

Harder decisions when gretaer amounts of $$ are on the line. To Berkeys comments about RFDI reader, anyone who has played on Stones stream or even watched enough can tell you the reader at stones gets cards wrong constantly, i have had it happen to me multiple time. If you watch

Closely on some showdowns that what players had sometimes is quite different from what the reader showed. Next that honestly surprises me the most, especially with you Poker Pro's weighing in on this, is you aren't taking into consideration player history. Mike is very very good

At remembering situations and betting Patterns from previous hands. The 69 vs 89 hand against Brian. Brian is a very loose player that has a extremely wide range just like Mike (if you did your homework you would know this) Mike absolutely knows in this spot "GTO" 95% of the time

Brian Doesn't have a A or K, all draws missed, and it would be incredibly hard for Brian to call there with any non A or K, hence the exploitation and shove. The KK vs AA hand. Once again Mike has many hours of history playing with Firas, feel free to do your DUE diligence to

Verify what i am saying. Firas is a "semi loose" Player for calling wider hands, but if you watch Firas history, he will raise pre flop pretty wide, but 99% of the time will only Call if he gets 3 or 4 bet. He never 4 or 5 bets Ever, unless he has AA (watch streams, Firas flats

With 1010, JJ, and QQ reguarly) while most of you think this means Mike is either a God or "cheating" for laying down KK, It's really not that hard to understand when considering all factors and have history with someone and know their tendencies. Similar to the AQd vs 108d hand,

The lead on the river by Firas for 1/4 pot screams full house, Mike still called, but let's punish him for recognizing/picking up on something and minimizing his loses.. Another factor nobody is talking about is the amount of alcohol consumption at most of the stream games,

Especially the "Veronica and friends" games where there is a average of 5-6 bottles of wine. The 45 hand against AK AK was a gamble most of us Wouldn't take, but alcohol can be a hell of a drug and liquid courage.. Most people are having a hard time wrapping their head around how

Mike plays, doesn't mean he is "cheating" he is a incredible post flop poker player, he picks up on live reads as as good as anybody (It does become easier when you continue to play against the same people) and most importantly he understands exploitative Play, when a scare card

Doesn't help his opponent, and he isn't afraid of risking his chips to take advantage of that and gain a edge. Instead of hating and accusing the man of cheating, you should be trying to pick the man's brain to better understand his process and how to improve your own game. How

Many times have all of us felt we should bet or raise but didn't, only to lose in showdown to a hand that we then realize had we went with our gut and either bet or raised, we could have gotten them off their hand ?? I will be the first to admit this has happened to me 100's of

Times throughout my time playing poker, the difference is Mike isn't afraid to pull the trigger in those exact same spots we shut down in.. For any still non believers Watch stream on 07-20-2018 where Mike bets $1k on turn and then shoves all in on river only to be snap called

By Frank with 67 for a $6k pot loss. Or watch on 03-14-2019 when Mike Shoves over top on river Against Rich With A3 high only to get called by Rich with A9 high for a $8k pot loss (Rich had to be cheating right ??? How else could he have made that call !! ) and contrary to

Popular belief There is several other spots where Mike gets it in bad or very bad and gets lucky, Or makes "bad or wrong" decisons laying down the best hand, and pays off bets with losing hands, etc.. Unfortunately the mind will find evidence to Support whatever we want to

Believe. But those of you who many of us consider Poker ambassadors, you really should have Analyzed his hands from a more neutral Point of view, rather then looking for "how" is Mike cheating, i believe had you done that you would of had a much different view point, you maybe

Still wouldn't agree with his style of play and that's perfectly okay, but at least you might have a clearer perspective on why he plays that way. But going that route Doesn't get clicks on videos and make $$ right ?? #MikedeservesAapology