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 would you do this?, tietotree, 31. Aug 2003 15:17 | ||
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| today I was in a no limit holdem tourney, hand was dealt and I had a six and nine of hearts. They were suited and the deck had been throwing a lot of low flops so I stayed with them for twenty chips, the flop turned two more hearts and a club. The bet went around for another twenty I bit/ then this one player who had been buying the buy ins with garbage cards and he showed they were went all in. I said to myself why not one more heart and this flush would rid of us of this pest. I called the cards came out zoom, no heart but he managed to put together a straight and I was out. I dont feel that it was a bad play what you think? | ||
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| Re: would you do this?, BryanW, 31. Aug 2003 16:37 | ||
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| tietotree, I don't want to seem like I am attacking you and I promise I am not trying to be mean, but I think the play was horrible. The biggest mistake was in even playing those cards. It's sounds like you wanted to be in the action and were willing to use fuzzy logic to get you there. 1) With two suited cards, you will only hit the flush 3-4% of the time. It's a rarity and costs you money trying to go after it. Cards being suited are only a plus to cards that are already good in the first place, not a reason to play them. 2) Decks don't throw low flops. They are completely random and trying to make a pattern out of them is impossible. The future action of a deck is in no way predicated on it's past. 3) Even if you did hit the flush, there was a shot you'd still be beaten. People love to hold onto Ax & Kx suited. Anyone who did and caught a four flush on the flop, like you, would have stuck around and have beaten you. Do yourself a huge favor and promise yourself never to play low two-gapper cards ever again, suited or not. After you saw the flop and caught a four flush, you would consider sticking around for a small bet to catch a flush, but I would never risk my whole tournament on a draw if I didn't think there was another way to win the hand. Finally, don't let other players get to you like that. You made a faulty decision because you didn't respect another player and you wanted to go after him. You should never lower your playing standards just because another player is bad. The fact is that even the worst players get real hands from time to time and letting your frustration with them goad you into trying to take them out can be disastrous. Hey, keep playing and learning more about the game. Bryan | ||
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| Re: would you do this?, mroban, 3. Sep 2003 14:46 | ||
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| personally I would have mucked that dog preflop without so much as a second thought. | ||
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| Re: would you do this?, 4 POKER, 6. Sep 2003 00:26 | ||
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| tietotree, When you make the decision to play a hand, make sure it is one that is based by using correct logic. It appears to me that you were getting annoyed by a player who was trying to give his chips away.......why? When you allow yourself to lower your standards just to meet his, you're not only giving up any edges that you did possess........you're also making yourself a target. Make sure if you're going to try and bully a player, you do so with stronger cards, and in a better situation. To me, you just dusted all your chips off.....sorry. 4P- | ||
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| Re: would you do this?, glenn, 15. Sep 2003 02:52 | ||
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| disagree. bad play. | ||
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