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  1. 05-19-2008 #41
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    another cure is to not play poker just because "you have nothing to do"
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  2. 05-19-2008 #42
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    Thanks for some good advice from some of you. My recent tournament, a 26.00 90 player tourny where I was playing pretty solid. Down to about 60 players and here is what happened. Someone tell me where I went wrong. BB was 80 and the raise was to 160. I called with A 9 suited. The flop was A A 6. Someone raised 600 and I called. Only us two in the pot. The turn was an 8 (so now A A 6 8). The other player raises 1200 and I go all in. He calls and shows A 8. Of course..no catch for me on the river. SO..how do I avoid that? Fold trip Aces? If I push all in after the flop, he calls me for sure and catches the 3 outer. I have the tourny results to prove if anyone wants to see, but I"m looking for advice. It's hand just like this every night.
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  3. 05-19-2008 #43
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    #1 why are you overcalling a raise with A9s in the middle stages of a tourney?

    #2 what are the relevant chip stackes?

    #3 why are you overcalling a raise with A9s in the middle stages of a tourney?
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  4. 05-20-2008 #44
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    yeah overcalling with A9 is just bad, the first thing you need to learn is playing correctly preflop
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  5. 05-20-2008 #45
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    If stacks were really deep, calling with A9s in position would be fine no?
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    Quote Originally Posted by davidab157 View Post
    If stacks were really deep, calling with A9s in position would be fine no?
    yeah I guess it's alright if you play for flush or trip 9's value, but it's always marginal. What (implied) odds do we need here, 60:1 at the very least? To call a minraise of 160 chips, that would require a 10k stack in this example. Maybe that number is too high or low, but we must compensate for all the times we chase the flush but don't get there, pay off a better ace etc etc
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  7. 05-20-2008 #47
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    WHEN WILL THESE IDIOTS LEARN THAT 75% DOES NOT = 100%?

    AK losing to KQ bad beat LO FUCKING L
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  8. 05-20-2008 #48
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    His history is quite fuzzy, I can't tell if more than 1 opponent was contesting the hand, where he was (BB or in other position), or who hit the A* (the raiser or another player. More clarification please!!!

    Without knowing stacks & position it's tough to say. If I'm the BB or an LP in this spot I come over the top of a min-raise and any amount of limpers. Overcalling a bet like that is like putting dead money in the pot.
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  9. 05-20-2008 #49
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    Quote Originally Posted by WotaWaster View Post
    WHEN WILL THESE IDIOTS LEARN THAT 75% DOES NOT = 100%?

    AK losing to KQ bad beat LO FUCKING L

    On tilt Wota?

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  10. 05-20-2008 #50
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    failing to mention stacks/position when describing a hand = you either don't care or didn't notice = you suck at teh pokerz = stop complaining/come play with me
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