[hammerva]

I guess this is why I stink at poker because I don't see how capping the pot pre-flop with still 5 players involves means you are comfortable with your 88. UTG might be a complete donk but a K2 offsuit still can beat you. And what evidence is there that CO and SB doesn't have anything that beats 88. The flop helped you out but it might give false hope. Are you betting heavy pre-flop so you can chase a set or full house later. Or do you actually think that these 5 players don't have a A, K, Q, T or 9 (or worse a pair of those already). Or are you not supposed to care and just let things happen?

I know I know too passive and cowardly but I see hands like the first one and just see all those hands that I lose to A4 off or K10s no matter how many times I raise and bet. Maybe I should start using all these statistics and numbers and formulas so I can have the kind of confidence you guys have.