Re: QTs - a bad day
First of all, to quote the FAQ:
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How do I deal with all these loose players sucking out on me with terrible hands?
A common complaint is that the players are so bad that it actually prevents you from making money. New players often feel that if they could just go to a game where opponents "played more reasonable hands", "respected my raises", and "didn't chase all the way to the river" they would make more money. This whole notion (to quote SSH) is absurd. Poker is a game where you profit from the mistakes of your opponents. If your opponents make more mistakes you will make more money. Loose, passive limit Holdem games are highly profitable for this reason. It is as simple as that. Focus on winning the most money, not the most pots.
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So don't complain when someone draws against you without proper odds and makes their hand, in the long run they are giving you their money that they hate so much.
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Flop: (10.40 SB) K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
BB checks, Hero checks, UTG+1 checks, MP1 checks, Button checks.
Should i have bet here ? It was something i regret after everybody showed their hands...
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No, you are the one drawing. It is extremely likely that you are behind at this point. You should be kissing the floor that you got a free card. Your OESD isn't good when you take a close look at the board especially when considering that the pre-flop raiser is behind you. I check/call here.
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Turn: (5.20 BB) A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets</font>, Hero calls, UTG+1 calls, MP1 calls, Button calls.
Ok, made my hand but now 2 hearts on the table. I knew that by raising i would not get a player with a flush draw to fold. But now that i think again, he only hits his flush 20 per cent of the time. I should have bet for value [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]
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You should have raised for value because you most likely had the best hand and also to lower the value of chasing a flush draw. If you do not raise your opponent is getting at least 7.2:1. If you raise your opponent is getting 4.1:1 which is almost the exact odds you need to draw to a flush, thus it almost doesn't matter to you if they call or not. The thing you do not want to allow is a cheap card to the draw. This is a clear cut bet.
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River: (10.20 BB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets</font>, Hero calls, UTG+1 calls, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 raises</font>, Button calls, BB calls, Hero calls, UTG+1 folds.
This third heart was not good. Here i just called, cuz the pot was so big...
Final Pot: 19.20 BB
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Good call, you were getting 11.2:1 the first time around and better the second and there were only three hearts on the board.
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