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I disagree for a lot of reasons, but I think it comes down to this:

I agree 84o is a terrible hand, but many of the biggest pots I have ever won have been with terrible starting hands that flopped well-disguised hands (like 2-pair).


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I'm not sure if you're talking about this hand, but your 2 pair hand was not at all well disguised. Whenever a blind checkraises I assume that a random 2 pair (SB or BB special) is in their range. You pretty much defined your hand by checkraising here, but the guy you stacked happens to be a donkey who can't read hands/lay down aces. How could he push all-in after a bet, a call, and a CR out of the blinds? Clearly the guy sucks.

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I've had people with overpairs stack off to me on boards like this more times than I can count.


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At least you practice good game selection.

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If I limp in for 25 on the [EDIT: small blind], most of the time I am done with the hand on the flop. About 2% of the time, I will flop two pair, and when I do, I am usually going to be a big favorite, and have a shot at stacking somebody.


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This is not at all true assuming competent players. If you are playing against clueless calling stations who will not fold any pair, then your analysis makes more sense.