[Anderzone]

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Dealer: Hand #1782096526
Dealer: SamH133 wins the pot ($25)
Dealer: Hand #1782097627
Dealer: pr1nnyraid shows [8d Ad]
Dealer: Anderzone shows [Js Ah]
Dealer: pr1nnyraid shows two pair, Aces and Eights
Dealer: Anderzone shows two pair, Aces and Fives
Dealer: pr1nnyraid wins the pot ($1,977) with two
pair, Aces and Eights
Dealer: Hand #1782101182
pr1nnyraid: ahaahhaaha
Anderzone: you were protecting your hand against
wha there?
pr1nnyraid: shut the fk up
Dealer: robert07 wins the pot ($10)
Dealer: Hand #1782103033
Anderzone: lol

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You never did answer the question of mine you decided to edit out of the chat you quoted. I'm still curious if you knew at the time or have since figured out if you were trying to get a worse hand to call or a better hand to fold. Or were you just guarding against the copious draws on A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]?

Regarding the first hand you posted, the reason you got action is because you didn't want it. If you had realized your underpair was best, your fear of a call would have been less apparent and you probably would have taken it down.