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gold's game is breakeven at best in a vacuum...and he also has a bad reputation, which at times does get him a lot more loose action...i understand how he can accumulate chips quickly in a tourney...and how he sometimes wins in cash games because no one wants to lose a hand to a guy like him...but he's not necessarily "easy"to beat...yes over time you can run him over...

as for preflop, i generally raise 90% of time...but i didnt here...maybe if had been one hand later, i would have...also, rerasing in this game did not mean i was isolating gold...more likely it meant everyone knew gold would call, so there would be a couple of unknown players calling behind me...so yes, i would have position on gold, but probably would have played a big hand with AK out or position against most of the field...

for all you guys who say you hate getting all your money in with a hand like AK with one pair, i think you are missing the point...i felt very good about being ahead of his range and wanted to charge him...i feel my mistake here was more that i didnt raise bigger - not that i should have called and had to make a decision on over half the deck being a scary river...i, and my opponents, generally know i make very thin decisions and will put the money in based on them...sometimes thats bad, but it also gets me paid off a lot..