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Old 05-07-2006, 05:20 PM
NHFunkii NHFunkii is offline
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Because you're very likely ahead and if you bet and he calls you make more money...
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Old 05-07-2006, 05:34 PM
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Because you're very likely ahead and if you bet and he calls you make more money...

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Ok. I understand what you guys are saying. When it gets to the 25/50 level, there's no way I am checking that flop. However its 10/20 level, and if I bet the flop, I am basically commited to the pot. I am not interested in extracting 100 more chips, I am interested in staying alive. Since I am way ahead, there's no harm in checking the flop. Most of the time he checks the turn, and I bet, he folds/calls. However this time he convinced me that he hit a set. Since I did not have a lot of money invested, I could easily 'escape' from the pot. I only lost 500 chips in the pot.

Now if it was the later level, I would throw the "survive" crap out of the window. I think my play is "OK" in my book. I do not do this except in "deep stack" tourneys. I think having 2500 chips with 10/20 blinds is pretty deep stacked.
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Old 05-07-2006, 05:35 PM
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Because you're very likely ahead and if you bet and he calls you make more money...

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Ok. I understand what you guys are saying. When it gets to the 25/50 level, there's no way I am checking that flop. However its 10/20 level, and if I bet the flop, I am basically commited to the pot.

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stop here and reread this again please, then answer why this is a bad thing vs. a random donk on a 953 or whatever board
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Old 05-07-2006, 05:38 PM
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Because you're very likely ahead and if you bet and he calls you make more money...

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Ok. I understand what you guys are saying. When it gets to the 25/50 level, there's no way I am checking that flop. However its 10/20 level, and if I bet the flop, I am basically commited to the pot.

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stop here and reread this again please, then answer why this is a bad thing vs. a random donk on a 953 or whatever board

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Its not a random donk, in fact I think he even made an appearance in the WPT final table. He went all in couple times, after my fold, and he was not out of line at all.
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Old 05-07-2006, 05:41 PM
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had 4k at the break,already down to 3k
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Old 05-07-2006, 05:48 PM
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Table 18
2905 at break, now 6400

Someone at the table named SchneidsFish
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Old 05-07-2006, 05:50 PM
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11k. Lee loves me right now. I've had AA and KK 3 times each and JJ twice...
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Old 05-07-2006, 05:53 PM
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11k. Lee loves me right now. I've had AA and KK 3 times each and JJ twice...

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I've had AK once and AQ twice. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]
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Old 05-07-2006, 06:46 PM
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2K I'm very happy with given the cards I've seen today.

Time for the big hands to show up. Soon!
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Old 05-07-2006, 05:35 PM
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Eh, I hope ansky has a field day with the "staying alive" comment. Just bet the flop.
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