Re: I suck with stacks between 20 and 80 BBs
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Oh, and, damn it, Nate is right. As usual.
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Nath --
I'm touched. Also I'm always eager to discuss these top-pair situations; even if metagame isn't important, I think good players listen to their pot-control itches a little too much in these spots.
--Nate
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This I actually agree with. I think the trend of "pot control" vs. "pressing edges" has swung a little too much in the former direction. Like you wrote earlier, raising and calling an all-in really isn't that bad in certain spots, simply because so many people these days are willing to go to war with any piece of the board and put the heat on you. Q5 is significantly ahead of villain's range on the flop (everyone, and I mean everyone, check-raises top pair there). And there are certainly enough people who will assume you're bluffing and 3-bet shove any piece after donking.
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