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Old 07-19-2007, 02:18 PM
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Default Re: Is this a foolish play on my part

I muck to the turn raise. It irks me a bit since I feel I'm being run over of some of the time, but I console myself with the thoughts that:

1) Villain probably has a bunch of outs when behind, and I'm often in rough shape

2) I won't always have a K-high hand when he jacks the turn. Seems like it sometimes, but I should be showing down a reasonable % of my range and expect to win at least my share.

When things are not going well for me or I feel like I'm being taken advantage of, I sometimes fall into the trap of fighting too hard for individual pots (often in bad spots) rather than taking pride in my ability to avoid trouble while I wait for more advantageous circumstances. It's tempting to think that we can rescue this situation by hitting the gas, but I'm trying hard to remind myself that it's much better to just give it up gracefully and move on. I'm a firm believer that cutting out these occasional spewy hands will more than offset the occasional pot I drag.
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