[Praxising]

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I probably would have put in more action on sixth and seventh. I definitely would have put in more action on third and fourth.

[/ QUOTE ]Agreed. This is a psychological issue. I'd just had almost this exact situation, jammed third with my A24, caught the 5, raised and called and bricked and bricked and bricked.

So I got all leery and I backed off. I wouldn't have maybe in another trny, but I wanted to win this Satellite.

IMHO, wanting to win is the worst place to allow yourself to be. One point for the Buddha.

And Rusty? That's the first time in my life anyone ever called me "meek." Not arguing, just learning, I hope, my lesson here. Actually, the early meekness would have been a viable strategy for getting lots of bets out of him later if I'd just taken advantage of it and not gotten all paranoid.