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Well done by all.

Thanks Lloyd, Jason, Justin, and Shane.

Not getting full value for my hands at the river is a big leak for me.


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Agreed, the first step in becoming a winning MTT player is to be able to make the tough calls. Understanding when others will do the same, and making it profitable is a much tougher step to take. We all know how to push our edges PF and on the flop, but this is a great example of when there are chips to be had, and I for one would have missed them.

This river is very interesting from a psychological perspective. We have played a tricky hand, things got a little dicey, and feel good to win a nice pot. It is SO easy to want to shut down there. It is a tough hurdle to clear to want to take further risk, when we already have a perceived win in the bank. It feels very different from early street risks, b/c the alternative in those cases is to fold (and lose any chips we have put in).

It has really shown me a lot, very good hand choice Lloyd