Re: Some thought on ...... ahem ..... Bad Beats
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Maybe I have been playing too many cash games recently, but with only 7 top pair and only 1 card that could make a straight, surely you don't go all-in?
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Limping in from SB he easily could have had A7, two pair, or 88+ PP
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Late in tourneys when blinds start to get big, any top pair becomes a monster. In these late stages, VERY FEW people are limping with 88+. If he's playing BVB with an Ace, he's probably raising a good bit anyway: Any Ace is a favorite over 2 random hands, and any K is a favorite of one random hand. So in tourneys you'll see plays like raising big in BvB with KXs that you just won't see in cash games. So here, if you're afraid of the push, it's because the raggity flop is likely to hit 2 pair with his limped rags rather than villain having TPTK.
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