tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828468.post3955871923111606140..comments2023-10-12T07:52:41.914-04:00Comments on Poker Wannabe: The Power of Pairs Compells You!columbo (at eifco dot org)http://www.blogger.com/profile/16116768669414563102noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828468.post-87314787776589468352008-06-05T20:14:00.000-04:002008-06-05T20:14:00.000-04:00I was thinking about your last comment Columbo. I...I was thinking about your last comment Columbo. I think you find yourself hard pressed to shove there and calling is basically your tournament, your only option then is too fold. <BR/><BR/>It seems to me is that your hunch is you are already beat. So why commit tournament suicide with a hand you believe is a loser. <BR/><BR/>Save your chips and hope for a better spot.OhCaptainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09399011365659793142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828468.post-89206142588518222192008-06-03T11:25:00.000-04:002008-06-03T11:25:00.000-04:00first hand Doesn't make sense.2nd hand I am Jammin...first hand Doesn't make sense.<BR/><BR/>2nd hand I am Jamming preflop. <BR/><BR/>just my 2 cents.<BR/><BR/>PeaceWwonkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17474007635597142748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828468.post-81234971747856376742008-06-02T14:44:00.000-04:002008-06-02T14:44:00.000-04:00Boy, I am hard-pressed to shove pre-flop with JJ a...Boy, I am hard-pressed to shove pre-flop with JJ against a raiser who has been on the sidelines.columbo (at eifco dot org)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16116768669414563102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828468.post-15388097823980393252008-06-02T14:42:00.000-04:002008-06-02T14:42:00.000-04:00yeah, I think it was JT. I updated it.yeah, I think it was JT. I updated it.columbo (at eifco dot org)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16116768669414563102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828468.post-18571104210797811762008-06-02T14:14:00.000-04:002008-06-02T14:14:00.000-04:00Yeah, hand #1 is really confusion. I don't see ho...Yeah, hand #1 is really confusion. I don't see how having top two pair is a bad thing. You've got kings beat going into the river, he's drawing to a two outer, isn't that we want?<BR/><BR/>#2 - shove pre-flop. You've got next to nothing behind. People will seriously consider laying down TT, JJ and sometimes QQ depending on their stack size. Make the decision early. If you miss the flop you got no options, and even with undercards, you have no idea where you stand. Make the other guy sweat.OhCaptainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09399011365659793142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828468.post-12854302936276617562008-06-02T13:59:00.001-04:002008-06-02T13:59:00.001-04:00I don't think my flop bet was pot, I think it was ...I don't think my flop bet was pot, I think it was closer to 75% pot.<BR/><BR/>I thought from smooth call you had AA, QQ, JJ or TT and thought you would have reraised KKBayne_Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00102763865455445325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828468.post-1632205386480730152008-06-02T13:59:00.000-04:002008-06-02T13:59:00.000-04:00#1 - That was my question. But I know you know wha...#1 - That was my question. But I know you know what you're talking about, so I'm gonna say with a draw and top pair it's pretty damn hard to get away from the hand. I suppose you could have raised on the flop but he might have just pushed back and forced you to lose the hand.<BR/><BR/>#2 - Very good One Minute Mystery! I'd have to look at what a Q is, but given that your stack is low, you just have to ask if you think you're one of the best players left and if you can comeback. It doesn't sound like things were going well. Even a fold here means you'll have a shot at a double up. QQ does make the most sense here, but 10-10 is a possibility as well, and A-K or A-Q could also happen.<BR/>There's no right answer here. If things aren't going well and I'm at a table of studs, I push. If I feel confident that things will turn around and that I'm a better player than most at my table, I fold.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08837529956827141862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828468.post-85243305737450403822008-06-02T13:42:00.000-04:002008-06-02T13:42:00.000-04:00I don't understand your wording on the first hand,...I don't understand your wording on the first hand, it sounds like you have two pair (Aces and Jacks) to his pair of Kings, so I don't see how you lost that hand.<BR/><BR/>Second hand, I probably push pre-flop, and if I just call, I'm definitely getting it all-in on that flop.Mike Maloneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09293592756387294116noreply@blogger.com