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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: california
Posts: 253
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raising with AJ in EP was your worst play. You are only called by better hands and many times you are going to be dominated. Don't do it anymore. If you are trying to build a looser image, it is a better idea to raise with suited connectors or low pocket pairs even. KQ is a similar hand. You don't raise with it in early position. Doing so is asking for getting stacked. Also I don't know why you put the guy all in. Just calling is acceptable but going all in with one pair and the opponent is betting so strongly is a very bad move. You are only called by a better hand 99% of the time. As a matter of fact, you said you put the opponent on QJ. But you checked it to him on the river. Do you really think the opponent would bet so strongly as a value bet with only QJ? Most of the times they have two pair or better in this situation if they bet on the river. Otherwise most people would check it down. Reasoning behind it is that with QJ, if they bet, they are only called by a better hand in most circumstances.
Just remember, the deeper the stacks, the more cautious you have to play. Every raise, even a min raise means something. You HAVE to stop and think. Why would they do that? What could they have? The hand where you had QQ, the minraise should have made you auto muck your hand, or at least play more cautiously. Think about it, would he min raise you with a hand like 1010? I say 99% of players would just call with that board and your preflop actions.
Renton, the last two hands you just got sucked out on by fish. Not your fault. Keep at it. I can see you killing the game soon because you are trying to learn from your mistakes.
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