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Old 08-03-2006, 06:52 PM #298 (permalink)  
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At 10NL and occasionally at 25NL, you will frequuently stack Axo. You'll see (and stack) Kxs less frequently but not-never.
Good point Lefou, but it's all depends on stack sizes. You will win decent pot but that's it - just decent 20BB pot if you are lucky enough to not run into set or 2 pair, dodge all straight and flush draws and turn/river bluffs. It's hard in crazy aggressive game, wherther tight or loose.

You have AdJh against your loose-passive opponent. 100BB, covered.

Board Ah6c7cc You bet he calls. Turn is 5,6,7,8 or a club.

Are you willing to go 100BB with him ?

Or, let's go back to flop. You pot the flop, some average player raises it. You are in trouble, only if he has draw, you are ahead and it's not "way ahead". In LHE you can go to showdown and expect it to win more than your fair share but in NL you are toasted more often than not.
Only if opponent is very shortstacked, you have easy decision and can go comfortably for showdown. And if you "destack" him from his mere 10-20BB, you still win "just moderate pot".

Even on 25NL I rarely see someone going broke with TPNK for full stack. It's difference between bad player and absolute sucker. Bad player will stick around and maybe make some loose flop/turn call (if it's not too big)but only total sucker will consitently go broke with that hand.
"How could I call that bet? How could you MAKE that bet? It's poker not solitaire. " - that Gus Bronson guy
 
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