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Old 11-27-2006, 05:43 AM     Post subject: When is it okay to go broke? #1 (permalink)  
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There will be a few times when you go all-in early a hand (flop or earlier), find out you're a serious dog and end up losing. For example, you could go all in with KQ on a board of Q73 only to find out opponent has AA, AQ or 77 (and no one will be sympathetic for you). Or you can go all-in on the flop with a set of on a board of 345 only to see opponent turning over 67.

The question is, how do you separate bad play from bad luck (i.e. you console yourself by saying crap happens)?

Here is a list of possible flop situations:
Flush over flush
Flush over straight
Flush over set
Straight over straight
Straight over set
Set over set
Set vs Top 2
Set vs Big overpair
Trips vs Big overpair (KK vs 97, board 773)
Outkicked trips or house over trips (AJ vs J2 or 22, flop JJ2)
2-pairs over TPGK
Outkicked TP
KK losing to AA preflop
QQ losing to KK or AA preflop
AK losing to KK or AA preflop
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Old 11-27-2006, 06:09 AM #2 (permalink)  
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i think things that are unavoidable are OK
KK vs AA
set over set
flush over flush
flush over straight flush
boat vs boat

today I went all in with a nut straight on the flop only for the turn to give villian a boat. its gonna happen. I brushed myself off, said nice hand and continued playing
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Old 11-27-2006, 11:20 AM #3 (permalink)  
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I agree set over set, fl over str8fl, boat vs boat except board
is like AAQ2K and I have 22 in hand with lots of action
preflop

K high fl is acceptable but not lower. When I started playing
i did lose A LOT with low flushes and decided it was a leak.

Nowadays I only play K-high fl like nuts. And still lose
sometimes
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Old 11-27-2006, 11:31 AM #4 (permalink)  
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When is it okay to go broke?

1) When your hand is ahead of the range of hands villain would play the same way.

2) When you are getting very good pot odds with a hand that fares decently against the range of hands villain would play the same way.

probably not the answer u were looking for.
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When is it okay to go broke?

1) When your hand is ahead of the range of hands villain would play the same way.

2) When you are getting very good pot odds with a hand that fares decently against the range of hands villain would play the same way.

probably not the answer u were looking for.
op, your question is completely impossible to answer
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When is it okay to go broke?

1) When your hand is ahead of the range of hands villain would play the same way.

2) When you are getting very good pot odds with a hand that fares decently against the range of hands villain would play the same way.

probably not the answer u were looking for.
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When it was sooted?
gabe: Ive dropped almost 100k in the past 35 days.

bigspenda73: But how much did you win?
 
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