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least favourite play
I'm interested to find out what players' least favourite play against them is, the one which frustrates them most. I'm sure we all have them.
Mine is the re-rebluff which doesn't come off. The rebluff is possibly the strongest play in poker, but when it doesn't come off, it can leave you feeling stupid!
Example - I raise pre-flop, have one caller. Flop comes a medium or low pair and a rag. As the raiser, I bet with two connected overcards, QJs say. Opponent re-raises. I put ithe opponent on an ace with a middle-high kicker and so put in a huge re-reraise (perhaps all-in, representing a big pair with my pre-flop raise) and opponent calls. He has two overcards, such as AK or AQ (my read is right) which is ahead of my QJ, and neither of us hit.
Had I been in my opponents situation, I would have folded when facing the huge re-reraise, which is the correct play as I would be holding not a lot, unless I think the other player is bluffing. If my opponent has read me for a bluff, then I've been outplayed fair and square. But a lot of players can't let go of hands like AK when the flop doesn't offer any help. In the long run this is an inadvisable strategy and I will take the money over a period of time, but in a tournament it can lead to elimination. But, that's poker!
Which type of play do others find frustrating?
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