Quote Originally Posted by Pokez
I always hear of people "De-stacking" constantly, but whenever I confidently push I always get folds, and therefore I usually just do a strong raise to get as much value as I can.
Yeah, I had this problem too a while back. Basically something like a set won't pay off unless your opp hit something he has confidence in too.. and most often the ones paying you off for it are the worse players. If you hit a set against a better player, he must have something he has great confidence in (like overpair) and not have seen through your betting pattern already if you want him to pay you off.. so if you happen to be at a good table, it's a lot harder to get paid off.