to overplay any hand that is not the nuts is always a risk, especially at the higher limits. whats seperates the great players from the good players is the ability to distiguish exactly how much to push, without pushing too hard, and without pushing into a fire pit. This is why poker takes a lifetime to master. these small edges. realizing when one is beat and having to ability to withdraw when one realizes it. all these factors put together makes a winning player. but how much one wins also depends on these factors.
two pair into a set. tpbk into two pair. st8 into flush. these circumstances are how players lose money. without these circumstances money would not be transfered (among obove average players at least). the great players are able to exploit these cirumstances. they are able to fold their two pair against the set but get the most value against the tptk. the pros are able to get the most and lose the least in these situations. may sound obvious to many but to many people on this site this realization of the basic theory on becoming a winning player may help a lot.
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