Am I smart?

#1 28th May 2008, 10:11 PM

I lost my whole stack ($20, .05/.1) because my set of 10's got beaten by a set of Queens on the flop.

Doesn't Harrington say you're stupid if you fold because you THINK the other guy has a higher set?

#2 28th May 2008, 10:24 PM

I'm going to steer clear of judging your intelligence. However, I would never go all in with anything other than the best possible hand. Even then, I would hope to god the other villian put me all in. Nothing tickles me more than seeing some doofus go all in without the best possible hand, and I crush him with the best.

One thing to always tell yourself - Never go all in. I'm sure I folded some big pots that I would have won because of that, but at the same time I just withdrew nearly 4000$ off of a 50$ initial deposit. I must be doing something right.

#3 28th May 2008, 10:26 PM

You're stupid because you took whole stack to 1 table.

#4 28th May 2008, 10:39 PM

harrington has more money than u he can take the hits but seriously were u beat on the flop turn or river?

#5 28th May 2008, 10:42 PM

(1) stack does not = Bankroll necessarily

(2) If you don't go broke from set over set you are most likely not playing correctly.

#6 28th May 2008, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by syntheticocean

I'm going to steer clear of judging your intelligence. However, I would never go all in with anything other than the best possible hand. Even then, I would hope to god the other villian put me all in. Nothing tickles me more than seeing some doofus go all in without the best possible hand, and I crush him with the best.

One thing to always tell yourself - Never go all in. I'm sure I folded some big pots that I would have won because of that, but at the same time I just withdrew nearly 4000$ off of a 50$ initial deposit. I must be doing something right.

So you'll only get all-in with the nuts??? Losing lots of value here. Does this mean that if we're playing and you raise preflop I should go all-in every time because you'll only call me with AA preflop???

#7 28th May 2008, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Effexor

(1) stack does not = Bankroll necessarily

Aww, I guess that's my mistake then

#8 29th May 2008, 3:20 AM

noooo...it was nowhere near my whole br.

And I didn't just push to a raise. It was a limped pot, flop something like Q 10 5 two of a suit, very agg. table. So naturally I thought it very unlikely somebody who was raising alot pf held QQ that hand. We both went thru alot of raises and reraises on the flop so I eventually just went all in. Was that a bad play? I guess so...but I think I would do the same thing again. I think I would feel worse if I had folded to the 1st or 2nd reraise.

#9 29th May 2008, 3:29 AM

this is silly

#10 29th May 2008, 3:30 AM

I'm not smart

#11 29th May 2008, 3:33 AM

No you are not smart

#12 29th May 2008, 8:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kingme620

We both went thru alot of raises and reraises on the flop so I eventually just went all in. Was that a bad play?

Yes. But then again... maybe no. I think so.

#13 29th May 2008, 2:42 PM

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Originally Posted by kingme620

noooo...it was nowhere near my whole br.

And I didn't just push to a raise. It was a limped pot, flop something like Q 10 5 two of a suit, very agg. table. So naturally I thought it very unlikely somebody who was raising alot pf held QQ that hand. We both went thru alot of raises and reraises on the flop so I eventually just went all in. Was that a bad play? I guess so...but I think I would do the same thing again. I think I would feel worse if I had folded to the 1st or 2nd reraise.

Well, if it was MY set of 10's, he would have had AK and a jack would show up, or two of whatever was suited and another would hit.

Of course, these cards would hit on the river.

#14 29th May 2008, 3:08 PM

At $10 NL I'm pretty much never ever folding a set to a shove on the flop, unless I'm playing a nit and there's a pair of overcards on the board.
You did the right thing. Don't sweat it. This is by no means an unintelligent move.

Quote:

Originally Posted by syntheticocean

I'm going to steer clear of judging your intelligence. However, I would never go all in with anything other than the best possible hand. Even then, I would hope to god the other villian put me all in. Nothing tickles me more than seeing some doofus go all in without the best possible hand, and I crush him with the best.

Oh man... NEVER going all in without the nuts? That's so passive. That's such a waste of potential wins. At $10NL people stack off with TPTK, over pairs, two pair, etc. A set dominates the shove range of most players.

#15 29th May 2008, 3:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Effexor

If you don't go broke from set over set you are most likely not playing correctly.

I concur.

Quote:

Originally Posted by syntheticocean

One thing to always tell yourself - Never go all in. I'm sure I folded some big pots that I would have won because of that, but at the same time I just withdrew nearly 4000$ off of a 50$ initial deposit. I must be doing something right.

Congratulations on your success, but your advice seems too nitty, if you don`t mind my saying so.

If you only ever go all-in with the nuts, why would anyone ever call ?

#16 29th May 2008, 6:50 PM

At a very aggressive table i think you played it good, you were just unlucky to run into trip Qs on the flop.

#17 29th May 2008, 7:17 PM

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Originally Posted by KingCurtis

I'm not smart

Quote:

Originally Posted by Inscore77

No you are not smart

^^^^^these= unsmart spammage lmao

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