HOW DO I WIN??

#1 15th July 2008, 9:04 PM

Its killing me that I keep coming so close to winning but don't.

me:QQ
seat1:AK

flop 2 7 6 rainbow
me:all in
seat1:calls

turn 9
river:K

Always getting slammed by the king on the river....why?

#2 15th July 2008, 9:06 PM

poker hates you

#3 15th July 2008, 9:07 PM

Terrible future reading skills

#4 15th July 2008, 9:12 PM

why would you go all in anyway? were you in a position where you NEEDED to double up? i need more information before i can help you out.

#5 15th July 2008, 9:15 PM

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Originally Posted by sindri_93

Terrible future reading skills

I have been working on mine, but they don't seem to be developing very well.

#6 15th July 2008, 9:17 PM

QQ --ah" it's a dangerous hand & people don't know when to get rid of A,K when they don't hit the flop-- they usually go to the end of the world with it. They just don't know when to throw it away. They hit it 1 out of 10 times & they think it is always a winner.

#7 15th July 2008, 9:19 PM

also what were the stakes/buy in? im going to guess it was pretty low maybe even a freeroll for him to call like that.

#8 15th July 2008, 9:54 PM

yes in the S&G and im always in need of doubling up. wood said it perfect. these donkeys hang around with BIG SLICK and hit. It drives me crazy. like a pro boxer entering a slap fight with liberachi. how do you defend against the donkey factor?

#9 15th July 2008, 9:58 PM

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Originally Posted by DEVILRAISE

yes in the S&G and im always in need of doubling up. wood said it perfect. these donkeys hang around with BIG SLICK and hit. It drives me crazy. like a pro boxer entering a slap fight with liberachi. how do you defend against the donkey factor?

Why r u upset about geting bad beated by donkeys?!?!?!?
Poker=Long term game, In the longrun IF your a good player u will profit by these players

#10 15th July 2008, 9:59 PM

Coinflip.

AK is a good hand, why would they not move in?

#11 15th July 2008, 10:02 PM

Not sure that was a donk move. Depends on the bankroll and game. He could have been getting good odds on his money. At worst he was a 3-1 dog.

#12 15th July 2008, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by squarer

Not sure that was a donk move. Depends on the bankroll and game. He could have been getting good odds on his money. At worst he was a 3-1 dog.

How the hell does his play depend on his bankroll and game?

#13 15th July 2008, 10:05 PM

Haha well if it was 7-2 triple draw then moving in with AK would be a bad move, thats dependent on the game. BR..Im still figuring that out

#14 15th July 2008, 10:15 PM

stack sizes and blind levels are needed here, or better yet, the actual HH

#15 15th July 2008, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by shinedown.45

stack sizes and blind levels are needed here, or better yet, the actual HH

What he said.

If it is in the beginning, you should not be smashing it in there like that...who is to say he didn't have 67, or hit a set on that flop? If you are at the point where you have to double up and about to bust...then that's a shove pre, you get out-flopped and go open the next SnG.

#16 16th July 2008, 9:08 PM

You got your money in good (the flop) as a favorite, uhhh, nothing you can do, keep doing the exact same thing imo.

#17 16th July 2008, 9:19 PM

Iv'e seen this so many times when the flop comes all low cards, the question you have to ask yourself, if I go all in will he fold? if I bet 1/2 the pot will he fold?, you pushed all in to push him off the pot. With the flop as it was and his hole cards it wasn't going to happen. No way he put you pairing the board, he prolly had you on AK AQ or a mid to high pair, J's or Q's ? Was it a donkey call, imo yes because he prolly knew he was behind or at best a split, I only see this kind thing from European players ( no dissrespect, I only mean pushing or calling all in when missing the flop with 2 high cards ), as said previous, HH would help.

#18 17th July 2008, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by sindri_93

Why r u upset about geting bad beated by donkeys?!?!?!?
Poker=Long term game, In the longrun IF your a good player u will profit by these players

I have heard and read this numerous times on this site and it needs to be revised. CASH GAMES=Long Term but in a tournament, if you run into a situation like the above four times and are a 75/25 favourite to win the hand, that means you will be knocked out of the tourney 1 in four times. That's it, you're done, no coming back

At least in a cash game, you can buy back in and earn money those other three times you win that hand.

You can play as well as you like, but luck is the biggest factor in going deep in a MTT.

#19 17th July 2008, 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by SankTheTank

poker hates you

lol it hates us all from time to time

#20 19th July 2008, 1:16 AM

love-hate relationship

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