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dayna

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why is it when your playing in a tourny and the blinds are say $20
and you get a good hand so you raise say it say 200 you get called by the blind and 9 out of 10 times they have rags is that 20 really worth protecting that much:confused: thanx
 
Grumbledook

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cause they suck and want to give you chips

keep it up, can't complain about free chips
 
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hdneto17

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thus the luck side of poker. i can't say enough how much that has happened to me. but in the long run u will win
 
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thank you for kind words but im still wondering why?(lol) i dont take cards personally
but i guess maybe thats it.hmm
 
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Some players like to protect their blinds because they think you are stealing them.

It doesn't make a lot of sense, but if you raise to $200 in your situation, that player might sense you are trying to steal and call with a hand they normally would not.

I normally just raise 3-4x the BB and if they call me with crap and hit their cards, I don't lose as much.

You also didn't say what kind of cards you held in your example. If its a high pocket pair, you want them calling all the time. Sure, they will win a couple, but you will win so MUCH in the long run. If you just have two high cards, your only about a 60-70% favorite to win, so its not like its AA vs. 72.
 
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