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RamdeeBen
Legend
Silver Level
In reality pocket Aces, Kings or pocket Queens for example are a good starting hand. What I've noticed though, I can go broke or bust more holding top pairs than any other hands when I'm sure I am beat and rightly so they get their straight or flush I still feel it is necessary for me to keep calling down and deservingly LOSING my stack. I think it's more because I'm mad that someone called my raise with Ace,Rag or some other rubbish.
So what is wrong with me? Say for example I manage to limp with A,10 suited in the BB and I hit an Ace. I'll call down to the turn and If someones betting and I'm sure I'm beat to a straight or flush etc I can quite easily let the hand go. The problems happen if I pick up pocket Aces and get called and the board again is dangerous I still tell myself "Aces are good" When I actually know in fact Aces are crushed yet I still feel it's nesscary to contiune with them.
Two more examples are Kings and Queens. I've not really had much success with them either. If I raise for example and get called by one or two people and a board is somewhat dangerous. IE: An overpair to my Kings or Queen or straight/flush possibilities I just find it so hard to throw my "good" hand away be it crushed at the time. I get mad with the though someone has called me with Ace,Rag or King,Rag and are beating my pokcet Kings or Queen and contiune on. If I pair an Ace/King/Queen paired on the board with a rag with it and someone is betting hard I just see it as an easy fold yet when I have the pocket pair in my hand I seem to think it's invincle yet i know it isnt! Is that just ****ed up?
Another example Is Trips Queens or Trip Kings etc. If there is a blatent flush or straight out there I just can't let go of then hand yet I can say before I click "call" I'm also certain they have the card to pull of their straight or flush. I think this is what is killing more than often.
Why can I instant fold without hesitation if I have a pair of Aces/Kings/Queens which have been paired on the board yet as a pocket pair I seem to talk myself into thinking they are the nuts yet I know I'm beaten most of the time. The same applies for middle pocket pairs although I'm more willing to let them go if there are Aces,Kings,Queens and still a few people in the pot it's easy fold then.
Last but not least! How do I get myself to throw away my Queens/Kings to pocket Aces? I raised once with Kings and was reraised I thought Ace,King or Aces. Flop wasn't dangerous no picture cards, he raises, I re-raise he goes all in and I say "He has Aces im sure" Yet I still call with my Kings?......What is wrong with me? Why the hell is it so hard to fold kings preflop to all-in bets? I mean, I was quite deep and so was he so I thought there's no way he would go all-in like this if he didn't have Aces and I'm sure when they have aces to my kings I still call even though I'm dominated.
It's like that Sam Farha vs Barry Greenstein. Farha was sure Barry had Aces when he went all in but just couldn't let his kings go and he managed to luckily hit a set of kings.
So my question here is, are people always willing to go all-in with Kings even if their instinct is telling them the villain has aces? Seems crazy...
So what is wrong with me? Say for example I manage to limp with A,10 suited in the BB and I hit an Ace. I'll call down to the turn and If someones betting and I'm sure I'm beat to a straight or flush etc I can quite easily let the hand go. The problems happen if I pick up pocket Aces and get called and the board again is dangerous I still tell myself "Aces are good" When I actually know in fact Aces are crushed yet I still feel it's nesscary to contiune with them.
Two more examples are Kings and Queens. I've not really had much success with them either. If I raise for example and get called by one or two people and a board is somewhat dangerous. IE: An overpair to my Kings or Queen or straight/flush possibilities I just find it so hard to throw my "good" hand away be it crushed at the time. I get mad with the though someone has called me with Ace,Rag or King,Rag and are beating my pokcet Kings or Queen and contiune on. If I pair an Ace/King/Queen paired on the board with a rag with it and someone is betting hard I just see it as an easy fold yet when I have the pocket pair in my hand I seem to think it's invincle yet i know it isnt! Is that just ****ed up?
Another example Is Trips Queens or Trip Kings etc. If there is a blatent flush or straight out there I just can't let go of then hand yet I can say before I click "call" I'm also certain they have the card to pull of their straight or flush. I think this is what is killing more than often.
Why can I instant fold without hesitation if I have a pair of Aces/Kings/Queens which have been paired on the board yet as a pocket pair I seem to talk myself into thinking they are the nuts yet I know I'm beaten most of the time. The same applies for middle pocket pairs although I'm more willing to let them go if there are Aces,Kings,Queens and still a few people in the pot it's easy fold then.
Last but not least! How do I get myself to throw away my Queens/Kings to pocket Aces? I raised once with Kings and was reraised I thought Ace,King or Aces. Flop wasn't dangerous no picture cards, he raises, I re-raise he goes all in and I say "He has Aces im sure" Yet I still call with my Kings?......What is wrong with me? Why the hell is it so hard to fold kings preflop to all-in bets? I mean, I was quite deep and so was he so I thought there's no way he would go all-in like this if he didn't have Aces and I'm sure when they have aces to my kings I still call even though I'm dominated.
It's like that Sam Farha vs Barry Greenstein. Farha was sure Barry had Aces when he went all in but just couldn't let his kings go and he managed to luckily hit a set of kings.
So my question here is, are people always willing to go all-in with Kings even if their instinct is telling them the villain has aces? Seems crazy...
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