Live cards??

This hand took place in a PS $4 sng earlier today... when i typed stupid or brave in the chat box the winner typed 'Live Cards'... can someone explain what this means.

pokerstars Game #29444269924: Tournament #172305675, $4.00+$0.40 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (125/250) - 2009/06/16 22:27:45 WET [2009/06/16 17:27:45 ET]
Table '172305675 13' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: luciano4646 (8440 in chips)
Seat 3: michi1510 (2800 in chips)
Seat 4: trium_vira94 (8735 in chips)
Seat 5: Dick George (10023 in chips)
Seat 6: wally73521 (9705 in chips)
Seat 7: ChrisL723 (4136 in chips)
Seat 8: jabberwocky (2980 in chips)
Seat 9: syph3n (10732 in chips)
luciano4646: posts the ante 25
michi1510: posts the ante 25
trium_vira94: posts the ante 25
Dick George: posts the ante 25
wally73521: posts the ante 25
ChrisL723: posts the ante 25
jabberwocky: posts the ante 25
syph3n: posts the ante 25
michi1510: posts small blind 125
trium_vira94: posts big blind 250
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Dick George [Qc Jc]
Dick George: raises 500 to 750
wally73521: folds
ChrisL723: folds
jabberwocky: folds
syph3n: calls 750
luciano4646: folds
michi1510: raises 2025 to 2775 and is all-in
trium_vira94: folds
Dick George: folds
syph3n: calls 2025
*** FLOP *** [Kd 7d Td]
*** TURN *** [Kd 7d Td] 2♠
*** RIVER *** [Kd 7d Td 2s] A♣
*** SHOW DOWN ***
michi1510: shows [Qs As] (a pair of Aces)
syph3n: shows [8d 9d] (a flush, King high)
syph3n collected 6750 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 6750 | Rake 0
Board [Kd 7d Td 2s Ac]
Seat 1: luciano4646 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: michi1510 (small blind) showed [Qs As] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 4: trium_vira94 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: Dick George folded before Flop
Seat 6: wally73521 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: ChrisL723 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: jabberwocky folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: syph3n showed [8d 9d] and won (6750) with a flush, King high

Since opponent had AQ any other card is considered a live card, meaning if one of his cards hit (the 8 or 9) that they will not hit opponents hand too. Usually, I've found when said, it's used as an excuse to make a stupid call...I'm sure i've said it once or twice...lol

Some players are comfortable with taking their shot at a small disadvantage. If they run into a pair higher than both their cards they are a 4:1 dog and that is just bad luck in their opinion. But its almost 50/50 against a smaller pair and not much worse than 60/40 against 2 overs. it still isnt a smart move but these players feel like they have a fighting chance with live cards. Horse and dog tracks make good money becuase of this logic.

It just means your opponent doesn't have cards that match yours.

RichKo said:

meaning if one of his cards hit, that they will not hit opponents hand too. Usually, I've found when said, it's used as an excuse to make a stupid call...

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^^^ this. In most cases that I've ever seen it was simply a defense of a stupid call (similar to that of "but they were soooooted").

Live cards means, in a nutshell, they have different cards to you. Giving an example. You have AJ and they have A4. They are not live but in that case they are dominated. Live cards is something like AK vs 67. The problem is that the hand that seems stronger is suddenly docked in odds to win. Final table strategy is normally based around live cards

If I see one more player make stupid call with rags just because they were SOOOTTTEEDD, I declare right now that I will MURDER them through their computer screen. LOL

Sorry Silver, and to answer your question, live cards are any 2 cards that aren't the same as yours