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Doc · #8 (**permalink**) 05-09-2005, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by jojobinks

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Originally Posted by Doc

Coyote:

He did to me exactly what I would have done to him, had the tables been turned. I couldn't limp in because he raised me every single hand pre-flop, and when I am sitting there with 8-3u, its hard to call a raise the even the size of the big blind, let alone 3-5 times the BB. He pushed me around, and I was unable to do anything about it.

In our second game, I had slightly better cards, but did the pushing around with my stack, and easily won. But still, I couldn't get out of trouble in that first game. Maybe its just poker...

you let him take the lead on every single hand? you need to take the lead in heads-up action. that includes raising on the button with most hands you'll play. was he re-raising you? you say he raised every hand; i assume that means you were limping with bad cards, which told him "go ahead and take this one away from me."

if your cards were truly that bad then you were kinda screwed. that stuff happens, though, and your responsibility is to mix it up an ddo your best to win your share until your cards turn around.

You are right: I basically told him to take my money, and he did. I surrendered the lead, when I shouldn't have. The good news is that I learned the lesson, and dominated the second game by getting back to my usual style. Sometimes it takes a good kick in the ass to not get sloppy or forget fundamentals of the game.