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Originally Posted by Kalimba Interesting (and entertaining) read. I honestly haven't been playing seriously for very long (think months, not years), but I've found pocket Aces to be very deceptive. Sure, they're the best of all two-card hands, but anything can (and -- I've found -- often does) happen on the flop. Your story illustrates this perfectly. The only time I'd feel OK about going all-in, pre-flop with AA is if I were short-stacked, but that's just me. | Ouch. Anything can happen on the flop. In this particular case, Deckard was called by some very, just really really bad players. And the fact that these players are just so incredibly, astoundingly bad created a situation where he was, pre-flop, a 58% favorite to win the hand. After the flop, he was 34% to win and after the turn he was 28% to win. (From Two Dimes.) Normally, though, people are not tumbling, tumbling morons (tell me what movie that is from and you get a cookie) and you'll get maybe one call. Maybe two calls. Either way, and this is the only thing that matters at all - you will be way ahead. You will be as high as a ~90% favorite. That's how you make money at poker.
I guess my question is this. What would you feel OK about going all-in with? Why are you afraid of getting all of your money in as the favorite. That's the best any poker player can ask for. |
Yesterday on Empirepoker I was dealt pocket aces on $100 NL Cash Table in mid position.
I had about $150 in front of me.
1 caller before me.
I raise it to $15 (this table has been playing pretty aggresive so i don't want to scare everyone out).
1 caller after me and then the button makes it $45 to go.
everyone folds to me so I go all-in.
the button (who had me covered) calls.
Flop:
K,4,9
Turn:
7
River:
K
He had pocket Kings for the 4 of a kind...
