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ACES BEATEN REGULARLY
AM I THE ONLY ONE HAVING MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH ACE
1 HAVE LOST 9 OUT OF 12 IN THREE WEEKS
CAN SKY LOOK INTO THIS FACT AS IT IS MAKING THE GAME IMPOSSIBLE TO PLAY IF U CANT TRUST ACES
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how can sky look into it ?
if they can , is it ok sky for you to let me win every game i play in ?
ty sky
how can sky look into it ?
if they can , is it ok sky for you to let me win every game i play in ?
ty sky
I posted quite a long reply over on another thread recently that I feel is equally as relevant here. Sorry about the multiple post Mods but for reasons I'm sure you understand, There is no need for anyone to go there again....
I have cracked aces about the same amount of time as I have had them cracked. People tend not to remember the winning hands, just the exceptional bad beats.
I too went through a spell where I thought the site was fixed or other players could actually see my cards or the community cards before they were dealt. It seemed to me that people were calling with hands like 4 2 and hitting straights even after raises. I (wrongly) assumed they must be able to see the cards or why would they call? I even used to run a virus checker before and after each session.
Unfortunately the simple reason for so many bad beats here is that poor cards are played by too many players. If you find that you are getting more bad beats than you recieve then ultimately you are playing the right cards at the right times.
Most of the time when you win a hand you dont get to see your opponents cards as they have been mucked so how many hundreds of times has your opponent been chasing that flush but missed on the river? Naturally you only remember the times he has hit as these are the only time you get to see his cards.
I like to see it like this, and it may help you at the same time.
'Bad players give bad beats. Good players recieve them.'
Been reading a book recently on poker that says you should actually like bad beats as it means you went in way in front so ultimately it will be a winning play.
The other thing is that people put too much faith in their own hand. How many times has anyone pushed all in with top pair and called by someone with another pair but weaker kicker only to find that kicker pairs as well? Thats not by any means a bad beat as 25% of the time you will pair your kicker.
Every poker site has a forum questioning the integrity of it. Sky also has area 51. Please dont get hung up on the site being fixed, It will seriously affect your game as you will feel the need to play any 2 cards. by playing more cards ultimately means more beats and in turn more anguish at this sites integrity. The best players in the world win less than 20% of the hole cards they have been dealt and will fold 75% of the time. I urge you to look in the game info tab on your next game and see how many flops you play. On a six seater table, I would strongly recommend you have a figure of 30% max. If I feel I have been playing too many flops, this is the first place I go.
Everyone here on the forum is entitled to his own opinion, this is mine, you have yours. I just urge you to resist the thought of this site being fixed as ultimately it will mean you no longer enjoy poker here, and whether you win or lose is irrelevant. The main purpose of playing poker is to have fun.
Ignore the bit about the site being fixed, I know you have not said anything like that, like I say, I am copying another post.
Yesterday for example, I found myself in the big blinds at 15/30 and had 4 limpers by the time the hand came round to me and I was holding pocket aces. I knew I had to put an impressive raise in as against 4 callers even aces are next to useless. I raised 15 x bb (450 chips at level two) and still recieved 2 callers. Madness!!
What annoys me more, the board came all paint so I felt the need to push as I would have hated the outdraw of 2 pairs as by now I was obviously convinced one of them had something special. 2 insta folds.
Now both of these players may have had pairs of their own, but then again, they may have been calling with a range below a 15 x bb raise deserves.
One of the players in question went out with q 3, again after calling my raise of 5 x bb with AQ suited, we both hit the queesn and believe it or not, he never folded a single hand during the entire game.
The problem here is not that there is anything wrong with aces but the fact that raises are never respected so post flop, please do not too much faith in them. When they hold, yes, you can be massively paid off but when rags hit, they are difficult to see because you genuinly think after a raise and a low board, why would anyone call with such rubbish.
Just kiddin mate,
I know this will go down like a lead ballon, but sometimes when Aces lose we have to blame ourselves.
Imagine you make a Standard Raise with A-A, & this gets you, as it likely will, 2 Callers.
The Flop comes Paint-Paint-Paint - say, K-Q-J. How much do you like your Aces now? And if Mr K-J Calller check raises us, can we, will we, do we, Pass?
Or a 7-8-9 Flop, & villain had Ten-Ten. He's not THAT much of a dog now - he suere ain't Passing to a C-Bet, thats for sure.
Our Aces get beaten so much more than we think they should because we are soooooo reluctant to Pass them when the action gets heavy.
A-A is one Pair. How often, in a 4 hour Tourney or Cash session, do you flop 2 Pair? It's not THAT rare. ANY 2 Pair beats Aces.....
The inability to let go of Aces or Kings is almost universal, not just here at Sky Poker.
But every good player can do it. If they cannot, they only have themselves to blame.
In a multi-way Pot, Aces are not much of a favourite.
And in a theoretical Family Pot, where every single Player goes all-in, & you are last to speak, what do you do with your Aces now? Because, against the field, the Aces are now not even favourite
We have to learn to bin these big hands sometimes.
Spot on tikay,
People are starting to believe you know something about this game!
just under 100 000 000.
The initial play by the Ace Queen Is OK, He wasn't to know aces were round the corner. Nothing also wrong with the reraise.
However, his re re raise all in is poor, he must have assumed you had at least some sort of pair or at worse AK. (bearing in mind the size of your raise.)
At best he must have put himself of a 50/50 against a lower pair. Against AK, Aces or Kings he's in real trouble.
His move should have been to call the raise, see a flop then fold gracefully after missing. But personally, that's wrong and the fold ultimately is the best option.
Unfortunately, just an occassion when the 80/20 went in his favour.
Aces to win: 87.08%
Lose is 11.54%
spilt pot: 1.38%