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Am I banging my head against a brick wall here?
At this moment am livid!!!!
Probably shouldnt even be writing this post as have been told many a time 2 calm down b4 I post
Just been playing and had a decent hand (poc 9's)
I raised the pot (no limping...c I do listen to TK on sky tv)
and was called by 1 player
The flop came down and still had the best hand, so when this person raised I called. Then the turn came down and it was a nothing card I was STILL winning. Yet he still raised so I called him. Then the river came down and surprise surprise it was an ace.
Think you can guess the rest, if u cant he had an ace (no other hits)
so I called him a riverat and hes answer was 'well everybody else is playing like a donk why shouldnt I?'
I kno Im gonna get replys from people saying well u should have played it differently and maybe I should have but even if id gone allin I bet he would have called me.
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Just one of the downfalls of online play. People will call and raise with ace high.
It is a difficult balance to limit your losses if the miracle card hits, but still extract as much out of the pot as you can if it doesn't.
I tend to push hard back if I think I am well in front but at risk from a stray ace. A push back post flop may have got him to fold.
But then again, maybe it wont.
I know it's tough but try and resist the temptation of commenting in the chat on how badly he played. Other players will pick up on this and use it against you.
Just keep taking plenty of notes on these players. Even if you do not see them for six months, it will eventually pay dividends.
I took a note a few months ago which read 'plays a lot of pots and will call with ace high. however, will do most of the work on the cash bubble'.
I played him again today for the first time since, and guess what? I could easily sit quiet on the cash bubble whilst he flatted every hand. He went out fourth.
Those notes earnt me £3.00
Hey Fallen, good to see you on the forum again, how's the gun? 8- />
The important thing to note here is that calling is generally a losing play, so it's far better to fold if you think you're behind and raise if you think you're in front.
By just calling, you let him catch up on every street so he was likely to hit in the end.
So always try to make yourself fold or raise, don't call and you should see some better results, best of luck!
AM JUST A BIT PEEVED ABOUT, JUST FEELS LIKE SOMETIMES I SHOULD JOIN THE MUPPET GROUP IF I EVER WANT 2 WIN!!!
If you can leave your anger out of the game and live with the fact that this happens a lot, then you will gain the right frame of mind to be a winning player.
I do not consider myself by any stretch of the imagination a 'good player' but I rarely get angry.
If I do tilt at another players bad game, I end up losing.
You will find that most of the 'donks' end up reloading far more often, even though they luckily win a few hands. Any player with a +ROI will tell you they never react to bad play. It will cost you money.
you are of the sensitive type,
i shall hunt these fish down,
cut them open ,
and post them to you,
how dare they upset my angel,
p.s hunting as we speak
Im sorry that you lost the hand.
You said that when he bet out on the flop you had the best hand so you called. With 99 the best play here imo is to reraise and take the pot down.
If he calls then get it all in on the turn, that way he never hits his ace, and if he calls with only Ace high then its his mistake.
Like Jinglema said by just calling your letting him catch up and your not putting the decision on him.
Just my opinion.
Dave
This post sums up my thoughts exactly Hale.
I'm sorry, but I still get annoyed by these threads so I'm doin my best here to be constructive. Instead of ranting and raving you'd do yourself and everyone else taking the time to read these forums far more justice by posting a hand history through which constructive criticism and opinions can be delivered, as opposed to sympathy - which will not improve your game.
As others have said, *raise* if you think you're ahead. If it all goes in then yes you got sucked out but going in ahead never means you've won the hand, if he had 2 overcards on the flop he still wins 1 in 4 times, discounting other draws he may have.
All in on flop or turn he folds
raise the flop or the turn or both then he wont get anywhere near the river. simples
MY HERO X
Im one of the worst for raising on Ace high post-flop if its a raggy board but if the opponent calls and i miss on the river again i usually let them have it.
As Hale said place notes on these people, the amount of times these notes have helped me against an opponent in a game speaks for itself.
Thanks for understanding
Rich
AND I PAID 2 GET IN THE GAME WITH MY MONEY SO IM INTITLED 2 GIVE MY OPINION!!!!
THAT GOES FOR CONSTRUCTIVE 2
My soap box is really aimed at the foul stuff people get cqlled just for making bad plays. Watched the poker last night and there was this Danish bloke -can't remember his name, who stayed in hands just like this bloke did to you when perhaps he should have folded and apparently he's one of the best in the world.
ps - didnt mean to offend
I'm not belittling anyones frustration with the game - I've left a card room many times shaking my head wondering how the player that just knocked me out could have been in the hand on the first place.
But what we love about poker is.........the rollercoaster ride of uncertainty, the highs and lows as our heat beats faster waiting for the turn and the river when we're all in. The whoop we shout inside our head as the turn makes us a winner and the fall into a bottomless pit as the river card snatches it away and the 1 outer we dreaded lands on the table.
The number of times I've been able to breathe again on the turn only to find I have my head in my hands seconds later is countless but it's the fun of poker.
I love the adrenaline rush poker gives me, and that wouldn't happen if it were all so certain.
it is the most frustrating game and even when you know exactly where you are you just don't have a clue where you will end up. Best game in the world!