Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 11:56 pm Post subject: Hello
Hi all, I was looking for a good hold em site to share stories and read up on strategy. This is the one I chose. Looks great and can't wait to explore the site.
I'm actually here because I had 2 bad beats in 2 different tournaments today with the exact same hand: pocket Kings. Both times I raised 3-5x's BB preflop, was forced all in by the big donkey stack preflop, and was beat on a straight that filled his rags.
I consistently place in the top 1-5% in freerolls. Are these jsut a couple bad beats or should I be throwing kings away? Even when I KNOW I have the strongest hand?
At first you asked if you should get all-in pre-flop with KK when bozos hit their straight with rags. Of course you should. You can't fold KK pre-flop except in pretty extraordinary circumstances. As a rule, I'd be willing to get KK all-in pre-flop all day long, especially in a freeroll.
When someone shoves on the flop over a continuation bet, that is a whole 'nother question. However, in your example where the flop was 3/6/7 and someone was holding Q5 chasing a gutshot; I'd be happy to make that bet all day long.
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Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 7:01 pm Post subject:
You were racking up the Sklansky dollars big time. If the fish never sucked out then they would quit playing. That's the beauty of poker. I can't beat Tiger Woods in golf, but I've got a shot against Hellmuth.
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