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Old 11-07-2007, 12:39 PM  
Snake Doctor
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Originally Posted by dig420 View Post
He had fold equity and about an 80% chance of having the best hand even in the event of a donkey call. He did the right thing. You build your stack by punishing bad players, not by waiting until you have a straight flush to make a bet.

I'm not saying 99 is infallible, I'm saying that online the better hand gets busted a fuck of a lot more than it does at the Bellagio.
He had zero fold equity. You don't have fold equity against donkeys.

Yes he had the best hand, but by a very very small margin. You can't push all-in on a coin flip and then be upset when the coin lands on tails.

Your statement about waiting for a straight flush is pretty ridiculous.

Rule 1 for no-limit cash games, DON'T GO BROKE WITH ONE PAIR.
The exceptions to that rule are if you have AA or KK and can get a majority of the money in before the flop.

You don't have to wait for a monster hand, or even aces, but you'll have plenty of opportunites with hands that are two-pair or better to make your money.

You seem to be on permanent tilt from online play, you should take a break man.
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