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Originally Posted by Keenan
Because choker really equates to the same as trying to put immense pressure on your opponent?
You people need a dictionary and some english lessons. I never said anywhere in my post that it was "good poker".
Putting immense pressure on opponent = Good.
6-betting ace-rag in that spot = Not so good.
Yes, it took balls, and yes, it was impressive that he had the guts to do it. But to borrow an old phrase, "he has more guts than brains".
I completely understand Duhamel had said that he had been thinking of 5-betting light at some point to play back at Cheong. BUT, here's why I will always say it was a dumb move:
Duhamel MIN 5-bet. If he had just said "enough is enough of Cheong 4-betting me, I'm going to make a stand here", he probably would have made a decent sized 5-bet, or 5-bet shove. The MIN 5-bet is not him saying "enough is enough, I can't let you continue to aggro your way over this table". The min 5-bet there is "I've got a monster, I want to get as much money as possible into this pot".
Maybe I'm putting too much emphasis on the fact that it was a min 5-bet, but one of the first things I learned on this board was that moreso than phsyical tells, moreso than amount of time it takes to make the move, moreso than virtually anything else, bet sizing is the key to figuring out what the other guy has. A min 5-bet, to me, is a sign of an absolute monster, because you're giving Cheong ridiculous odds to just call and see a flop, even if he's looking at complete rags.
I still may call if I'm Cheong, see if I spike an Ace and go from there, or try a sick flop bluff, depending on the board. But shoving after a min 5-bet? IMO, and let me say flat out that Cheong is 1000x the player I will ever be, but IMO, it was obvious Duhamel had a strong enough hand that he's not letting go to a shove. Live to fight another day, you've been running over the table, let this one go and go back to running the table over again.