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Originally Posted by Petrucci
I agree with alot of this.
FWIW i often have (one of few posters) defended Mike on this forum, as i think he have gotten an unfair amount of flaming compared to the results/winrates he is delivering. He deserves credit for the way he have stomped the games over a pretty long period of time now, regardless of how he does it.
That being said, he is always very defensive when people have other opinions or when facing criticism. Its a shame that you go into this defensemode as a default in nearly every thread Mike, cause it kind of blocks the flow of the natural discussions. The threads always goes into this dynamic where you are defending yourself no matter what,and the other posters get tilted because you are always this defensive- then the cycle just keep going like this.
I agree that every time I post a hand it turns into some argument which is why I rarely post HHs anymore. Here's what happened when I asked my friend about this hand
Friend.."why not bet the flop?"
Me:.."I was worried about AA/KK/JJ...Im not ahead of anything but AK or some trash that has very little chance to outdraw me and wont call a flop bet in a 3 bet pot. Id rather keep the pot small. I hated the T on the turn too but he checked again so I should be ahead so I made smallish bet"
Friend.."I can see that...but as played you have to call the river"
Me.."Yeah I shouldve called the river for sure. I got lucky on this one"
That's the essence of this hand. I shouldve called the river bet because my hand was so under repped. I shouldve lost more money on this "cooler" type hand. I just got lucky that he seemed to be worried also. He has to be worried about the same premium pocket pair hands as I was. He beats nothing but AK that's in a normal EP 3 betting range. I dont understand his river bet at all.
I got lucky that both of us played timid and I saved money. Somehow here people turn that into me bragging. I dont know how that always happens. Ive said about 5 times now that I should've called.