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Originally Posted by Playbig2000
I wouldn't leave because "I might get coolered and lose" isn't it better to get coolered when you're way ahead instead of when you just sat down? A cooler can happen any time. We can't avoid them, it's part of the game and they should be expected when they do come.
However, if you just took a stab at a higher game and you find yourself sitting on 500+ BB's (and have a large percentage of your roll on the table), it's a good idea to leave and start again later with a regular buy-in rather than risking a large percentage of your roll on one hand.
All the other reasons are obvious - your tired, the game isn't good anymore, the game is tough, etc.
Yeah definitely understand the latter, just depressing a times to set the profit disappear. bird in the hand? :P
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Originally Posted by Minatorr
Also a lot of “silly coolers” arise from bad preflop play (esp when you are on winners tilt and start playing more gambley if that applies to you) and/or occasional bad postflop play.
E.g. if you overlimp J2s otb after 2 limpers and get overflushed or overtripped, or outkicked and lose an AI or medium portion of your stack that is NOT a cooler
I'm speaking more along the lines of having a set of aces and getting runner runnered by 35o, but nevertheless dont want a bad beat thread.