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Originally Posted by idhitthattoo
background I'm solid experienced player. Not a pro but I've got an edge over most of the players I face online.
This statement does not jive with the rest of the post. From the way you are talking about these hands it is pretty clear that you do not have an edge over the online field, unless you are on a very soft club on an app. Major online sites are tough, you have to really know what you are doing. Humility is the starting point of learning.
A good player will not feel the need to cash this tourney because of a recent downswing. A good player will not pass up massively +EV spots to not risk losing, because a good player understands that their edge comes from taking these spots in the first place.
As for the hands both of them are really bad folds. You are not even halfway to the money at this point, cashing shouldn't be on your mind yet, collecting the most chips possible is your goal.
You basically have to see his hand to justify folding KK to a single raise, no matter how big. What read did you have that this was QQ+ only, not even including JJ or AK. My read on a player who makes this kind of raise from ep, esp a rec, is that is a strong but vulnerable hand and they want to just take it down or really punish a chaser. Pretty much exactly in the TT-QQ,AK range.
The AK spot is EXACTLY what you want to happen. A chance to double up with a huge equity edge vs a certified maniac and get a huge stack so when the money bubble approaches you are in a spot to really abuse it.
Not to get too results oriented but maybe if you had taken those huge +EV spots and had big doubles then your bust hand may have just been a small setback on your road to the FT. Also maybe you bust with KK v QQ, but thats the game.
Last edited by ledn; 09-24-2021 at 04:28 PM.