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Originally Posted by BHDonkey
Could someone explain to me why not shoving with AQ or AJ (Einhorn and Smith) is ever a good move in their situation? Aren't you trying to pick up pots uncontested, especially when it can add 10%+ to your stack?
Because it isn’t always optimal because no two situations are ever the same, unless they are identical (and that’s rare). Adding 10%+ to your stack is desirable but it’s equally desirable to everybody else and therefore not as desirable as it first appears.
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Originally Posted by BHDonkey
And someone tell me why check raising with flush draws is a bad thing? Isn't giving yourself two ways to win, rather than just one, one of the reasons for betting and being aggressive?
There are many ways to give yourself two ways to win. Giving yourself three ways to win sounds like an even better idea but then maybe four ways is better....
On a side note, for every player that has played “theoretically sound” poker over a large sample size of hands and won a lot there is also a player that has played equally theoretically sound poker over same said sample size of hands and lost a lot. Well pretty much. I reckon you are just better than the players you play and if you taught them your tricks you’d all break even.