1. I raise there 90% of the time. But I don't like to do the same thing with the same hand 100% of the time.

2. This was truly horrible.

3. I am a winning player (over last 50,000 hands anyway) and have built a solid roll from scratch playing microstakes. Not sure if the sharks at NL25 are really so grateful for my presence.

4. All my calculators are covered in semen.

Being a good winning players is not playing the same hand two different ways, but playing two different hands the same way.

My 2 cents is that you shouldn't worry about playing the same hand the same way. You should worry about playing the hand the correct way against that individual. If you are varying the way you play your hands based on your cards, and not on the villan and situation, then you will not grow. Oh and masturbating while playing is bad. Puts the blood in the wrong head.

never, AND THE ROCK MEANS NEVER, just flat the river with the stone cold nuts to save rake. You are losing SOOOOO sooo SOSOSOSOSO ssssoooo much value. SHIPPPPPPPPPPPP ITTTTTTTTTTTTTT.. I would actually encourage typing that in the chat

i think your outplaying yourself by say " i dont like to do the same thing with the same hand 100% of the time"... you should be value betting that board on the river with a ton of hands so its not always AK then, it could be top set, top 2, etc any hand that you think villian is calling with worse

since you asked, ****** level :

villian = hero

One more thing . . .

Solid players don't ante 1BB for 2 streets with a set. Just sayin' . . .

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[x] ******s itt

[x] nit ITT

If you can't beat them, join them

Just for clarification, is my advice terrible? or your putting villain on only one hand?

I have a feeling we may be in for an epic "King will now own the thread"

Nah, I'm guessing I misread the tense in his reply and he is agreeing with me.....therefore letting all the wind outta my billowing...... sails.

But.... I will get into this one a little.

OP, the variation of plays for AK should probably be more villain dependent then random "Imma gunna play this differently this time".

Here we are presented a perfect squeeze situation on a silver platter. It would take a monumental read to not squeeze this. Just the same way a read is ultra important in the same situation holding 97s.... I better have a monumental read on both before pulling the trigger.

Also when you want to balance your AK plays....lean toward 90/10 aggression/wimpytoad against the same opp. If he's no good,,,, 100/0. If he's really good, 10-15% wimpytoad might be OK.....but I think you have other determining factors.

Such as in this hand. Even if this is a great read that villain will push a ton of range and you may not want to call....... I still want to push the envelop OOP, and hopefully get it folded out. There is more of course, but this will due for now.

OP, I think it is close, but would only worry about improving my game, while exploiting others.


What I find more ******ed is the rake.......

Final Pot: $496024.00
kingsofcards shows 8 5 (a pair of Jacks)
Patrik Antonius shows T K (a pair of Jacks)
Patrik Antonius wins $496023.00
(Rake: $1.00)

Total pot: $31.65 | Rake: $1.58

This is the kind of hand where if I am sitting at the table, I have to type LOL in the chatbox when the hands are revealed. Oh, and the answer is that you are both equally ******ed.

Without reading any replys I would put you on the ****** more than villain. It looks like you have no plan what so ever and call down then hit and ???????????????.. 3bet pre or fold with a read.

So the consensus is that I am at least as equally ******ed as villain. Perhaps more ******ed than villain.

But in truth, I was more ******ed than villain, for I have learned a few things from this thread. Thanks all. Particularly King Spew for your input.

...and go buy a new calculator.

FYP

always ship with the nuts when yuo feel strength.

You are the ******ed one (Sorry, not trying to be harsh)

Dont do this ever again with the nuts, unless the board is the nuts. There is only so much rake that you can save

I'm sorry, but this is terrible. You cost yourself $6-7 in equity to save $1 in rake. The villain folds 1% of the time here with the given action, and if this occurs, your shove won't effect pot size and you will pay the same rake anyway.

Not sure why I am posting in this, but why do people keep saying that you are saving $0.70-$1 in rake? You are only saving rake on what you haven't put in, which is the $8.35 (I think, quick mental math) you have after villian's last river bet. I think that is only $0.40 in rake. Worrying about rake just means that villian has to have a hand other than the other nuts 1/20 times to breakeven. Just calling river with absolute nuts is inexcusable - it makes you the more skillfully challenged player.

Fair play OP i'd just flat call here too. that rake is gonna make all the difference to your winrate....

just think......

flat with the nuts when you think its a split another million times and you'll have saved a small fortune....