[DireWolf]

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Thanks for the replies.

Next time - I close the action with a speculative hand.



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Not really a speculative hand. More like a crap hand.

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Do you run the risk of being run over by an aggressive player when you play as tight as is suggested? Is the strategy generally to allow yourself to be run over, but then trap the aggressor later on when you make a big hand?


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There is a difference between being Tight and being Passive. You should really pick up some 2+2 books.

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Your point is really good that there were a lot of "limping" hands that beat my top pair. Still, I was surprised that I got a call on the turn from a player on a draw. Turns out he had 14 outs to beat top pair: a pair and a flush draw, a little better than 2:1 and losing doesn't cost him the tournament. I shouldn't have been surprised.


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He was a favorite on the flop. Many fish will call with just a flush draw no matter what the "odds".

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If I keep the pot small pre-flop and after the flop, I can make it wrong to call with a draw and still have chips left if he plays back and I have to surrender -- or am I just setting myself up to be trapped?

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With K9 in the BB you want to keep this pot as small as possible.