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Hand two:
I have 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
In a shorthanded game. I have a big stack at this table too and a guy in early MP raises about 3xBB. He has a full buyin and is sort of loose, but will know when to lay down a hand, so I call, thinking I can either extract his stack with a good flop, or get him to lay down his overcards.

Flop: 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]

He makes a potsized bet and I raise him for about 3/4 of the rest of his chips. He pushes, and I pretty much pot commit myself.


Are these -EV situations for me?

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FIXING ONE HAND

Now, should I play this aggressively again?

On the first hand that I talked about, I wasn't exactly counting the backdoor flush, but I thought it added a few percentages to my share of the pot in the long run, tipping the scales in my favor if it's a coinflip sitation.