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12-06-2005, 11:15 AM
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Why does it seem like I never hit the flop?
Ok, NEVER is a very strong word. But I'll play fairly long sessions where I maybe hit the flop 4-5 times. I had a game like that the other night, in fact. The same one where I had 0 pp in about 100 hands I also only had top pair on the flop twice.
This isn't an uncommon thing for me, either online or in most of the games I play. And sometimes it can be quite frustrating when playing a soft game, not getting ANYTHING with which to punish the fish. It does sometimes put me on tilt. (I end up playing MORE hands, missing the flop MORE often, tilting even worse. One of my 'tilt signals' is that I start playing hands like T9o aggressively from EP or MP.) What I'm wondering is how much of what I've explained more my own perception than reality? Or is this somewhat accurate and if so is it the reality for most other players? 
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#2
12-06-2005, 11:37 AM
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Re: Why does it seem like I never hit the flop?
Remember this feeling when the deck is hitting you square in the face and you can't miss anything.
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#3
12-08-2005, 11:33 PM
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Re: Why does it seem like I never hit the flop?
It's not the low times that make you feel bad that are defining, it's whether you can control your loses whilest it's going on. Statsically, every single player at the table will be dealt an equal number of wins and an equal number of loses. While you're losing, minamize you loses, and while your winning, earn that buck!
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#4
12-09-2005, 04:44 AM
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Re: Why does it seem like I never hit the flop?
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Statsically, every single player at the table will be dealt an equal number of wins and an equal number of loses. [/ QUOTE ] In a hot/cold sim, sure. I think the winning players actually get shorted on their # of winning hands a bit compared to worse players. They will fold more hands that would've won than the other players. It's just that they make more than enough on those hands they stay in for (in comparison) to make up for it. Along with minimizing the losses. Remember, the one who wins the most pots is usually a losing player. b
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#5
12-06-2005, 11:38 AM
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Re: Why does it seem like I never hit the flop?
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The same one where I had 0 pp in about 100 hands [/ QUOTE ] ***STAMP***
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#6
12-06-2005, 12:38 PM
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Re: Why does it seem like I never hit the flop?
That's poker. I've been in plenty of home games full of people who didn't even know all the rules, and my cards were so cold I couldn't do a thing. Usually, someone else will hit just about every flop and take home half the money...and it's their second time playing.
But remember, not hitting flops is much cheaper than getting two or three river suckout bad beats thrown at you. And remember, as pointed out before, remember this feeling when the cards are running over you and you can't miss. My natural reaction to not hitting flops is to tighten up, not loosen up. If you loosen up in search of hitting a flop, you're just giving your chips away IMO. ScottieK
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#7
12-06-2005, 02:02 PM
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Re: Why does it seem like I never hit the flop?
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My natural reaction to not hitting flops is to tighten up, not loosen up. [/ QUOTE ] There's no reason to tighten up. If you're playing right, tightening up can cause you to miss so great opportunities. Tightening up could be considered a form of tilt in this situation. b
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#8
12-06-2005, 07:38 PM
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Re: Why does it seem like I never hit the flop?
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My natural reaction to not hitting flops is to tighten up, not loosen up. If you loosen up in search of hitting a flop, you're just giving your chips away IMO. ScottieK [/ QUOTE ] agreed. also, that will make it seem even more like flops are not hitting. just ride it out. if your opponents aren't very good, try to see a cheap flop in position. nothings better than holding rags and flopping a monster. but only if it's cheap and you have position.
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#9
12-06-2005, 01:50 PM
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Re: Why does it seem like I never hit the flop?
I played in an SNG the other day where I drew A-Q eight times, A-K twice, A-A twice, and K-K once.
I try to remember these sessions when I'm running badly. Oh, and I placed 3rd. I suck.
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#10
12-06-2005, 03:31 PM
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Re: Why does it seem like I never hit the flop?
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Why does it seem like I never hit the flop? [/ QUOTE ] Because most of the time you don't. [ QUOTE ] I had 0 pp in about 100 hands [/ QUOTE ] There are 169 starting hands and only 13 of them are pocket pairs. Don't worry about the deck; you can't control what comes out of it. Folding terrible cards and terrible flops are the easiest decisions you have to make in poker. Feel free to sit out if you are on the verge of tilt. Anything else would be bad for your bankroll.
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