Hated this, what should I have done (Stars 16 Turbo)

[Oluwafemi]

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Yeah I knew my postflop play was real bad even before posting it. Classic "can't let go of big pocket pair syndrome".

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this is what i mean by playing superior postflop play and having an edge on your opponents in that regard. honestly, if you feel you don't have an edge on your opponents postflop, [and i think think my response is about to fall somewhere in the realm of game theory], then your best play probably would have been to push all-in instead and count on a dominated hand calling you.

i feel you will encounter more situations postflop [against players with weaker hands] where you can extract more chips than an all-in move [at least i do]. this move is best played out on Party where an $11 or $22 only has an t800 starting stack. i like the move alot better then. however, with t1500 on PS, i don't favor it.

[Melchiades]

I am pretty confident in my postflop play. I donked it away here, but no biggie. I came back to 2000 in this SnG btw and then lost it all to the villain in this hand all in with AQ vs his A3. So he probably had a weak ace here as well.

I just don't see the big deal about the superior post flop play in this situation. When the pot is 1500+ and you have 1000 behind, there is no room to manouver.

If I remember correctly you advocated a smaller preflop raise. Why on earth would you do that, when this raise got two callers. You want more people in the pot?

[Oluwafemi]

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I am pretty confident in my postflop play. I donked it away here, but no biggie. I came back to 2000 in this SnG btw and then lost it all to the villain in this hand all in with AQ vs his A3. So he probably had a weak ace here as well.

I just don't see the big deal about the superior post flop play in this situation. When the pot is 1500+ and you have 1000 behind, there is no room to manouver.

If I remember correctly you advocated a smaller preflop raise. Why on earth would you do that, when this raise got two callers. You want more people in the pot?

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i was talking about a smaller reraise, much like what everybody else has been saying maybe 300-400. with the blinds at 15-30, you have plenty to manuever if you have to check/fold and ditch the ladies. you also lose less . i'd rather have t1100-1200 than under t700. that's where superior postflop play and losing less come into play. i'm looking at my chances of making the money with less than t700 as oppossed to t1100-1200. i like my chances with a bigger stack.

[Melchiades]

Lose less. Ugh. You and me do not think about this game the same way. Lets just leave it at that.

I liked my preflop raise. I hated that I didn't check/fold.