Why do people hit and run?

gildwulf · #1 11-04-2005, 05:05 AM

i just started playing a lot of HU and I have found that a lot of (bad) players play a few hands, make 1 big score and then leave. Is there a psychological impetus for this or are they just dumbasses?

#2 11-04-2005, 05:08 AM

They think you are better or might be better, so they take their win and leave.

mosquito · #3 11-04-2005, 06:25 AM

Not being one of those, I can't say for sure.

They may think they are being clever.

They may just like posting a win.

They may know they 'got lucky' and don't want to press it, especially if they played something silly and 'fooled you'.

It's idle speculation. Have to ask one of them, but the answer may not be coherent. It's possible they have no reason at all, or none that conforms to any logic we understand.

After all, some people do the same thing with slot machines. They may just be trying to get lucky.

Jacob_Juul · #4 11-04-2005, 08:56 AM

well the hit and run is bad for many reason (in my opinion)
just to name the two most important...

But the reason they do it is because they always want to leave the with a profit - I guess it's another not to get bored at the table.[list][*]When a table is good (you are winning) then you leave. [*]When it's bad and you get stuck - you stay until you are even or have a minor profit. It's game selection in reverse...

When it's bad and you get stuck - you stay until you are even or have a minor profit. It's game selection in reverse...

popesc · #5 11-04-2005, 09:40 AM

Most of the hit and run artists I've seen play an extremely LAGgy game. By the time anybody at the table realizes that they are extremely reckless, they've moved on to another table.

jb9 · #6 11-04-2005, 09:56 AM

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Most of the hit and run artists I've seen play an extremely LAGgy game. By the time anybody at the table realizes that they are extremely reckless, they've moved on to another table.

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I've seen this too. Someone sits down, plays very aggressively, and steals a few pots. Then, after showing down a 97o that he raised preflop and flopped a straight with, he leaves the table before anyone paying attention starts re-raising him preflop.

Of course, he would probably be better off staying at the same table and switching styles from LAG to TAG, but I guess that's not as much fun.

popesc · #7 11-04-2005, 01:27 PM

With the number of available tables online to sit down at, it is probably easier to move than to tighten up.

#8 11-04-2005, 10:34 AM

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i just started playing a lot of HU and I have found that a lot of (bad) players play a few hands, make 1 big score and then leave. Is there a psychological impetus for this or are they just dumbasses?

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I think you answered your own question.

steamboatin · #9 11-04-2005, 10:56 AM

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(bad) players play a few hands, make 1 big score and then leave.

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If they are a bad player, then leaving is +EV.

#10 11-04-2005, 12:04 PM

I do this sometimes and I'm not bad. Alot lately, actually. It's from boredom. I sit down, make a decent hand, am up half a buy in and then just can't stand the thought of sitting here, too boring, so I figure I'll cut and run. I used to go for 5000 hands a week and now I am only posting like 2500, my boredom is killing me.

Another reason: I typically run about 16% VPIP full ring, but if I am up this creeps towards 20-21. I have to force myself to not try and use my momentum to dominate the table...which can work it short but in full tends to bust you. I play better when I am even or down but not tilting.