What strategy to use?

[pocket3s]

Every week I play in a local tourney here, about 150 or so people. The second week I knew almost nothing and won. However, now that I have read and use more percentage plays I always seem to lose to some amazing hand. Like last week, I raise all in with two high pair when I know the other guy is on a flush draw. He immediately calls and flips over the two spades I suspected that he had, of course he gets the flush. If this happens once then I just count it up as bad luck, but it seems to happen every week. Some moron puts me out with a low percentage play, and catches his card on the river. Is there a strategy that I should use against these opponents?

[James Denis]

I am a newb so i don't really know the answer to your question, but let me point out that if you go all-in against a flush draw 3 times every tournament and are called, on average you'll lose every tournament.

[pocket3s]

Thanks for your response, but your information is incorrect. The chances of getting a flush on the river is about 18% assuming you have the typical 9 outs. That would mean that I would win 82% of the time a little better than 4 of 5 hands. However, it doesn't seem to be working like that. I don't question my play, it was a good one and a good opponent would have laid down the flush when faced with an allin. My question here is what strategy should I use against these gung ho guys who aren't smart about how they play.

[sdplayerb]

that is assuming they have the same amount of chips as you each time.

[sdplayerb]

You are just getting unlucky.
I know how frustrating that can be.
But just remember, all you can do is get your money in with the best of it.

[SparrowHawk]

well lets look at it! This guy,I am assumining is a loose-agressive player. If you check, he will probably check looking for the free card, but why check right? You have two pair. So you bet, reasonable, say 25% over the pot. He is going to call on the draw, right?

It was bad beat.

Knowing he is a LAP you shouldn't have risked your whole stack. Maybe bet, like I said above, playing it cautionously. Like you hear so many times...better to win a small one than lose a big one.

He is going to call you all the way down anyway, why risk so much? Just my thoughts.

Sparrowhawk

[47outs]

The key is to get your stacks size big enough to absorb a couple of these beats. Should be your first priority.

Second... don't blow your load all at once. Meaning, leave yourself a way out of the hand if necessary.

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[300CE24]

How bout betting out pot sized post flop and then push on turn if he doesnt hit his flush then?

300