Tough night, crashed into quads TWICE! 07/11/2010
Another annoying night on the felt. You know when you flop top set, you feel pretty good! You of course need to be cautious of straights and flushes, especially when there are more people in the hand. Paying attention to the play's betting patterns can help you get a gut feel if you're beat. With no flush or straight draws on the flop and turn, I'm getting it all in with my top set. But my play from last night will remind you that your flopped nutz can be dead after the turn! Running into QUADS! This happened TWICE, and unfortunately in both cases, it busted my fairly hefty chip stack! The problem with this is you've got the nutz FULL HOUSE when this situation happens. With the strong full house, you're HOPING the flush and straight draws catch up. Let them catch up, right!? Those two hands alone busted me badly, even though the rest of the night was solid. I left the tables losing about 2.5% of my bankroll. It's so HARD to walk away with those beats on your mind. That's one of my major faults (and I believe for most players) is to cut your losses and leave the tables. Anyone have tips on how to get up and leave a losing session? I'd love to hear them! Anyways, this won't affect my play much on top sets, and big full houses. Statistically, it just won't happen that often. I'll continue to get all my chips in there, and I'll more likely be profitable over the long run busting straights and flushes. I think the one thing I'll take from this though is stack size. If I'm up against "well-badged" players with a heavy chip stack, I'll be a little more aware of the rare Quads Crash play. CommentsLeave a Reply |
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