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I just dont understand.. make me understand why?

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  1. delete2 delete2 is offline

    Monmouth Junction, NJ
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    Dec 16th, 2005 (12/16/2005 5:48pm)

    Hand #10324900-24 at Fri620pmA-002 (No Limit tournament Hold'em)
    Powered by UltimateBet
    Started at 16/Dec/05 18:42:36

    KBroz is at seat 0 with 1575.
    karius is at seat 1 with 2365.
    whatevr12 is at seat 2 with 5090.
    jhubis is at seat 3 with 1415.
    geokam8 is at seat 4 with 5750.
    mroth is at seat 5 with 0 (sitting out).
    Stymie is at seat 6 with 3445.
    stomel is at seat 7 with 1365.
    Lykan_Khan is at seat 8 with 3535.
    AlkiPuba is at seat 9 with 3000.
    The button is at seat 4.

    Stymie posts the big blind of 60.

    KBroz: -- --
    karius: -- --
    whatevr12: -- --
    jhubis: -- --
    geokam8: -- --
    Stymie: -- --
    stomel: -- --
    Lykan_Khan: 6h 6c
    AlkiPuba: -- --

    Pre-flop:

    stomel folds. Lykan_Khan calls. AlkiPuba calls.
    KBroz folds. karius folds. whatevr12 raises to 300.
    jhubis folds. geokam8 calls. Stymie calls.
    Lykan_Khan calls. AlkiPuba calls.

    Flop (board: 2s 6d 7d):

    Stymie checks. Lykan_Khan checks. AlkiPuba checks.
    whatevr12 checks. geokam8 bets 1500. Stymie folds.
    Lykan_Khan goes all-in for 3235. AlkiPuba folds.
    whatevr12 folds. geokam8 calls.

    Tournament all-in showdown -- players show:

    geokam8 shows 4s 4h.
    Lykan_Khan shows 6h 6c.

    Turn (board: 2s 6d 7d 8d):

    (no action in this round)

    River (board: 2s 6d 7d 8d 5d):

    (no action in this round)

    Showdown:

    geokam8 has 4s 6d 7d 8d 5d: straight, eight high.
    Lykan_Khan has 6h 6c 6d 7d 8d: three sixes.

    Hand #10324900-24 Summary:

    No rake is taken for this hand.
    geokam8 wins 7970 with straight, eight high.
    ----------------------------------------------------------------

    i was a 96.7% fav when the money went in
  2. OMG_LOL_WTF OMG_LOL_WTF is offline

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    Dec 16th, 2005 (12/16/2005 6:01pm) in reply to delete2

    Having the best hand and showing down the best hand are two vastly different things.

    Unless you are 100% to win, how can any loss really be baffling to you?
  3. delete2 delete2 is offline

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    Dec 19th, 2005 (12/19/2005 4:55am) in reply to OMG_LOL_WTF

    well being a 97% favorite is about as close to 100% as you're gonna get my friend..
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  4. brandon8429 brandon8429 is offline

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    Dec 19th, 2005 (12/19/2005 5:03am) in reply to delete2

    By check/raising you're allowing the player to put you to a decision for all your chips instead of the other way around. You need to realize that with two diamonds on the board and a straight draw, a set of sixes is not the nuts. Unless you intend to slow play every hand, risking that same outcome I suggest betting your hand more aggressively instead of giving him the opportunity to take command of the board. Let's say he checks behind and another diamond comes out and it plays into the straight draw. Now, you've essentially killed your hand. By check/raising, you're assuming your hand cannot be beat when that is not the case at all.
  5. drphil jr drphil jr is offline

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    Dec 19th, 2005 (12/19/2005 12:35pm) in reply to brandon8429

    Hey, Ill take those odds anyday of the week. 66 to 44 to a flop of 672 is about the biggest % of a favorite your going to get in Holdem. I would surely check raise if i knew hed bet so large then call my all in.
     
  6. delete2 delete2 is offline

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    Dec 19th, 2005 (12/19/2005 4:29pm) in reply to drphil jr

    I just wanna know what the donk was thinking!! but i guess he figured i was bluffing since i had only played 3 out of 25 hands!!! lol oh well shit happens and we have to move on.. this week alone i have had the worst beats of my life and still managed to cash in 7 tourneys and win the worst tournament ever the $1 rebuy with $500 added thanks to UB.. and I never rebought in the damn thing.. turned $2 (add on) into 800.. over 1200 people.. hooray for donkeys!!!

    HEEEEEEEHAAAAAAWWWWW

    ps. I'm a donkey too sometimes, last night i blew 2nd place in chips with 5 people to go and 2 massive short stacks at the table.. so massive they couldnt afford the BB the next round.. I had 66 on the BB and button opened for a pot size raise and i should have folded because he had never raised the pot preflop the whole final table, flop comes rags and i just keep donking my way into a huge bluff on the river just to get slow rolled by AA.. (he ran the clock on the river with absolutely NOTHING scary on board) but i guess i deserve that one.
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