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Is anyone else noticing this trend with middle pairs vs short stacks on PS?

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  1. sidgucci sidgucci is offline

    Atlanta, GA
    United States

    Posts: 194
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    Feb 17th, 2009 (2/17/2009 7:25pm)

    <table width="240" height="113"><tbody><tr><td><span>
    Date:</span></td><td>2009/02/17 20:07:30 ET</td></tr><tr><td><span>Type:</span></td><td>Tournament (141643611)</td></tr><tr><td><span>Game:</span></td><td>Hold'em NL</td></tr><tr><td><span>Table:</span></td><td>'141643611 8' 9-max</td></tr><tr><td><span>Blinds: </span></td><td>$75/150</td></tr></tbody></table> <h4>Table info:</h4> <table width="250"><tbody><tr><td align="left">Sitting out</td></tr></tbody></table>
    Seat 1: miks01 ($2,842)
    Seat 2: bigolmol ($2,500)
    Seat 3: daaaaaaang16 ($2,030)
    Seat 4: DaoMonk ($2,730)
    <table width="250"><tbody><tr><td align="left">Dealer</td></tr></tbody></table>
    Seat 5: <a href="javascript:profile_nick('<font%20color%20=re d>sidgucci%20')">sidgucci </a> ($3,320)
    <table width="250"><tbody><tr><td align="left">Posts small blind $75</td></tr></tbody></table>
    Seat 6: FullRiks ($3,545)
    <table width="250"><tbody><tr><td align="left">Posts big blind $150</td></tr></tbody></table>
    Seat 7: powerpokerBR ($1,280)
    Seat 8: hefner24 ($5,305)
    Seat 9: mcnail ($4,265)

    Dealt to sidgucci


    <span id="ctl00_cphPrimary_lOddsPreflop">Check odds
    </span> <h4>Preflop: <span>(Pot: $225)</span></h4> FOLD hefner24
    FOLD mcnail
    FOLD miks01
    FOLD bigolmol
    FOLD daaaaaaang16
    FOLD DaoMonk
    RAISE sidgucci, to $450
    FOLD FullRiks
    RAISE powerpokerBR, to $1,280 and is ALL-IN
    CALL sidgucci, $830

    <span id="ctl00_cphPrimary_lOddsFlop">Check odds
    </span> <h4>Flop: <span>(Pot: $2,635)</span></h4>

    <span id="ctl00_cphPrimary_lOddsTurn">Check odds
    </span> <h4>Turn: <span>(Pot: $2,635)</span></h4>

    <h4>River: <span>(Pot: $2,635)</span></h4>

    <h4>Showdown:</h4> SHOWS powerpokerBR

    SHOWS sidgucci

    powerpokerBR wins the pot of $2,635 with a pair of Aces

    Seems that everytime I have a middle pair, the short stack shoves me and my stack gets crushed. Does anyone else notice this trend or should I be playing this hand any differently?
  2. Gags30 Gags30 is offline

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    Feb 17th, 2009 (2/17/2009 10:16pm) in reply to sidgucci

    mid pairs don't hold against overs like they used to 2 years ago...def fold them now
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  3. aupoker1 aupoker1 is offline

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    Feb 17th, 2009 (2/17/2009 10:20pm) in reply to Gags30

     
    Originally Posted by Gags30 View Post

    mid pairs don't hold against overs like they used to 2 years ago...def fold them now

    i loled...:)
  4. Deoxyribo Deoxyribo is offline

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    United States

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    Feb 17th, 2009 (2/17/2009 10:21pm) in reply to aupoker1

    idk 1 hand is a huge sample size. im convinced. snap-fold 88 vs shortstack
     
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