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Is getting no action with your big hands part of variance

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  1. Aggie_E Aggie_E is offline

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    Apr 27th, 2010 (4/27/2010 1:33pm)

    The last week or so it seems like I am not getting a lot of action preflop when i get big starting hands or post-flop when i hit sets or what-not and I am getting 3-bet a ton when i have marginal starting hands or I am just trying to steal blinds. Now I know that getting sucked out on is considered variance and what-not, but is hardly ever getting action when you wan it part of variance also?
  2. okse54 okse54 is offline

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    Apr 27th, 2010 (4/27/2010 1:34pm) in reply to Aggie_E

    def part of variance

    could also be ur playing way to tight and ppl know u have a big hand when u raise.

    with all the HUDs out there its possible
     
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    Apr 27th, 2010 (4/27/2010 1:38pm) in reply to Aggie_E

    Well i try to vary my game dependiing on the table/buyin/stats of opponents etc. I am a small-ball player so I raise a lot of hands especially when i have a good stack. One thing that has killed me lately is i think that I have 3-bet in the blinds with AQ a bit more and have run into AK about 10 times over the last 2 weeks...
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    Apr 27th, 2010 (4/27/2010 1:49pm) in reply to Aggie_E

    yes , running bad includes all of the above
     
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    Apr 27th, 2010 (4/27/2010 1:49pm) in reply to Aggie_E

    Come on dude, you've been at this forum for 5 years. You've probably played thousands of tourneys... You know the answers to these questions. Variance is a bitch. Bad beats forum is <<<<<<<<<<<<&l t;<<<<<<that way.
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    Apr 27th, 2010 (4/27/2010 2:00pm) in reply to Aggie_E

    I used to have that problem when I was über-TAG.

    btw, getting too many good hands/running good is variance too.
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    Apr 27th, 2010 (4/27/2010 2:04pm) in reply to EyeKnows

    Thx Darko for your post that really added something to this thread. That time of the month maybe?
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    Apr 27th, 2010 (4/27/2010 2:06pm) in reply to Aggie_E

    the variance that people tend to remember (all in situations)...is only a small fraction of the in game variance that there is in poker
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    Apr 27th, 2010 (4/27/2010 2:24pm) in reply to jalman1

     
    Originally Posted by jalman1 View Post

    the variance that people tend to remember (all in situations)...is only a small fraction of the in game variance that there is in poker

  10. TiltinShoes TiltinShoes is offline

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    Apr 27th, 2010 (4/27/2010 2:27pm) in reply to Aggie_E

    Def part of variance. If you are a nit, that contributes too tho.
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