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  1. TheHeartache TheHeartache is offline

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    Apr 1st, 2005 (4/1/2005 12:02am)

    every tournament i play there is one very close hand that if i win im set with chips for awhile but i always seem to lose this hand its ALWAYS a coin flip and i always lose it....does anyone else seem to have this problem
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    Apr 1st, 2005 (4/1/2005 12:16am) in reply to TheHeartache

    thats a tourney. to get far in tourneys you need to win those races. thats where the luck somes in
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    Apr 1st, 2005 (4/1/2005 12:22am) in reply to Rico Rich

    It is true that you need to win coin flips to win tournies, but the key is that they don't be for all you chips...you can accept coin flips all day with a big stack, but not when your tournament life is on the line.
     
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    Apr 1st, 2005 (4/1/2005 12:25am) in reply to Rico Rich

    I like what Cloutier said in his book.....to win a tournament you have to win with AK, and beat AK. He is pretty much talking about your coin flips. Trust me though, over time you are winning half of them and just remembering the ones you lost, human nature. Hopefully you can build a big enough stack that you can afford to lose these sometimes and still win tourney. Good Luck.

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    Apr 1st, 2005 (4/1/2005 12:30am) in reply to klslcz

    i had like 13k in a tourny tonight and guy from mid positon raises to 4k and i went over the top and he called of nearly all his chips with 99 when i half ak suited and like always i miss...earlier i held 99 and guy goes over the top and i fold and fuckin flop is a 9 but if i call there i know that damn nine dont come but his a or k does
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    Apr 1st, 2005 (4/1/2005 12:42am) in reply to klslcz

    In my biggest online win, I won 2 key races. When I was slightly below average, I raised pretty big in EP with 9 9 and the small blind (ranked player, sirio11) pushed all in. I thought forever and called, after putting him on AK. Sure enough he had AK and I won the race. Then at the final table, there was a mid pos raise and a call, and I pushed from the small blind with AK. First raiser folds and the caller calls with 5 5. I hit an ace on the river to win. Those were BY FAR the two biggest hands in that tournament for me, and both brought me to well above average, where I'd have been on the rail if I lost.

    Just interesting, to go along with that post.
     
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    Apr 1st, 2005 (4/1/2005 2:49am) in reply to Adam

    just wanted to kep a update i lost another damn race with aq suited to k10 offsuit i was even better then a coin flip on this one like 95 left in the 10 rebuy on ps...blah
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