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QQ EP... ooops me!!!???

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  1. hammertim hammertim is offline

    Lancaster, CA
    United States

    Posts: 166
    Joined: Jun 05

    Apr 18th, 2007 (4/18/2007 1:13pm)

    I am a solid live player...

    I can't seem to follow reads for some reason online.

    Example

    Wife entered me in some Sunday tourney on UB.

    2K entrants, about 200 left

    Blinds 300/600
    My Roll Around 11K / Not great but hangin

    I get QhQd in UTG and raise to 2500

    one caller.

    Flop is 8h9hTh

    I am first to act on flop and bet around 4K into a 5900 pot

    Caller reraises another 2500 and is all in....

    I still had about 4-5K or so... I knew I was beat, I prolly coulda found another spot. I overvalued my outs for flush, str8t flush etc.... instead of going with my read and called.

    He had hit a set of 8's and my hand never improved leaving me crippled.

    These kind of marginal plays, laydowns etc.. are what seperate the men and boys so to speak..

    I have relied on my read of people and situations for years and this was a toughie either way, but I could have handled that hand a lot of other ways.

    I definitely have a harder time "reading" people and situations online.

    I know it's just one hand and I really would like someone in EP call my raise with 8's everytime in that situation... it's why I know online leaves a lot of room for profit. But I have played almost exclusively Live for around 3-4 years now as I have more tools.

    Prize pools are big online now tho. That sunday one had a pretty good payout.

    Anyone else..!?
  2. kissamr98 kissamr98 is offline

    Indianapolis, IN
    United States

    Posts: 546
    Joined: Apr 06

    Apr 18th, 2007 (4/18/2007 1:44pm) in reply to hammertim

    I don't think you did anything wrong. You got your money in a slit dog and lost. Betting patterns are 80% of the read online and if you keep trying to better yourself by geetting the knowledge from good players you will rebound. You can t win them all. In the words of helmuth "If it wasn't for badd beats, I would always win."

    GL
    MRk
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