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Let this be a lesson to all of you who don't think that waiting for KK+ is an effective live tournament strategy.

[quote user="DFish"] I really don't think the presence of a third player makes that great of a difference in this spot, particularly when the only hand he can really overcall/raise with is QK with the flush draw, because he can't really have AJ or sets when he flats the turn, and shouldn't really show up with other 2 pair hands, and if he does, it's gonna be hella tough to overcall with them. So while I agree with your thoughts, I think if this is a snapcall without a third

Fold pre, not nearly deep enough to call here with J9s. River's an easy fold, he's betting into two people when a card that hits both of their ranges hard appears on the river, he's not bluffing ever I wouldn't think.

[quote user="DFish"] Rock/Ape are the winners I call, because of everything Rock said. [/quote] Really? A big chunk of rock's analysis rests on Frank not checking the flop with AJ and AT, which as Frank confirmed (unsurprisingly given the flat preflop for such a high % of effective stacks) is flat out wrong. Additionally I think rock's analysis gives insufficient emphasis to the third player in the pot, the river card improves his hand (as well as OP's) a lot. Yeah we're

I doubt I'd even look at my cards before shoving here.

You're a scumbag for posting this, dipthrong.

Flatting the 3bet the first time around is a big mistake IMO. I'd seriously rather 4bet and turn my cards over than flat the 3bet.

[quote user="gutshtallin"] losing KK to AA at FT [/quote] That's a shame. Congrats, nice night.

[quote user="DFish"] I think it is really hard to give warning to someone about something like this, especially when you are backing a large stable of players, and swings are big, and sometimes a lot of money can be lost very quickly. It is totally reasonable to think that within a day or two, a backer's financial situation can drastically change, leading them to make a sudden decision about how they will continue to do business. If a backer decides after a really bad week that they

You said you're currently about 30K in makeup. A few questions: 1. How much are you owed by him for fronting money for buy-ins? 2. Are you net in the positive since the staking relationship started (in other words, were you up more than 30K prior to the current makeup being accrued)?