tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post7568089253259320484..comments2024-01-31T14:12:23.950-08:00Comments on Rob's Vegas and Poker Blog: Winning With Pocket Kings is Just as Bad as Losing With ThemRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05767080296489122846noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post-31934664832974539152013-01-23T12:03:14.304-08:002013-01-23T12:03:14.304-08:00Are you saying I'm fixated on pocket kings?
...Are you saying I'm fixated on pocket kings? <br /><br />Usually I get accused of being fixated on breasts.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05767080296489122846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post-73480359973441087872013-01-23T12:02:27.829-08:002013-01-23T12:02:27.829-08:00Thanks, Ken, I was shoving with pretty marginal ha...Thanks, Ken, I was shoving with pretty marginal hands whenever I could, and stealing blinds and antes that way. Before I was in nothing but shove mode, I made a lot of raises light, and sometimes got blinds, sometimes got re-raised or called and then had to let it go. By the time I called the shove with the A6 hand, I was running way out of time.<br /><br />The book I read says shove at M=5, but I usually do it at M=10 or 12, unless I get Aces.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05767080296489122846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post-68878131704456536262013-01-23T07:39:06.264-08:002013-01-23T07:39:06.264-08:00Matt is making the point that any two cards become...Matt is making the point that any two cards become playable at certain points. A6 loses prestige as a hand against previous activity. 76 can be thought of in similar fashion in the any 2 scenario. But never go beating yourself up after trying and failing. Getting cute with a read that fails isn't the end of the world. <br /><br />The only thing I'll add is start thinking any 2 earlier than your nature says. It works best with a stack that can damage. When it slip too low, calls are easier. An M=10 is often quoted but I like at least that or preferably more to create fear. Drops lower get deadly.KenPhttp://www.pokerperambulation.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post-25190102857332427942013-01-23T07:26:42.528-08:002013-01-23T07:26:42.528-08:00"The Dread Pocket Kings"
fix·ate
verb \..."The Dread Pocket Kings"<br /><br />fix·ate<br />verb \ˈfik-ˌsāt\<br />fix·at·edfix·at·ing<br />Definition of FIXATE<br />transitive verb<br />1: to make fixed, stationary, or unchanging<br />2: to focus one's gaze on<br />3: to direct (the libido) toward an infantile form of gratification<br />intransitive verb<br />1: to focus or concentrate one's gaze or attention intently or obsessively<br />2: <b>to undergo arrestment at a stage of development </b>KenPhttp://www.pokerperambulation.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post-37167610425865539632013-01-23T00:56:06.680-08:002013-01-23T00:56:06.680-08:00Thanks, Matt. Yeah, I know the call there was ver...Thanks, Matt. Yeah, I know the call there was very questionable, to say the least. I wouldn't have done it if I wasn't the big blind and it was already gonna cost me 6,000 chips to fold. I knew I had to shove that orbit, and I thought this might be the last Ace I saw for awhile. I was definitely going over that in my mind a lot afterward.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05767080296489122846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post-24563530763508927442013-01-22T17:38:45.537-08:002013-01-22T17:38:45.537-08:00Nice tourney overall, but I don't like calling...Nice tourney overall, but I don't like calling all in with A6s. Shove with it all day, but not call.matt taghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08082969194551315973noreply@blogger.com