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Poker How to avoid big lose when you make trips or have top pair against better hand?

Discussion in 'Poker Forum' started by blacknight92, Dec 18, 2018.

  1. blacknight92

    blacknight92 Guest

    Hello all !
    This is one of the scenario were I always loose all my chips or most of it . And I feel like I played like idiot.

    Example:
    888 Poker - 50/100 Ante 10 NL - Holdem - 9 players
    http://www.pokertracker.com

    BB: 59.01 BB (VPIP: 85.71, PFR: 28.57, 3Bet Preflop: 25.00, Hands: 14)
    UTG: 78.58 BB (VPIP: 14.29, PFR: 14.29, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 14)
    UTG+1: 54.57 BB (VPIP: 42.86, PFR: 7.14, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 14)
    MP: 47.81 BB (VPIP: 7.14, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 14)
    MP+1: 43.8 BB (VPIP: 7.14, PFR: 7.14, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 14)
    Hero (MP+2): 55.8 BB
    CO: 81.3 BB (VPIP: 35.71, PFR: 14.29, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 14)
    BTN: 71.56 BB (VPIP: 42.86, PFR: 28.57, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 14)
    SB: 101.96 BB (VPIP: 28.57, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 14)

    9 players post ante of 0.1 BB, SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

    Pre Flop: (pot: 2.4 BB) Hero has T:diamond: 9:club:

    fold, UTG+1 calls 1 BB, fold, fold, Hero raises to 2 BB, fold, BTN raises to 4 BB, fold, BB calls 3 BB, UTG+1 calls 3 BB, Hero calls 2 BB

    Flop: (17.4 BB, 4 players) T:heart: T:spade: 4:club:
    BB checks, UTG+1 checks, Hero bets 8.7 BB, BTN calls 8.7 BB, fold, fold

    Turn: (34.8 BB, 2 players) 5:spade:
    Hero bets 43 BB and is all-in, BTN calls 43 BB

    River: (120.8 BB, 2 players) 2:spade:

    Hero shows T:diamond: 9:club: (Three of a Kind, Tens)
    (Pre 26%, Flop 23%, Turn 14%)
    BTN shows T:club: J:club: (Three of a Kind, Tens)
    (Pre 74%, Flop 77%, Turn 86%)
    BTN wins 120.8 BB

    Please provide me some tips to avoid situations like this were I get busted or loose most of my stacks.

    Thank you

    Source.
     
  2. TEACH (AlSpath)

    TEACH (AlSpath) Active Member Founding Member

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    Stop playing crap out of position to start with..
     

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