Call other's 3 bet

Those two hands prove that you better not call other's 3 bet with KQ or AJ kinda hands. Big chance that you got dominated and can't be profitable if you flop pair. Full Tilt Poker, $0.50/$1 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 6 Players Hero (UTG): $117.70 MP: $20.80 CO: $197.50 BTN: $100 SB: $194.30 BB: $231.50 Pre-Flop: 9 J dealt to Hero (UTG) Hero raises to $4, 3 folds, SB raises to $13, BB folds, Hero calls $9 Flop: ($27) T 8 Q (2 Players) SB bets $20, Hero calls $20 Turn: ($67) K (2 Players) SB bets $161.30 and is All-In, Hero calls $84.70 and is All-In River: ($236.40) 7 (2 Players - 1 is All-In) Results: $236.40 Pot ($3 Rake) Hero showed 9 J (a...

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Play good poker

- Play good pokerThis is what I heard from Daniel Negreanu, who is a very famous poker player usually playing high stacks anywhere. In one episode of HSP, he commented a hand which Mike Madthow was against XXX. Mike limped with KJs UTG and XXX held 88 in late position, raising like 20bb when 2 more limpers were ahead. Mike insta-shove, two limpers fold and XXX is thinking. DN now commented: "this is not good poker". For me this is absolutely true. The best scenario if Mike get called is coin flip and good poker player should really avoid it. Otherwise, bunch of variance would occur and may not be a profitable style to play in a long run.- Emotion is expensiveYesterday when I raised 99 on CO, getting 3 bet on the button who is a TAG, 16/13 type of player. I was just a bit angry because many...

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