I know that the odds should over the long haul come out in your favor, but I am beginning to believe that for some people this just will never be a reality.
#1 call I hate and lose about 80% of the time it seems is when I go all-in knowing I have the best hand and a donkey calls with nothing but A high and nothing connecting with the pot in any way shape or form. A freeking 6 outer post flop call all-in, and I'm not referring to situations where he/ she has a massive stack and makes the call. I'm talking when it's pretty much even stacked. How anyone can make this call is absolutely beyond my belief much less continuously win these hands.
I'll keep playing the best hand the same because thats all you can do, if the odds ever decide to go the way they should I will get on a monster run to the riches. Overdo in the clutch is an understatement indeed.
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Some people will play that A-rag or A-anything to an allin in hopes of hitting it. They just do it. Something you may want to consider is that allin move may not be the best move post-flop. They may have it in their head your trying to buy the pot with a swing and miss. Try a pot-size bet sometimes instead of the allin push putting your tourney life on the line. It doesn't really look like a steal this way some may even fold that A-rag here. Just an opinion.
GL on the felts
I'm sure some people are on the other end of that spectrum and always win these situations, my thinking behind pushing is to try to get the donks like that to fold.
JKravat I may just try what you are saying and see if it works for me any better, I can now see where it may appear that way especially to a loose caller.
Thanks for the input all.
easy answer....QUIT PUTTING ALL YOUR CHIPS IN. If you don't have "the nutz" you shouldn't have all your chips in the pot. Quit pushing with what you "think" will win it. Only push with what you KNOW will win it.
"I'm sure some people are on the other end of that spectrum and always win these situations, my thinking behind pushing is to try to get the donks like that to fold. "
Wow, this is crazy. You call them "donks" and EXPECT them to fold.........donks don't fold when they have outs. They push and expect the other donks to fold.