
From time to time I like to breakdown hands that really stand out in my mind. The hand analysis below took place while playing at my home game this past week.
One of the biggest mistakes the amateur poker player can make is to put themselves in a difficult position by risking their entire stack for a minimal return. While the all-in play is a very powerful tool in no limit hold’em it is often times overused or misused.
We were five-handed and the blinds were at $400/$800. I was in the big blind and was the short-stack with only $2,900 in chips. The action folded all the way around to the small blind. He flipped up his cards, thought momentarily and pushed all-in for a total of $2,950. Now this particular player is known for being a very loose aggressive player and is often caught with his pants down making moves with absolute junk. I flipped up my cards to see


The small blind promptly said, “You got me!” as we flipped up our cards. I was surprised to see that the small blind was holding


The flop was as follows:



At this point I am thinking “Sweet I hit my ace!” but I am also worried about the straight draw now looming over the board. Now this guy is one of the luckiest bastards I know. I mean in the last month alone he has won over $14,000 in scratch tickets…scratch tickets?!? Nobody ever wins on those things! I know that scratch tickets and poker have absolutely no relation but I am a very superstitious person so that thought was running through the back of my mind.
The turn brought me a little more comfort in the way of the


While that play worked this time, 90% of the time it would be the wrong move. Now hold’em is typically a game of skill but as always lady luck can help you out when you least expect it.
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