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ahhh i didn't know it was a winner take all tourament... so i guess that makes sense...but still kocking him out then would have still moved you up a seat closer to winning it all... TJ said it best..YOu don't have to knock out all the players ina tournament...you have to knock out one player...(referring to the final one) i just think playing to win a small pot and leave another player in the game just doens't seem like a good way to win... and your right david wasn't playing too well but i'd rather have John have the chips than david...

So i'm just relaxing watching the wpt "young guns" tournament. I play in quite a few tournaments and i have been playing cards for plenty of years but this just puzzeled me and i'm a bit curious if its justa mistake on this pros part...or if maybe there is another outlook on this.David williams goes all in (shortstacked) with poket queens.Scott Fischman calls with suited connectors (diamonds) i think 78.John D'Agostino calls with KQ(might have been kJ)This puts arouns 10k on the side to bet between scott and john. this is the part that was kind of odd to me...flop comes rainbow with scott hit

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Thaks for all the replies and suggestions. Same thing happened last night. i was in NL cash game. i was up about 480.00 or so and was delt pocket 2's out of position again. i called. there was a weak raise, which judging by the player( i play with him often) seemed like he was strong. I called it though and hit the set on the flop. He was pissed when he rolled over his pocket kings.i still got these types of hands A LOT last night. small pocket pairs.... good grief.

i normally play cash NL. Soemtimes tounaments. But my questions refers mostly to cashNL games as thats where i feel i run into this situation the most.

Lately i have found myself fighting with these dumb things more and more. It seems that when it comes down to it. I can't find a medium between raising pre-flop to see if i can lower the amount of people i'm battling. Maybe fight it out heads up and see if i can make a play. Or just call to see if i catch a set. these things have plagued me lately and its really starting to bother me. I guess sometimes they are easy to get away from if i'm out of postition and its been raised a few times. But i'd say a good chuck of the time i'm fighting with myself on these things and i can't seem to find a

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I work a pretty regular job as a salesman, i have the luxary or not having to work till around noon-ish. i could TRY to go to bed at a decent hour everynight. For some reason i just can't seem to sleep till around 5am. My Girlfriend says its cause of the all-nighters i have playin cards...Think its healthy? or am i just an average poker player doing most of his reading/studying/Playing at night =)?Chris