IIchron15_2

It did work and the weak player folded. Obviously it's not a tactic to use regularly either. Don't think I was implying it was. Actually, after seeing the replies, I might use the tactic against strong players so they bet into me when I have the boat. Thanks,

In the long run, you have to play within your skills and within your bankroll else you will end up in trouble. I sense impatience in your approach and likely that is the problem when you sit at the 3/6 tables. If you are getting beat it's because you have the opportunity to get beat. When playing against loose, in-experienced players, you have to pick spots that lose very little chips (so you don't appear too tight) and wait to get the monster that makes it profitable to play. There is no reason why you can't win at 3/6 tables if you are "truly" better than your opponents. You might

In the middle of a NL live tourney, you're at the river against a weak player who has previously mis-called his cards (had a full house but only thought he had 3 of a kind). This is the kind of player who pretty much can only figure out he has a pair or 3 of a kind. He has no business playing but is. Occasionally, he has the ability to realize he has a flush or straight and you put him on a flush this hand however there is a pair on board which opens the door to a full house or 4 of a kind. A good size pot developed. On the river, you have a straight. There is a flush possibility (w