I do feel sympathy to your situation there. Last week during just one day alone, I was dealt killer hands, in this case AA, on no less than four times in one tournament. Only once did I profit by calling / raising etc. This happened several more times with KK, tbh I've never had so many great hands that have yielded so little. Don't even get me started on AK.
I think in your case, because it was such an early stage in the game, I can understand why you folded. Maybe it was also that you didn't get long enough to see a pattern in anyones decision making, and as you know, generally speaking when someone raises by a lot it usually, not always, but usually is quite a reliable warning. I know it's part of the game, but I'm not a huge pre-flop 'all in' player, it comes down to too much luck and effectively reduces the skill element in the game. I appreciate that sometimes we have to do it, but I do like to pick my moment, e.g. when I feel comfortable and am getting good cards. Sometimes I find it easier to get route to the flop by just making a small call or just checking, otherwise all hell breaks loose before I've even seen the flop. Then once I have seen the cards on the table I have more options available.
People seem to go 'ape' during the first few minutes of tournaments to actively stash away a saving before the heavy blinds kick in later. Quite often though I am just amazed by what people have deemed worthy to enter a do or die hand with, such as the other day when someone that was under no pressure decided to go all in with J6.
I think in your case, because it was such an early stage in the game, I can understand why you folded. Maybe it was also that you didn't get long enough to see a pattern in anyones decision making, and as you know, generally speaking when someone raises by a lot it usually, not always, but usually is quite a reliable warning. I know it's part of the game, but I'm not a huge pre-flop 'all in' player, it comes down to too much luck and effectively reduces the skill element in the game. I appreciate that sometimes we have to do it, but I do like to pick my moment, e.g. when I feel comfortable and am getting good cards. Sometimes I find it easier to get route to the flop by just making a small call or just checking, otherwise all hell breaks loose before I've even seen the flop. Then once I have seen the cards on the table I have more options available.
People seem to go 'ape' during the first few minutes of tournaments to actively stash away a saving before the heavy blinds kick in later. Quite often though I am just amazed by what people have deemed worthy to enter a do or die hand with, such as the other day when someone that was under no pressure decided to go all in with J6.
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