sbrugby...

[lightfungus]

The game of poker is sick...I don't care who you are, there is no way that doesn't dent their cheary afternoon.

[Robbr25]

That is a damn loose raise from BB (after someone else already raised) preflop.
Why did sbrugby not reraise preflop? Guess he was trying to hide his strength, worked until the lucky river.

[Talking Poker]

Don't take this wrong (seriously), but please don't try to analyze high stakes poker. Not if your thinking follows the above logic.

I think it's very common for the average player to watch high stakes game and be amazed at the "bad" play they see, with players often getting it all in with mediocre (at best) starting hands. The thing is, this isn't bad play at all... it's just beyond the comprehension of the average player, so to him, it looks bad. Barring tilt, etc, those crazy "bad" plays are often the result of very logical decision making.

For this hand, I can look at it and very easily see exactly why it played out the way it did. But I'll gladly admit that they are plays (usually "heroic" calls of big river bets) that I don't understand.

[Robbr25]

Yes I understand this is higher stakes and that it is different,
but as I said one should only make the play if you have a good read on your opponant.
Edit - Sorry said this in another thread, only make this play if you have a good read on your opponant.