Luckbox RR

[JDMcNugent7]

Cuz I thought he would def. fold to a push.

[Reel Deal]

Yeah, I think re-raising and coming back over the top again are the same thing. But wouldn't this be a re-re-raise? Anyway, semantics aside, I want to understand your logic here... if you push and he folds you've now got a 3 to 1 chip lead and, assuming you're the better player, that's a very good situation HU. I guess you feel that trying to extract the maximum amount from the opponent w/o scaring them off is worth the risk of what might happen later in the hand?

Just trying to get inside the mind of the poker genius here and understand your logic! Thanks.

[JDMcNugent7]

It wasn't the first time RR re-raised me like that - and therefore I couldnt put him on that strong of a hand like a high PP or even AK. Therefore I didnt think he would have called an all in - if i thought he had PP I would have just pushed. Anyway, in the hand looking back on it i wish i re-raised more than I did again, but i still dont like pushing there cuz ya - i think i can get alot more $ out of the hand and I set myself up in a great situation to do so (about a 70% fav. when the $ went in) - the cards just screwed up the play.

[Robbie Robb]

This is REALLY interesting to read as it gives me insight into how other players "read" me (other than just auto-classifying me as a luckbox ).

I'd like to say that you were absolutely correct in your assessment that I would fold if you pushed there but, honestly, I don't know if I would have. I guess it's something I would have had to consider at the time (tangent: maybe that's one of my many weaknesses in the game - I need to consider more options before faced with them on a future street). In this hand I had middle pair with the OESD. Granted, right now there are a boatload of hands I'm behind: AA, KK, QQ (unlikely but possible), JJ, AK, AQ, AJ, AT, KQ, KJ, and QJ. Okay, wow, now that I put all that in type....I was a damn fool to play that hand out the way I did. Jesus, I'm a donkey at times...

Anyway, thanks again for this thread. I like it when people shake their heads at my idiocy - it really helps my game.

Why, oh why, can't I transfer my luckbox-iness into this week's $35million lotto draw. I guarantee you all right now - I win there is going to be one HELL of a party in Vegas this summer!

[Reel Deal]

Duh... just read this again and yeah, you came back over the top, I missed that first time so I edited the initial question so it makes sense.