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Message: [QUOTE="zachvac, post: 662712, member: 26306"] wait, you're playing 1/2c blinds, and you're confident enough in a read to lay down the nut straight because you KNOW they have a full boat? This could easily be A-Q or maybe they had J-rag and hit trips. Secondly, what I've noticed about all-in bets that go way over the top. Usually they have a hand that's likely to be ahead right now but is prone to being beaten. Examples include A9 on a 9-high board. I never understood it, but I read an article the other day that explained it pretty well. Most people learn poker, or are at least introduced to it, from TV. What do you see happen all the time? All-ins. Now, what move requires the least thought? If you're in a situation where you likely have the best of it now, but would have to make a tough decision on the turn (over card comes), the solution is just go all-in, then the pressure's on your opponent and you don't have to think anymore. It can be an effective tactic if you know you're playing a superior opponent, to leave more of the game to chance, but no decently good player should ever do that online at this kind of limit. All-ins like this (way over the top, not any all-in) are usually less skilled players who don't actually like to think or make decisions. They also are usually not sitting on a hand that is close to the nuts. This was a horrible fold IMO, if he has a full boat, pay him off, but you cannot discount bluffs (it's a scary board), trips, 2-pair that just got counterfitted (people LOVE to go all-in after they've missed, seen pocket pairs do this a lot when an over card comes. Makes no sense, but they get scared, panic, and don't want to have to make decisions), a Q, or even the low-end straight. There are a ton of hands that do this at the 1/2c level, and not very many of them have you beat. [/QUOTE]

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