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Message: [QUOTE="buckshot40, post: 1465734, member: 67250"] I keep getting crushed and you guys keep giving me the same advice and I don't understand why moving to lower stakes would help. Example: I have Ks,Js and call a $4 raise otb. The flop is Kc,Jh,8d. The raiser bets $8 and I raise to $24 which he calls. The turn is 2d, the raiser checks and I bet $35 which he calls. The river is 5d so I bet $35 again and he raises to $70 which I call and he wins with 9d,10d (flush). The last time I played I flopped a king high flush and bet, was raised and pushed all in for about $350 which was snap called with a set of queens, he hit the boat on the river. So, I'm down about $600 in those two hands alone when I was a huge favorite after the flop and got (what I consider) some pretty reckless calls. In the first case I guess it could be argued that I should have bet more after the flop and forced him to fold but I really didn't want him to. I figured him for AK or KQ or something so I wasn't exactly worried about a backdoor flush. In the second case I could have called his $100 raise but I didn't want him to catch a fourth heart in case he had the ace. The turn on that hand was another heart anyway so that would have made me cautious and unable to bet. My question is wouldn't I be more likely to run into chasers at lower limits? I know when I play 1/2 in a casino it's all about the chase, guys call all in on a 10 high flush draw, you play 2/5 and it's a different game where actual skill comes into play. A gutsy bluff might pay off, and knowing your opponent counts for something. All I'm encountering at 1/2 online is donkey after donkey. The problem is that the math is waaaaaaay off and I can't win. Waiting for premium hands and hitting flops where I'm a big favorite while playing against guys who don't fold should be exactly what I want but instead it's the kiss of death. [/QUOTE]

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