PKO players: how do you handle getting it in ahead and still busting?

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mcdiky

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I've been playing quite a few low-stakes PKOs online recently and I'm finding the mental side of them harder than regular MTTs. A lot of the big pots seem to come from bounty situations where people are willing to call much wider than they would in a normal tournament.

I've had several spots recently where I was happy with the way I got the chips in, only to lose on the turn or river. For example, I've had top pair against weaker pairs and draws in multiway all-ins, and then the draw comes in. I know the decision can still be profitable even if I lose, but when it happens repeatedly it can make you start questioning whether you should be taking those spots at all.

For those who play a lot of PKOs, how do you separate a bad result from an actual mistake in your decision-making?
 
If you got the chips in with an edge, its kind of difficult for that to be a mistake, especially if there was also an overlay from a bounty. In you got it in bad, you need to look closer at the hand to determine, if you stacked off to wide. If you are not sure, you are welcome to share some hands in the hand analysis section.
 
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