I have been increasingly frustrated over bad beats in on-line tournaments. It's particularly irksome when my hand dominates and my opponent catches a lucky card on the river to win.
After careful observation of the play of others and analysis of my own mistakes, it appears going all in on-line tournaments should not be a frequent strategy.
In particular one should be careful in calling an all in. Initiating an all in with AA or KK for a pot that justifies it and also when one is in late position is one thing. Going all in to win a small pot early in the tournament is quite another.
Why risk going out for such small gains? I have seen overly aggressive players go all in repeatedly (apparently assuming if luck is with you any two cards will do) until they are eliminated when another player calls with an extremely strong hand.
Stupidest of all, in my opinion, is going all in after the flop with a small or medium pair. One cannot assume that no one else got a piece of the flop and the board pair that gave your two pair may well have given someone else a set.
Rather than going all in so often one is better served, I believe, to play smart poker.
In most circumstances, don't give opponents free cards to draw out on you if you have a decent hand. Checking doesn't tell you as much as a bet will and you may well pick up the pot. Waiting and letting your opponents have the chance to draw out doesn't appear to be good strategy. And if you flop two pair with potential straight or flush draw showing, then an all in may be justified.
And if an all in will take all your chips if you lose?
When in doubt, don't.
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