Comments on: Stop “Protecting” Your Hands by Greg Walker http://www.billrini.com/2009/07/30/stop-protecting-your-hands-by-greg-walker/ Blogging About Poker Since 2546 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:31:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kevin http://www.billrini.com/2009/07/30/stop-protecting-your-hands-by-greg-walker/#comment-5616 Kevin Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:12:06 +0000 http://www.billrini.com/?p=2567#comment-5616 Good post. It always bugs me when I hear people talking about "protecting their hand". And when players in my home game get outdrawn on the turn or river I often hear them say "I should have shoved on the flop to push out the draws" (many times with hands like top pair, good kicker)...wrong. They played the hand fine, but they got outdrawn, that's poker. Shoving a deep stack with one pair accomplishes nothing except turning your hand into a bluff. Now all the draws and worse hands fold for sure (and you win nothing more), but you lose your whole stack to someone with 2-pair or a set. Good post. It always bugs me when I hear people talking about “protecting their hand”. And when players in my home game get outdrawn on the turn or river I often hear them say “I should have shoved on the flop to push out the draws” (many times with hands like top pair, good kicker)…wrong. They played the hand fine, but they got outdrawn, that’s poker. Shoving a deep stack with one pair accomplishes nothing except turning your hand into a bluff. Now all the draws and worse hands fold for sure (and you win nothing more), but you lose your whole stack to someone with 2-pair or a set.

]]> By: Bill Rini http://www.billrini.com/2009/07/30/stop-protecting-your-hands-by-greg-walker/#comment-4708 Bill Rini Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:10:23 +0000 http://www.billrini.com/?p=2567#comment-4708 @Poker Meister, I can see why people do it but mathematically it's incorrect. Playing from a position of fear whether it be fear of a bad beat or fear of putting a lot of money on the line will certainly have a negative impact on your results. @Poker Meister, I can see why people do it but mathematically it’s incorrect. Playing from a position of fear whether it be fear of a bad beat or fear of putting a lot of money on the line will certainly have a negative impact on your results.

]]> By: Poker Meister http://www.billrini.com/2009/07/30/stop-protecting-your-hands-by-greg-walker/#comment-4699 Poker Meister Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:48:11 +0000 http://www.billrini.com/?p=2567#comment-4699 Good post, Bill. I make the mistake of "protecting my hand," yet I really mean raising / betting for value. Though, after being sucked out on the river (whether it be a flush or straight, usually) against my set, I do indeed wonder why I didn't "shove it all in, pick up the smaller pot and get the hell out of Dodge." :-) -Poker Meister Good post, Bill. I make the mistake of “protecting my hand,” yet I really mean raising / betting for value. Though, after being sucked out on the river (whether it be a flush or straight, usually) against my set, I do indeed wonder why I didn’t “shove it all in, pick up the smaller pot and get the hell out of Dodge.” :-)

-Poker Meister

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