888poker wrote:@ All - to those that want an explanation of the A4 - I want to see the flop cheap if i can and take it from there I will complete the small blind a lot of times rather than raise with many DECENT hands. Small pairs, AQ etc etc. If my opponent shuvs in those situations I'm gonna snap call. The A8 hand is a decent example where I want to see the flop cheap but if he shuvs I am prepared to call off if I have the 'right feeling'..................A4 is a totally different kettle of fish. It is a vulnerable holding and is about a 56% hand vs a random holding - That's close to a coin flip people and if I don't have to make the call why shud i gamble - Very clear some of u dont like that but it is far from wrong ! Yes i cud easily shuv and that is one play option but completing is not incorrect either. Just so u comprehend the difference A8 vs random hand is basically 60% fav - massive difference to the A4..............
It's all to easy to say shuv A4 - How many of u watch the vid to the end uh ? if u did u wud see bear making many many moves with trash in various positions ! I wasn't just playing my cards i was playing the oposition and my position but yet again some of u clearly missed that ! What about the final 2 players ? ZERO comment about Bear having them both all in and dominated for both of them to miracle a 'get out of jail free card'............
Yet all we see is comments on one hand A4 - dear me come on people there was a lot more going on on the final table than Bears A4 hand -lol !
The reason there's no comment on the times you had the final two players all in and dominated is because they were standard shoves by both, it's unlucky for you but apart from that there's not much to comment. On the otherhand limp folding the sb with A4 with 11bb is bad. Why do you want to see a flop cheap when you could take it right there most of the time and add 10% to your stack. It may be only 56% against a random hand but most of those are folding to your, including those that have decent equity against you (i.e. any 2 cards above 4). Oh and in no world is 4% a 'massive' difference.
Still, nice run and video, and you were unlucky to go out 5th.