I just like a lot of other poker players out there savor the joy of going all-in, pushing your chips into the pot and watching the outcome is one of the most exciting experiences in this world. But for professionals and competitive Poker players it can be agonizing, cruel, puzzling, and just down right nasty.
As I have played online poker and at Derby Lane recently I have noticed that a lot of players go all-in when the situation doesn't even warrant it. The following scenario illustrates the reason why you don't push your chips in unless absolutely neccesary.
On a sit n' Go online I was dealt A 5 Diamonds, I was chip leader and the big blind at the time, a player acting before me raised the pot to double the big blind. One other player calls, and everyone else folds, the two players have more chips than I do by about $300, so I decide to call since I was already giving money and I had a slightly above average hand, suited, A, and straight possibility. The flop comes 10S, JD, QD, the guy acting first checks and the next guy bets 100, I figure if a king comes it would be a split, and the guy that called had been playing A 3' and 4's, and he was not the original raiser, the orginal raiser folds while typing curse words into the chat box. The next card is a KH, I hit the straight, and I knew he had an A, so I figured we would split the pot. Well Mr. Greedy pushes his chips all in and he has me covered, I guess he figured I had a J, K, or Q, he didn't think for one minute that maybe I was waiting on the A high straight just like him? Well of course I call and he flips over A8 off suit and I flip over my A5 suited diamonds, and the last card is 4 D, so I make an Ace high flush, and I take most of his chips.
I know he was thinking either I won or I get a split, that's why he pushed hoping maybe I would fold, well a bet of 250 or 350 would have been just as good in his case, instead he didn't cash because he was too careless, that's why reading the board is important.
That illustrates my point to the letter, I pick and choose my all-ins if it isn't neccesary I am not going to do it in a spot where a big bet can accomplish the same thing, and that's a big mistake a lot of people make they go all-in putting extra chips at risk for no need. If the person has a much smaller stack than you then it's ok to press that button, but if you are in a pot with a person who has close to the same amount or more just bet big instead.
I am not trying to tell anyone how to play their game, it's ultimately up to the player, but people that do that is one of the ways I build my stack, so I hope people will keep doing it no matter how annnoying it is, but anyone aspiring to win consistently may want to think about the situation and calculate the risks before doing anything especially pushing all your chips to the middle of the Green Felt.
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