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Old 05-16-2009, 11:15 PM  
dig420
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First off - I suck at poker. I'm just a beginner, but so far i'm pretty damn good at losing money.

Last night - I went to the $10/$25 room just to watch. These guys have $2k-$20k at the table, and pots reach pretty high.

I watched for 20 mins. and never saw a flop. Why? Each hand most players not in the blind would fold, or sometimes re-raise and the hand would always finish without a flop.

Is it because with blinds so high the players have already decided "in, or out" or is there another strategy at work that i don't know about?

thanks fckers.
Most players playing pots that high only want to play good cards, you can find exceptions though. Trying to just call in early position means there's a good chance there will be a raise after you act and you just lost your little donation. You really don't want to call unless you're willing to call a raise.

Also, since you came in, the pot is now big enough that any raise is liable to be pretty substantial.
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