Quote Originally Posted by Element187
yes i miss alot, big deal, its easier to toss rags then it is to toss your AA.. with implied odds you make back that money quick.
I definitely think this is part of a more advanced approach, but only part: when you have 86s and flop comes AK10 rainbow and they bet into you hard, it's so much easier to fold here than if you actually get your four flush or OESD. It actually couldn't be easier.

I am learning that the REAL skill in this style is obviously not hitting the flop: anyone can do that with any two cards, and when you catch heads up against the big stack, it's party time. Instead, it's what you can do after you miss the flop. If you can get them off their hand when you know they have you beat, that is what makes this style of play effective. And until then, you'll just be riding the variation rollercoaster, which gets a little unsettling after awhile. And maybe that is why I am going through this exercise, to improve my post-flop play by putting myself into real money situations that I normally would not have wanted to be in. Don't get me wrong, last week when I won my largest single pot ever with my 86s against his AA, I was really happy, because as soon as the flop came I KNEW that I was getting all of him there. But then once I had the high stack, making the types of plays to get players off of their best hands was the real value. That is what really excited me about the potential for this style.

I really appreciate the insightful comments from everyone on this topic. It's nice to hear I'm not alone in this stuff.