Hi! A few nights ago I mucked my hand - pocket kings. It was a really tough laydown. And, as you can see, I am still thinking about my decision.
Sometimes you get confirmation of your decision. Like when there is a showdown between your other opponents. And, you get to see that your hunch about sets, or straights, or whatever was right.
The lingering doubt - as in the case of my kings - comes when you don't get to see your opponent's cards.
There is a poker saying about big pairs losing big pots. It is easy to get married to a big hand, like pocket kings. Especially, when you have been card dead, and you can feel tournament death creeping up.
You tend to ignor the warning signs. You are so hungry to finally get a shot at winning a decent size pot that you disregard all the evidence to the contrary. So, you end up losing to a better hand. Possibly getting yourself eliminated. And, becoming another casualty of a big hand losing a big pot.
Admittedly, you will not often be folding pocket kings in a sit n go. But, there will be a few times when you will painfully learn that you had a chance, and a good reason, but didn't muck that monster.
My article, Laying Down a Sit 'n' Go Tournament Poker Hand, was written to offer some guidance for this difficult decision.
Thanks and Good Luck!
R. Steve McCollum
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