bodog - NL$100 - I have $154 villian $260

in the sb and I make it $5 to go get one caller - the villian.

pot $11.50 and flop is

I don't like the hearts and bet $15.

Villian goes all in with $259.23 - ouch I wish I had Aces.

I can not see calling. But, I sure wanted to - he said he had 2 pair.

The other time I won with TPTK he had raised and I put him on a few hands. Here he call and could have any 2 cards including A 6.

Might have had a heart draw and decided to run a bluff.

Anyone call here. I have no read on this guy at all.

If he wants $26 bad enough to risk $260 (well, really $134 - YOUR stack) to get it, he can have it.

And then I wait until I've got the set against him and play it the same way.

I definitely fold.

When I was new, I used to fold that and have a bitter taste. I expected to win with my TPTK.

Now I fold it in a heartbeat and never look back. In fact, I'm thankful for his all in making it very clear to me what I should do. I'd regret it if he milked me with his set, top two, whatever for 1/3/-1/2 my stack betting on every street.

TPTK is an easy fold against super heat. EASY.

Thanks - I KNOW that TPTK in this spot is an easy fold and I am glad that he did not milk me as you said. Kind of thankful as you said.

I am learning to control myself and fold when I should -

I have put in considerable though on the value of calling with a marginal hand (TP) vs. calling and losing a large stack.

I think it is better to get bluffed out a few times rather than getting stacked. That is why I can fold QQ if re-raised pre-flop.

The risk of losing a huge stack vs. the reward is just not there long term.

I would review my PT stats and see that just a few hands that took big chunks of my BR could have been folded.

hard lesson to learn - fold'em.

I can release AA most of them time when I think that I am most likely beat. I remind myself - its just one pair.