how many times have you found yourself in the blinds with a pocket pair, and re-raised all in only to be called by the mid-position raiser"s AK..... then you survive the flop, but see an A/K on the turn or river........ well at least by playing the Stop and Go move instead of the re-raise all in preflop, you increase your chances of your pair standing up against the overcards - he only has 3 cards to hit instead of all 5.
just today that happened to me (well similar)
30 man sit n go and down to last 8 and 5 get paid
average chip count of 5k blinds of 100/200 - i have 6.5k on button and villian has 4k
villian in utg +1 limps in, folded round to me with pocket jacks and i raise to 1000
villian calls
622 flop and villain checks, i bet the pot of 2.3k and villian insta calls shoves (another 500 or so to me) - so i think well he slow played aces or kings, it happens but i have to call now and he turns over king 9
king on the river cripples me into the short stack
i go into the chat box and ask how he can make the call, it was a bit donkey ish (trying to be diplomatic) and he replies (and in capitals to vent his anger)
IM NOT A DONKEY, YOU ARE, YOUR THE LOSER YOU HOMO (
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so i say and without losing my cool for a change that he had virtually no hand and he shouts again I HAVE OVERPAIR
no i say, you had overcards, did you even think for a second what cards i could raise and push with on that flop but i get no answer
an orbit later and with 10-10 on the button i raise all in for 1.5 but get a caller with kings, 10 on the flop but king river again knocks me out