How can you spot action flops in pokerstars...?

Question

im down 800 and i now hate poker again

Answer 1

flops that will give multiple players up and down straight draws and flush draws

Answer 2

Here is a link to the Poker Action Flop Theory.

http://thedoverpro.com/poker-action-flop...

From the article:

How can you avoid falling into the Action Flop Trap?

Action flops will occur anytime in NL Texas Holdem tournament. Generally speaking, the first few rounds are free of Action Flops, since this is the most dangerous time for the player, and the time you usually see the most all in players. No need for them here, actually.

As the game progresses, there usually will come a group of Action Flops. Watch for this as you play, and be very careful if you see the start of pattern of Action Flops. As a skilled player you probably have an idea of who are the other skilled players at your table, and who are the new or unskilled players. If you see the later start to suckout, watch out!  

And as I mentioned earlier, as you near the bubble, expect these action flops! They are there and they will come! Remember, the poker room wants the new players and the bad players who have survived so far to make the money bubble. And if you are a skilled player, they may not want you to make the bubble!

Your best tool is observation! Be very careful when on the button near the bubble. This is where the classic Action Flop is set to give you that great had to steal the blinds with, but may in fact be the hand that takes you out when the Big Blind sucks out in an Action Flop!

Good Luck at the tables!

Answer 3

First of all, action flops are not done on purpose. Your question could also be "how do I know when I'm beat?"

There's 3 betting patterns that tell you something is up (preflop, flop, flop2)

1. raise, check, call

2. raise, check, re-raise

3. call, check or bet, all-in

These patterns are so common, bluffers often use them to simulate good hands. If i have a big stack, i test them to see if they really have what they represent by raising them 2X whatever they bet.

regarding a losing streak, I lost 200 the other week and had to rebuild my bankroll back up to 200 from $1 and some FPP. this week, from that 200, i was down 150, and today i'm back up to $100. during this stretch, i've seen some ridiculous beats:

1. After a successful squeeze the hand before, i get QQ in the BB. I raise 2X the pot (not the blind) after 2 limpers and the SB call. The SB decides to make a stand with J8, and the flop comes down 8 7 8.

2. Twice, Kx made this incredible chase when I had AA and made a 4 card straight with the X, once with K2 and once with K4.

3. Last night, 5 players left, I'm forced to go all in on the BB with K2. 2nd to act goes all in, and the big stack calls both of us. 2nd has 10 10, BB has QJ. Flop comes down K Q 8, and a J hits on the river.

4. During this streak, on about 20 different occassions, my trips card gave my opponent the winning straight or flush.

My advice: if you are destined to win, you'll win no matter what you have in your hand. If you aren't, you'll lose no matter how good your hand is. you just have to be in the right place at the right time, like this donk i'm playing with right now. he's hit trips on garbage hands like 22 and 44 3 times so far, and sucked out every other time. he's currently at 32k chips, average is 7k.