I heard it again just last week, from the tightest guy at my tournament table.
“It figures,” he said. “I finally pick up a hand, and everybody folds.” He flashed his aces before returning them to the dealer.
If you’ve never said or thought words along these lines, if you don’t have a problem getting action on your big starting hands, then there’s no need for you to read this article. Go on to the next one. But if those words have ever come out of your mouth, or at least passed through your mind, keep reading.