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Hello,

So, I play on pokerstars Texas Hold'em (mostly) and I found myself in quite an issue. I am doing very good playing in tourneys (freerolls, play money, real money) and almost every time I get to the paid place, even on those big 20.000 players tourney's.

The problem is I found myself playing head to head and keep loosing there. I've tried to play 1 on 1 tournaments or ring tables and have been succsefully over there most of the time, but in tournaments I keep loosing.

My opponents usually do all in's pretty often while on head to head, and mostly I fold them unless I have premium cards. However, when I have premium cards I do call them. And I loose. I lost AA, QQ, AK's, JJ, AQ' and all those cards against 56, 25, TT and so on. They always catch a straight, or flush, or something.

Should I not call them anymore and try to lure an all in on the flop or turn / river when I catch something good? I mean it's a bad strategy calling all in with such cards?

Also, this happens like everytime, for quite a while, and it's kinda frustrating, after spending hours of carefull play to see me loosing because of stupid luck...