I was playing as white and I think was a overplaying a bit in the game. Basics went out the window but black let me get away with it. I have a question on a variation after W48. Please see below.

Any other feedback will be greatly appreciated!

In your variation, White simply plays the hane at below. Black has only two liberties and the marked white stones constrain Black's choices. If Black insists on saving the cut stones, White captures at .

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