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ThreeAces
12-15-2004, 09:50 AM
SB and CO are both LPP. Doubtless, a 3-bet flop would have won this hand.

Feel free to trash me. I need to break this habit.

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Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with A/images/graemlins/heart.gif, T/images/graemlins/club.gif. MP2 posts a blind of $1.
UTG folds, Hero calls, MP1 folds, MP2 (poster) checks, MP3 folds, CO calls, Button folds, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: (5 SB) T/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 6/images/graemlins/club.gif, A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">BB raises</font>, Hero calls, MP2 folds, CO calls, SB calls.

Turn: (6.50 BB) 6/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">BB bets</font>, Hero calls, CO calls, SB calls.

River: (10.50 BB) 7/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">BB bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, CO calls, SB calls, BB folds.

Final Pot: 17.50 BB

Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
SB has Kd 6h (three of a kind, sixes).
Hero has Ah Tc (two pair, aces and tens).
CO has Ks Ac (two pair, aces and sixes).
Outcome: SB wins 17.50 BB. </font>

jskills
12-15-2004, 10:29 AM
A reraise on the flop might have made the small blind go away. Either way, you're building the pot which you want to do when you flop two pair.

Slowpplaying fish is always bad since they're not going to bet at you for the most part anyway. They're in there to chase and call. It's your job to always be betting and make them pay for it, to offset the suckouts.

royaltrux
12-15-2004, 10:32 AM
I think a raise on the turn is a must.

JudgeRW
12-15-2004, 10:33 AM
Agree. Your title says it all. Fish don't understand the concept, therefore the power of slowplay is gone. If you have good cards, bet them, and they will pay you off.

afk
12-15-2004, 10:45 AM
I fold preflop.

davelin
12-15-2004, 11:11 AM
I'd fold pre-flop and raise the turn.

Milky
12-15-2004, 01:59 PM
Disregard... thought I was in the 6handed thread for some reason. Everyone point and laugh at Milky!