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Hoi Polloi
12-22-2004, 11:14 AM
The flop was coordinated so I played it as fast as I could.

Would a better line have been to check/call the flop and check/raise the turn? Or attempt to check/raise both?

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Preflop: Hero is BB with Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif, A/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 folds, MP1 calls, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO folds, Button calls, SB completes, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, MP1 calls, Button calls, SB calls.

Flop: (8 SB) T/images/graemlins/spade.gif, A/images/graemlins/club.gif, K/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP1 calls, Button calls, SB calls.

Turn: (6 BB) 4/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP1 calls, Button folds, SB calls.

River: (9 BB) 5/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP1 folds, SB folds.

Final Pot: 10 BB

chief444
12-22-2004, 11:19 AM
Very standard.

Danenania
12-22-2004, 11:23 AM
"Would a better line have been to check/call the flop and check/raise the turn? Or attempt to check/raise both?"

These are very bad lines as giving a free card can kill you. A hand like this is not the time to get fancy.