A9s, a routine hand?

[Bob T.]

Online 5/10 game.

Very loose passive limps in MP, slightly loose passive limps on the button. SB folds.

I have A /images/graemlins/spade.gif9 /images/graemlins/spade.gif in the BB, and raise. Both call.

Flop J /images/graemlins/spade.gifJ /images/graemlins/club.gif6 /images/graemlins/diamond.gif. I bet.....

[gaming_mouse]

I like it.

Do you fold immediately to a raise?

Also, if you are merely called, are you going to bet the turn again, or c/fold?

[bakku]

Hey Bob,

I don't always raise here, but with your description of the limpers I think it's a must. Flop follow-through looks standard, I like it.

[Tosh]

Looks routine to me.

[Bob T.]

Do you fold immediately to a raise?


A raise from either of these passive players is scary. I couldn't fold fast enough if they raised.

Also, if you are merely called, are you going to bet the turn again, or c/fold?

If MP calls, I bet again. If the button calls, I check/fold.

[Nick C]

It looks good to me.

I should probably make more preflop raises like this one out of the blinds than I do. Against these opponents, the chances that your hand is best do seem very good.

And if it was best to begin with, there's a good chance the flop didn't change that. The very loose-passive MP in particular may find a reason to call, so getting called will be hard to interpret. But I'm thinking it won't be too difficult to figure out what to do if raised.

[Bob T.]

MP the loose loose guy folded.

The slightly loose player on the button took about 20 seconds, and then folded.

[Mike Gallo]

I like it...a lot.

Well played.