TheHarlequin
02-13-2005, 02:35 PM
Firstly would like to stress the vast majority of the time I have no problem laying town TPTK in a NL game. Below is an example of a situation I frequently encounter however and would really like some comments from others on how they tackle this.
The villain in this story is a LAG. She frequently raises draws and has check-raised pre-flop raisers all-in on several occasions with no pair and a straight or flush draw. She raises big hands pre-flop but also suited connectors and occasionally rags.
She also draws to hands when she doesn't raise with short odds.
Furthermore she has a passion for moving all-in on the river when heads-up for many times the size of the pot if her opponent shows any weakness.
$2/$4 NLHE 10-handed $200 max buy-in
Stacks
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Hero = $280
Villain = $256
UTG Calling Station calls. Villain limps in seat 3. I raise to 4 Big Blinds in MP2 with A /images/graemlins/heart.gif K /images/graemlins/spade.gif. Everyone folds to original limpers who both call.
Flop : K /images/graemlins/heart.gif T /images/graemlins/heart.gif 4 /images/graemlins/club.gif Pot = $52
Both players check to me. I bet $40. UTG folds. Villain calls.
Turn : 7 /images/graemlins/spade.gif Pot = $131
Villain checks. I bet $90. Villain Check-Raises All-In. I call $110.
I'm happy with the play of the hand up until the turn (if others can suggest something I have done wrong then please do - all criticism welcomed).
The raise of only 4 Big Blinds pre-flop was to iscolate the 2 players already in the pot as the table had gone tight and very few people were prepared to call a raise of that size before the flop.
I think the flop bet is standard - what do others think?
On the turn I bet to protect my hand. At this point I had the villain as most likely being on a straight/flush draw or possibly weak king.
When she check-raised all-in the pot was laying me about 4-to-1 to call. After thinking for a while I decided that although 2-pair or a set were a possibility, based on her previous betting patterns there was a good chance she was on a draw and making another big semi-bluff.
What do others think of my play here? Have I made a mistake at any point? Would others want a bigger price than 4-to-1 to call the turn check-raise?
All comments and feedback is greatly appreciated.
The villain in this story is a LAG. She frequently raises draws and has check-raised pre-flop raisers all-in on several occasions with no pair and a straight or flush draw. She raises big hands pre-flop but also suited connectors and occasionally rags.
She also draws to hands when she doesn't raise with short odds.
Furthermore she has a passion for moving all-in on the river when heads-up for many times the size of the pot if her opponent shows any weakness.
$2/$4 NLHE 10-handed $200 max buy-in
Stacks
--------
Hero = $280
Villain = $256
UTG Calling Station calls. Villain limps in seat 3. I raise to 4 Big Blinds in MP2 with A /images/graemlins/heart.gif K /images/graemlins/spade.gif. Everyone folds to original limpers who both call.
Flop : K /images/graemlins/heart.gif T /images/graemlins/heart.gif 4 /images/graemlins/club.gif Pot = $52
Both players check to me. I bet $40. UTG folds. Villain calls.
Turn : 7 /images/graemlins/spade.gif Pot = $131
Villain checks. I bet $90. Villain Check-Raises All-In. I call $110.
I'm happy with the play of the hand up until the turn (if others can suggest something I have done wrong then please do - all criticism welcomed).
The raise of only 4 Big Blinds pre-flop was to iscolate the 2 players already in the pot as the table had gone tight and very few people were prepared to call a raise of that size before the flop.
I think the flop bet is standard - what do others think?
On the turn I bet to protect my hand. At this point I had the villain as most likely being on a straight/flush draw or possibly weak king.
When she check-raised all-in the pot was laying me about 4-to-1 to call. After thinking for a while I decided that although 2-pair or a set were a possibility, based on her previous betting patterns there was a good chance she was on a draw and making another big semi-bluff.
What do others think of my play here? Have I made a mistake at any point? Would others want a bigger price than 4-to-1 to call the turn check-raise?
All comments and feedback is greatly appreciated.