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sturips

03-28-2005, 08:54 PM

Would like some feedback on this hand, the villian has called everything and anything all game and has sucked out time and time again. He has also repeatedly made a stab at the pot with a min bet on the flop to later show down some rags hence the easy call on the flop.

Advice on all streets appreciated.

10 + 1 tourney on paradise

Paradise Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t150 (3 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

Hero (t3090.00)
SB (t4050.00)
BB (t2860.00)

Preflop: Hero is Button with A/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 8/images/graemlins/club.gif. SB posts a blind of t150.
Hero raises to t900, SB (poster) calls t750, 1 fold.

Flop: (t2100) 7/images/graemlins/spade.gif, Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif, T/images/graemlins/heart.gif (2 players)
SB bets t300, Hero calls t300.

Turn: (t2700) 8/images/graemlins/heart.gif (2 players)
SB bets t525, Hero calls t525.

was unsure here and decided to see the river.

River: (t3750) A/images/graemlins/heart.gif (2 players)
SB bets t300, Hero ?

Apathy

03-28-2005, 08:59 PM

If your only question is about the river teh answer is easy, call.

A few questions for you to think about, why raise so much PF? If you think your ahead at least half the time then push the flop, otherwise consider folding... you make the hand impossible to play with your huge PF raise that commits you, It only makes sense to raise this much if you plan to push any flop.

nWirb

03-28-2005, 09:07 PM

I would push preflop.

Call, you are getting 1:12.5 on your money.
I don't think you can push a loose maniac off a low flush here and you probably got the best hand if he hasn't got the flush.

sturips

03-28-2005, 09:14 PM

Good point, wasnt sure whether a push here would be better than just calling.

sturips

03-28-2005, 09:18 PM

Converter messed up a bit and blinds were 150/300 hence the 3xBB raise.

So PF is this a limp or push situation?

Pokerscott

03-28-2005, 09:20 PM

[ QUOTE ]
Converter messed up a bit and blinds were 150/300 hence the 3xBB raise.

So PF is this a limp or push situation?

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10xBB is a push in this situation pre flop IMO.

Pokerscott

nWirb

03-28-2005, 09:32 PM

Vs this kind of player, you must push, get the money in while you are the favourite, even if you are the favourite you want to take the blinds without having to show your hand down. Playing the hand postflop vs a random maniac like this is very hard, even if you got position on him it's very hard to put him on a hand or to outplay him. The 3xBB raise would be much better vs a tight player who will only push premium hands, then you could steal the blinds most of the time, and still fold if sb/bb got you dominated.
However vs random 11 PP opponents I'd push preflop an hope for the best.

sturips

03-29-2005, 02:22 AM

Thanks all for your comments, lessons and reasons now in the memory bank..

FYI - i pushed all in, villain flipped over K/images/graemlins/club.gif2/images/graemlins/heart.gif for the flush and I racked up another 3rd /images/graemlins/crazy.gif