JMBills
03-29-2005, 10:37 PM
I've been at this table for about 15 hands and I've noticed there're a few loose players and a few tight players. I'm still edgy about dealing with tight-aggressive players.
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Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with A/images/graemlins/spade.gif, K/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button 3-bets</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero caps</font>, Button calls.
I haven't seen the Button take down any pots or show down any cards before this.
I somewhat regretted capping preflop instantly, because I cannot narrow down what my opponent has at all.
Flop: (9.50 SB) K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, J/images/graemlins/club.gif, 2/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises</font>, Hero calls.
I hit my king, so I bet, but the button isn't scared by that at all. There're two clubs on the board, I think, perhaps he has AK of clubs. I'll admit I didn't 3-bet because I was plain baffled / scared of what the opponent might have to beat me (the possibilities seemed limitless).
Question 1: Heads-up is this a 3-bet opportunity?
Turn: (6.75 BB) Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, Button checks.
After the button checked, I thought: Ooook so he just successfully used a free-card play on me, now I am nearly 100% sure he is on a flush draw.
Question 2: 3 to a straight on board, 2-flush, I have top pair best kicker still. Had he bet, should I have folded? Should I have bet out here?
River: (6.75 BB) 9/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">Button bets</font>, Hero calls.
The final flush card hit and I know I'm beat, but I called out of stubbornness to know what this opponent was playing so aggressively with preflop/on the flop-- and it wasn't what I thought it was.
Against passive players I have a pretty high level of confidence but against aggression I start to lose track of what my opponents could have and miss some angles.
I'd appreciate any input on this particular situation and generalizations, this is what I would consider a marginal situation worth posting, but if it's the same old drill and I'm just too dumb to realize it, my bad.
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Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with A/images/graemlins/spade.gif, K/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button 3-bets</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero caps</font>, Button calls.
I haven't seen the Button take down any pots or show down any cards before this.
I somewhat regretted capping preflop instantly, because I cannot narrow down what my opponent has at all.
Flop: (9.50 SB) K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, J/images/graemlins/club.gif, 2/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises</font>, Hero calls.
I hit my king, so I bet, but the button isn't scared by that at all. There're two clubs on the board, I think, perhaps he has AK of clubs. I'll admit I didn't 3-bet because I was plain baffled / scared of what the opponent might have to beat me (the possibilities seemed limitless).
Question 1: Heads-up is this a 3-bet opportunity?
Turn: (6.75 BB) Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, Button checks.
After the button checked, I thought: Ooook so he just successfully used a free-card play on me, now I am nearly 100% sure he is on a flush draw.
Question 2: 3 to a straight on board, 2-flush, I have top pair best kicker still. Had he bet, should I have folded? Should I have bet out here?
River: (6.75 BB) 9/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">Button bets</font>, Hero calls.
The final flush card hit and I know I'm beat, but I called out of stubbornness to know what this opponent was playing so aggressively with preflop/on the flop-- and it wasn't what I thought it was.
Against passive players I have a pretty high level of confidence but against aggression I start to lose track of what my opponents could have and miss some angles.
I'd appreciate any input on this particular situation and generalizations, this is what I would consider a marginal situation worth posting, but if it's the same old drill and I'm just too dumb to realize it, my bad.