Another sample: 3-way to HU post (PokerStars)

[dfscott]

Here's another one from last night. It's PokerStars, so the play has a different feel to it (since it doesn't make sense to go all-in as much).

I had another table HU at the same time, so I was not paying quite as much attention here as I should. I'm also the big stack (for a change) and I'm not sure I used it as well as I should've.

At the bottom, I'll list the hands I think I should've played differently.

PokerStars Game #1675750612: Tournament #7815435, Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2005/05/11 - 00:20:42 (ET)
Table '7815435 1' Seat #5 is the button
Seat 5: dfscott (6250 in chips)
Seat 6: KAnglin75 (4290 in chips)
Seat 8: bobynitesuks (2960 in chips)
KAnglin75: posts small blind 100
bobynitesuks: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to dfscott [Ac Js]
dfscott: raises 400 to 600
KAnglin75: folds
bobynitesuks: folds
dfscott collected 500 from pot
dfscott: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 500 | Rake 0
Seat 5: dfscott (button) collected (500)
Seat 6: KAnglin75 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: bobynitesuks (big blind) folded before Flop



PokerStars Game #1675753186: Tournament #7815435, Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2005/05/11 - 00:21:06 (ET)
Table '7815435 1' Seat #6 is the button
Seat 5: dfscott (6550 in chips)
Seat 6: KAnglin75 (4190 in chips)
Seat 8: bobynitesuks (2760 in chips)
bobynitesuks: posts small blind 100
dfscott: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to dfscott [Jc 5h]
KAnglin75: folds
bobynitesuks: raises 2560 to 2760 and is all-in
dfscott: folds
bobynitesuks collected 400 from pot
bobynitesuks: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 400 | Rake 0
Seat 5: dfscott (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: KAnglin75 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: bobynitesuks (small blind) collected (400)



PokerStars Game #1675755192: Tournament #7815435, Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2005/05/11 - 00:21:24 (ET)
Table '7815435 1' Seat #8 is the button
Seat 5: dfscott (6350 in chips)
Seat 6: KAnglin75 (4190 in chips)
Seat 8: bobynitesuks (2960 in chips)
dfscott: posts small blind 100
KAnglin75: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to dfscott [6d Ts]
bobynitesuks: folds
dfscott: raises 1000 to 1200
KAnglin75: folds
dfscott collected 400 from pot
dfscott: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 400 | Rake 0
Seat 5: dfscott (small blind) collected (400)
Seat 6: KAnglin75 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: bobynitesuks (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)



PokerStars Game #1675758440: Tournament #7815435, Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2005/05/11 - 00:21:53 (ET)
Table '7815435 1' Seat #5 is the button
Seat 5: dfscott (6550 in chips)
Seat 6: KAnglin75 (3990 in chips)
Seat 8: bobynitesuks (2960 in chips)
dfscott: posts the ante 25
KAnglin75: posts the ante 25
bobynitesuks: posts the ante 25
KAnglin75: posts small blind 100
bobynitesuks: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to dfscott [8h Tc]
dfscott: folds
KAnglin75: raises 300 to 500
bobynitesuks: folds
KAnglin75 collected 475 from pot
KAnglin75: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 475 | Rake 0
Seat 5: dfscott (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: KAnglin75 (small blind) collected (475)
Seat 8: bobynitesuks (big blind) folded before Flop



PokerStars Game #1675761414: Tournament #7815435, Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2005/05/11 - 00:22:20 (ET)
Table '7815435 1' Seat #6 is the button
Seat 5: dfscott (6525 in chips)
Seat 6: KAnglin75 (4240 in chips)
Seat 8: bobynitesuks (2735 in chips)
dfscott: posts the ante 25
KAnglin75: posts the ante 25
bobynitesuks: posts the ante 25
bobynitesuks: posts small blind 100
dfscott: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to dfscott [5h 3c]
KAnglin75: folds
bobynitesuks: raises 2510 to 2710 and is all-in
dfscott: folds
bobynitesuks collected 475 from pot
bobynitesuks: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 475 | Rake 0
Seat 5: dfscott (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: KAnglin75 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: bobynitesuks (small blind) collected (475)



PokerStars Game #1675763665: Tournament #7815435, Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2005/05/11 - 00:22:40 (ET)
Table '7815435 1' Seat #8 is the button
Seat 5: dfscott (6300 in chips)
Seat 6: KAnglin75 (4215 in chips)
Seat 8: bobynitesuks (2985 in chips)
dfscott: posts the ante 25
KAnglin75: posts the ante 25
bobynitesuks: posts the ante 25
dfscott: posts small blind 100
KAnglin75: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to dfscott [9d 3h]
bobynitesuks: raises 2760 to 2960 and is all-in
dfscott: folds
KAnglin75: folds
bobynitesuks collected 575 from pot
bobynitesuks: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 575 | Rake 0
Seat 5: dfscott (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: KAnglin75 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: bobynitesuks (button) collected (575)



PokerStars Game #1675765335: Tournament #7815435, Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2005/05/11 - 00:22:55 (ET)
Table '7815435 1' Seat #5 is the button
Seat 5: dfscott (6175 in chips)
Seat 6: KAnglin75 (3990 in chips)
Seat 8: bobynitesuks (3335 in chips)
dfscott: posts the ante 25
KAnglin75: posts the ante 25
bobynitesuks: posts the ante 25
KAnglin75: posts small blind 100
bobynitesuks: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to dfscott [5c 9s]
dfscott: folds
KAnglin75: raises 200 to 400
bobynitesuks: calls 200
*** FLOP *** [Ac 3d 2c]
KAnglin75: bets 500
bobynitesuks: folds
KAnglin75 collected 875 from pot
KAnglin75: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 875 | Rake 0
Board [Ac 3d 2c]
Seat 5: dfscott (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: KAnglin75 (small blind) collected (875)
Seat 8: bobynitesuks (big blind) folded on the Flop



PokerStars Game #1675768928: Tournament #7815435, Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2005/05/11 - 00:23:28 (ET)
Table '7815435 1' Seat #6 is the button
Seat 5: dfscott (6150 in chips)
Seat 6: KAnglin75 (4440 in chips)
Seat 8: bobynitesuks (2910 in chips)
dfscott: posts the ante 25
KAnglin75: posts the ante 25
bobynitesuks: posts the ante 25
bobynitesuks: posts small blind 100
dfscott: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to dfscott [Qd Ac]
KAnglin75: folds
bobynitesuks: raises 200 to 400
dfscott: raises 800 to 1200
bobynitesuks: folds
dfscott collected 875 from pot
dfscott: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 875 | Rake 0
Seat 5: dfscott (big blind) collected (875)
Seat 6: KAnglin75 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: bobynitesuks (small blind) folded before Flop



PokerStars Game #1675771980: Tournament #7815435, Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2005/05/11 - 00:23:56 (ET)
Table '7815435 1' Seat #8 is the button
Seat 5: dfscott (6600 in chips)
Seat 6: KAnglin75 (4415 in chips)
Seat 8: bobynitesuks (2485 in chips)
dfscott: posts the ante 25
KAnglin75: posts the ante 25
bobynitesuks: posts the ante 25
dfscott: posts small blind 100
KAnglin75: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to dfscott [Ac As]
bobynitesuks: raises 2260 to 2460 and is all-in
dfscott: raises 4115 to 6575 and is all-in
KAnglin75: folds
*** FLOP *** [8h 3h Ks]
*** TURN *** [8h 3h Ks] [Jc]
*** RIVER *** [8h 3h Ks Jc] [Td]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
dfscott: shows [Ac As] (a pair of Aces)
bobynitesuks: shows [Ah 8c] (a pair of Eights)
dfscott collected 5195 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 5195 | Rake 0
Board [8h 3h Ks Jc Td]
Seat 5: dfscott (small blind) showed [Ac As] and won (5195) with a pair of Aces
Seat 6: KAnglin75 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: bobynitesuks (button) showed [Ah 8c] and lost with a pair of Eights



PokerStars Game #1675776342: Tournament #7815435, Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2005/05/11 - 00:24:36 (ET)
Table '7815435 1' Seat #5 is the button
Seat 5: dfscott (9310 in chips)
Seat 6: KAnglin75 (4190 in chips)
dfscott: posts the ante 25
KAnglin75: posts the ante 25
dfscott: posts small blind 100
KAnglin75: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to dfscott [7c Qh]
dfscott: raises 400 to 600
KAnglin75: folds
dfscott collected 450 from pot
dfscott: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 450 | Rake 0
Seat 5: dfscott (button) (small blind) collected (450)
Seat 6: KAnglin75 (big blind) folded before Flop



PokerStars Game #1675778210: Tournament #7815435, Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2005/05/11 - 00:24:54 (ET)
Table '7815435 1' Seat #6 is the button
Seat 5: dfscott (9535 in chips)
Seat 6: KAnglin75 (3965 in chips)
dfscott: posts the ante 25
KAnglin75: posts the ante 25
KAnglin75: posts small blind 100
dfscott: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to dfscott [7d Kc]
KAnglin75: raises 200 to 400
dfscott: folds
KAnglin75 collected 450 from pot
KAnglin75: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 450 | Rake 0
Seat 5: dfscott (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: KAnglin75 (button) (small blind) collected (450)



PokerStars Game #1675780853: Tournament #7815435, Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2005/05/11 - 00:25:18 (ET)
Table '7815435 1' Seat #5 is the button
Seat 5: dfscott (9310 in chips)
Seat 6: KAnglin75 (4190 in chips)
dfscott: posts the ante 25
KAnglin75: posts the ante 25
dfscott: posts small blind 100
KAnglin75: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to dfscott [3c Kc]
dfscott: raises 600 to 800
KAnglin75: raises 600 to 1400
dfscott: folds
KAnglin75 collected 1650 from pot
KAnglin75: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1650 | Rake 0
Seat 5: dfscott (button) (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: KAnglin75 (big blind) collected (1650)



PokerStars Game #1675784019: Tournament #7815435, Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2005/05/11 - 00:25:48 (ET)
Table '7815435 1' Seat #6 is the button
Seat 5: dfscott (8485 in chips)
Seat 6: KAnglin75 (5015 in chips)
dfscott: posts the ante 25
KAnglin75: posts the ante 25
KAnglin75: posts small blind 100
dfscott: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to dfscott [8h 7d]
KAnglin75: folds
dfscott collected 250 from pot
dfscott: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 250 | Rake 0
Seat 5: dfscott (big blind) collected (250)
Seat 6: KAnglin75 (button) (small blind) folded before Flop



PokerStars Game #1675785112: Tournament #7815435, Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2005/05/11 - 00:25:58 (ET)
Table '7815435 1' Seat #5 is the button
Seat 5: dfscott (8610 in chips)
Seat 6: KAnglin75 (4890 in chips)
dfscott: posts the ante 25
KAnglin75: posts the ante 25
dfscott: posts small blind 100
KAnglin75: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to dfscott [5s 9d]
dfscott: folds
KAnglin75 collected 250 from pot
KAnglin75: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 250 | Rake 0
Seat 5: dfscott (button) (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: KAnglin75 (big blind) collected (250)



PokerStars Game #1675786836: Tournament #7815435, Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2005/05/11 - 00:26:14 (ET)
Table '7815435 1' Seat #6 is the button
Seat 5: dfscott (8485 in chips)
Seat 6: KAnglin75 (5015 in chips)
dfscott: posts the ante 25
KAnglin75: posts the ante 25
KAnglin75: posts small blind 100
dfscott: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to dfscott [Jd Ah]
KAnglin75: calls 100
dfscott: raises 600 to 800
KAnglin75: folds
dfscott collected 450 from pot
dfscott: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 450 | Rake 0
Seat 5: dfscott (big blind) collected (450)
Seat 6: KAnglin75 (button) (small blind) folded before Flop



PokerStars Game #1675789260: Tournament #7815435, Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2005/05/11 - 00:26:37 (ET)
Table '7815435 1' Seat #5 is the button
Seat 5: dfscott (8710 in chips)
Seat 6: KAnglin75 (4790 in chips)
dfscott: posts the ante 25
KAnglin75: posts the ante 25
dfscott: posts small blind 200
KAnglin75: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to dfscott [Ad Jd]
dfscott: raises 800 to 1200
KAnglin75: raises 800 to 2000
dfscott: calls 800
*** FLOP *** [Js 4h Jc]
KAnglin75: checks
dfscott: checks
*** TURN *** [Js 4h Jc] [8c]
KAnglin75: checks
dfscott: bets 1600
KAnglin75: raises 1165 to 2765 and is all-in
dfscott: calls 1165
*** RIVER *** [Js 4h Jc 8c] [Th]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
KAnglin75: shows [Ah As] (two pair, Aces and Jacks)
dfscott: shows [Ad Jd] (three of a kind, Jacks)
dfscott collected 9580 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 9580 | Rake 0
Board [Js 4h Jc 8c Th]
Seat 5: dfscott (button) (small blind) showed [Ad Jd] and won (9580) with three of a kind, Jacks
Seat 6: KAnglin75 (big blind) showed [Ah As] and lost with two pair, Aces and Jacks


Hands I think I might've misplayed in white below:
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T6o SB - misclick on the raise size, but I think pressuring the 2nd stack is good, right?
AQo BB - I think my re-raise needed to be bigger
AJs - I should've slow-rolled my call just to rub it in (just kidding)
</font>

[RackHama]

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PokerStars Game #1675778210: Tournament #7815435, Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2005/05/11 - 00:24:54 (ET)
Table '7815435 1' Seat #6 is the button
Seat 5: dfscott (9535 in chips)
Seat 6: KAnglin75 (3965 in chips)
dfscott: posts the ante 25
KAnglin75: posts the ante 25
KAnglin75: posts small blind 100
dfscott: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to dfscott [7d Kc]
KAnglin75: raises 200 to 400
dfscott: folds
KAnglin75 collected 450 from pot
KAnglin75: doesn't show hand
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I'm a newbie, but I wouldn't have folded this to a min-raise.

[GtrHtr]

I would add this hand:


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PokerStars Game #1675780853: Tournament #7815435, Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2005/05/11 - 00:25:18 (ET)
Table '7815435 1' Seat #5 is the button
Seat 5: dfscott (9310 in chips)
Seat 6: KAnglin75 (4190 in chips)
dfscott: posts the ante 25
KAnglin75: posts the ante 25
dfscott: posts small blind 100
KAnglin75: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to dfscott [3c Kc]
dfscott: raises 600 to 800
KAnglin75: raises 600 to 1400
dfscott: folds
KAnglin75 collected 1650 from pot
KAnglin75: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1650 | Rake 0
Seat 5: dfscott (button) (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: KAnglin75 (big blind) collected (1650)


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I may be the minority here but there is nothing wrong with seeing a flop with K3s even after his reraise. I call the reraise in this hand with your stack every time - then play the flop as it comes.

These are better hands than your previous HU post, but you also show much more solid play.

When in doubt and when you're not totally short stacked and not on Party, see more flops HU.

[curtains]

I don't believe there's any usual reason to make it 6x the BB here. 3-4 usually does the trick nearly as well IF you want to steal here.

(PokerStars Game #1675755192: Tournament #7815435, Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2005/05/11 - 00:21:24 (ET)
Table '7815435 1' Seat #8 is the button
Seat 5: dfscott (6350 in chips)
Seat 6: KAnglin75 (4190 in chips)
Seat 8: bobynitesuks (2960 in chips)
dfscott: posts small blind 100
KAnglin75: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to dfscott [6d Ts]
bobynitesuks: folds
dfscott: raises 1000 to 1200
KAnglin75: folds
dfscott collected 400 from pot
dfscott: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 400 | Rake 0
Seat 5: dfscott (small blind) collected (400)
Seat 6: KAnglin75 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: bobynitesuks (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet))

[curtains]

I would never fold here:


PokerStars Game #1675778210: Tournament #7815435, Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2005/05/11 - 00:24:54 (ET)
Table '7815435 1' Seat #6 is the button
Seat 5: dfscott (9535 in chips)
Seat 6: KAnglin75 (3965 in chips)
dfscott: posts the ante 25
KAnglin75: posts the ante 25
KAnglin75: posts small blind 100
dfscott: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to dfscott [7d Kc]
KAnglin75: raises 200 to 400
dfscott: folds
KAnglin75 collected 450 from pot
KAnglin75: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 450 | Rake 0
Seat 5: dfscott (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: KAnglin75 (button) (small blind) collected (450)

[curtains]

I would never fold here either. Calling is fine. You have position and there is also 50 chips in antes in the pot. Most of these opponents at the lower buyins you can call any 2, and bet out about 300 on any flop and youll be +EV.

You might want to fold like the very worst hands so that they get the idea that you fold sometimes, but it's probably not even necessary. Another way to pacify them is to call preflop and just check it down sometimes.


PokerStars Game #1675785112: Tournament #7815435, Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2005/05/11 - 00:25:58 (ET)
Table '7815435 1' Seat #5 is the button
Seat 5: dfscott (8610 in chips)
Seat 6: KAnglin75 (4890 in chips)
dfscott: posts the ante 25
KAnglin75: posts the ante 25
dfscott: posts small blind 100
KAnglin75: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to dfscott [5s 9d]
dfscott: folds
KAnglin75 collected 250 from pot
KAnglin75: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 250 | Rake 0
Seat 5: dfscott (button) (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: KAnglin75 (big blind) collected (250)

[curtains]

It's my opinion that it's easier to play with smaller preflop raise sizes....but ok thats just a matter of opinion. I would like to be raising to 500-600, yet still see my opponent fold often, as opposed to raising to 800. Also I would call the reraise.

Also I don't mind just calling preflop (as opposed to raising) with this hand sometimes as well. It depends how things feel, but Ill basically never raise to 4x the BB with this kind of hand.


PokerStars Game #1675780853: Tournament #7815435, Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2005/05/11 - 00:25:18 (ET)
Table '7815435 1' Seat #5 is the button
Seat 5: dfscott (9310 in chips)
Seat 6: KAnglin75 (4190 in chips)
dfscott: posts the ante 25
KAnglin75: posts the ante 25
dfscott: posts small blind 100
KAnglin75: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to dfscott [3c Kc]
dfscott: raises 600 to 800
KAnglin75: raises 600 to 1400
dfscott: folds
KAnglin75 collected 1650 from pot
KAnglin75: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1650 | Rake 0
Seat 5: dfscott (button) (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: KAnglin75 (big blind) collected (1650)

[dfscott]

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I don't believe there's any usual reason to make it 6x the BB here. 3-4 usually does the trick nearly as well IF you want to steal here.

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Yep, this was just a misclick.

[dfscott]

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I would never fold here either. Calling is fine. You have position and there is also 50 chips in antes in the pot. Most of these opponents at the lower buyins you can call any 2, and bet out about 300 on any flop and youll be +EV.


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This is good to know. This is one of those areas I never feel comfortable with -- a marginal hand facing a small raise.

Is this a situation where if I miss and get called or raised, I'm done with it?

[dfscott]

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It's my opinion that it's easier to play with smaller preflop raise sizes....but ok thats just a matter of opinion. I would like to be raising to 500-600, yet still see my opponent fold often, as opposed to raising to 800. Also I would call the reraise.

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On party I normally would be raising 3BB, but I just wasn't sure what to do about those antes in there...

[GtrHtr]

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I would never fold here either. Calling is fine. You have position and there is also 50 chips in antes in the pot. Most of these opponents at the lower buyins you can call any 2, and bet out about 300 on any flop and youll be +EV.


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This is good to know. This is one of those areas I never feel comfortable with -- a marginal hand facing a small raise.

Is this a situation where if I miss and get called or raised, I'm done with it?

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Scuba had a great post last week on HU play in response to a poster from MTT. He stated that it is read and situation related. Clearly if he pushes and you miss you're out. If you hit part of the flop and he min-raises when acting first - go with your read.

[pooh74]

the two Kx hands HU you played very weakly. I wouldnt have folded to the reraises there. Otherwise...gg

[curtains]

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It's my opinion that it's easier to play with smaller preflop raise sizes....but ok thats just a matter of opinion. I would like to be raising to 500-600, yet still see my opponent fold often, as opposed to raising to 800. Also I would call the reraise.

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I feel like 2.5x the BB gets it done a lot of the time. It's important to raise as little as possible if it will have the same affect as a higher raise. Of course this really depends on the situation, and I definitely raise to 3x or more plenty. Just I don't think it's ALWAYS necessary to raise so much, however I also almost never min raise preflop.

On party I normally would be raising 3BB, but I just wasn't sure what to do about those antes in there...

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[curtains]

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I would never fold here either. Calling is fine. You have position and there is also 50 chips in antes in the pot. Most of these opponents at the lower buyins you can call any 2, and bet out about 300 on any flop and youll be +EV.


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This is good to know. This is one of those areas I never feel comfortable with -- a marginal hand facing a small raise.

Is this a situation where if I miss and get called or raised, I'm done with it?

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I'm confused? no one has raised and you have 95o on the button. 95o in this situation is actually not a bad hand. The K3s hand is annoying if thats what you were referring to. I'd call but wouldn't be very happy about it.

[dfscott]

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I would never fold here either. Calling is fine. You have position and there is also 50 chips in antes in the pot. Most of these opponents at the lower buyins you can call any 2, and bet out about 300 on any flop and youll be +EV.

[/ QUOTE ]This is good to know. This is one of those areas I never feel comfortable with -- a marginal hand facing a small raise.Is this a situation where if I miss and get called or raised, I'm done with it?

[/ QUOTE ] I'm confused? no one has raised and you have 95o on the button. 95o in this situation is actually not a bad hand. The K3s hand is annoying if thats what you were referring to. I'd call but wouldn't be very happy about it.

[/ QUOTE ]Oops, my bad. I got this confused with the K hand.

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These are better hands than your previous HU post, but you also show much more solid play.


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I agree.

Dfscott:
Perhaps you would be better off not looking at your cards preflop.

Things to remember:
Just because you are getting rubbish cards doesn't mean your opponent isn't also.
Even when playing rubbish the flop is sometimes kind.
The gap concept also applies headsup.
When you are first to act, raise more, fold less.
Always give your opponent an opportunity to fold.