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Chaostracize
05-13-2005, 07:30 PM
Villain doesn't have great hand selection in EP. That's all I know. What's the play for the flop and future streets?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (9 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

CO (t830)
Hero (t1050)
SB (t1150)
BB (t900)
UTG (t545)
UTG+1 (t1605)
MP1 (t1710)
MP2 (t1280)
MP3 (t930)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 8/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 8/images/graemlins/club.gif.
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, MP1 calls t50, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, CO calls t50, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t225</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, MP1 calls t175, CO folds.

Flop: (t575) T/images/graemlins/club.gif, J/images/graemlins/club.gif, 3/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
MP1 checks, Hero...?
AndrewB
05-13-2005, 07:37 PM
I'm not sure I like the preflop raise here, but at least you have position. The pot is pretty big and MP1 has shown weakness.

I would fire out a bet of 200 and if that doesn't take it down I would not be putting any more chips in the pot.
Elektrik
05-13-2005, 07:57 PM
This is a strange situation, but given your stack, implied odds, position, and the fact that two limpers are already in I might limp this, in which case I check behind on that flop.

Given that you know MP is limping with a wide variety of hands, I like a raise as he'll potentially release many of them. Follow it up with a cont bet on that scary board, it's just as scary for him as it is for you, and he'll let you know, either by calling or by raising, who it's more scary for. If he calls, I'm done.
snap
05-13-2005, 08:12 PM
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I'm not sure I like the preflop raise here, but at least you have position. The pot is pretty big and MP1 has shown weakness.

I would fire out a bet of 200 and if that doesn't take it down I would not be putting any more chips in the pot.

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I agree, If he doesn't play tight EP, its likely he's holding a jack or ten (as many play hollywood conectors and 109s) fire a bet and if he plays back its I check/fold the turn and river.