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kapw7
07-19-2005, 05:58 PM
PokerStars 2/4 Hold'em (6 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

CO is a bad player with $3 left. SB is TAGish and predictable but only 30 hands played so far.

Preflop: Hero is Button with 6/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 7/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">CO raises all-in</font>, Hero calls 1.5SB, <font color="#CC3333">SB 3-bets</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero calls.

Is my position a good excuse to call the first bet?

Flop: (6.50 SB) 6/images/graemlins/club.gif, 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, SB calls.

Turn: (5.25 BB) J/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, SB calls.

I've seen the SB slowplaying before. But this is not an excuse not to bet. I fold a raise. Calling gives me 9.25:2 at worst case. So can I call then? But SB is supposed to be predictable. If my reads are any good that is.

Just realised I shouldn't play these marginal hands. But the challenge is stronger than giving up a few BBs. So let's go on.

River: (7.25 BB) 4/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, SB calls.

Easy river bet? Or should I be fearing a bigger PP?

Final Pot: 9.25 BB

Lost Wages
07-19-2005, 06:00 PM
This is a really easy fold preflop. You have an implied odds hand with no implied odds /images/graemlins/frown.gif.

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kapw7
07-19-2005, 06:20 PM
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This is a really easy fold preflop. You have an implied odds hand with no implied odds /images/graemlins/frown.gif.

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Agreed. Just going through some older hands in my DB. I am more interested in the post flop play in this hand.