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KramerTM

08-26-2005, 10:45 AM

I'm rarely ever in this situation early on because my table image is never "aggressive" during Level 1. However, I picked up about 2 or 3 monster PF hands that were all taken down by either a PF raise or a bet on the flop. So the table probably thought I was an aggressive player.

Would this have been a good time to save some chips and not c-bet? Or is that just weak?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (10 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

MP1 (t790)
MP2 (t775)
MP3 (t785)
Hero (t870)
Button (t615)
SB (t785)
BB (t800)
UTG (t875)
UTG+1 (t980)
UTG+2 (t725)

Preflop: Hero is CO with J/images/graemlins/club.gif, J/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
2 folds, UTG+2 calls t15, MP1 calls t15, 1 fold, MP3 calls t15, Hero raises to t60, 3 folds, UTG+2 calls t45, MP1 calls t45, MP3 folds.

Flop: (t217.50) 9/images/graemlins/heart.gif, K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 4/images/graemlins/club.gif (3 players)
UTG+2 checks, MP1 checks, Hero bets t125, UTG+2 raises to t250, MP1 folds, Hero folds.

Final Pot: t52.50

Burno

08-26-2005, 10:53 AM

Raise more preflop, like to 80 or 90. Given your image, call a push.

KramerTM

08-26-2005, 11:03 AM

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Raise more preflop, like to 80 or 90.

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Is this because of my image? Or just in general?

EnderFFX

08-26-2005, 11:06 AM

I just check/call this for set value.

Burno

08-26-2005, 11:08 AM

I think both in this case. You could argue that a healthier raise will be more likely to entice a push from someone, with which your image, you will be a good favorite against.

But more importantly, I don't want to play a multiway pot with JJ unless I'm limping. I want to raise enough to get it heads up. Raising a 15 blind to 60 after three limpers with the blinds yet to act on Party is a surefire recipe for a multiway pot.

durron597

08-26-2005, 11:17 AM

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I just check/call this for set value.

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Terrible. Unless you are saying specifically because of his image... nah, it's just terrible.

To the OP: you can check behind on this flop given your image. That's about as innocent a board as you can get as far as draws go; you are WAWB.

EnderFFX

08-26-2005, 11:22 AM

I meant I check pre-flop for set value. Man that sounded donkish /images/graemlins/smile.gif