Check-call-push in Battle of the Blinds.

[Sam T.]

$3 Sat to $700k Guarantee. Long way to the money. Big blind just sat down, so nobody knows nothing about nobody.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t1200 (8 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

Button (t21957)
Hero (t42213)
BB (t31555)
UTG (t28218)
UTG+1 (t29013)
MP1 (t51042)
MP2 (t57625)
CO (t7935)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 6/images/graemlins/club.gif, 7/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
<font color="#666666">6 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t3600</font>, BB calls t2400.

Flop: (t6525) 6/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 8/images/graemlins/club.gif, 4/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">BB bets t7200</font>, Hero calls t7200.

Turn: (t20925) 3/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t31338 (All-In)</font>.

Comments? I'm trying to get a bit more creative and thought it unliley that the flop hit the villain.

[nath]

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Comments? I'm trying to get a bit more creative and thought it unliley that the flop hit the villain.

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You should probably c-r all-in on the flop then as any number of cards that might put villain ahead can appear on the turn.

[Sam T.]

Bump? Genius? Idiot?

Agreed the CR on the flop would have been better. But is this the kind of play that one has to make to get a big stack, or a donk move?

It feels right, but I don't know for sure.

[betgo]

Lead out on the flop or checkraise allin.

You don't know that the flop didn't hit your opponent. He could have slmost anything too. However, it is probably best to play 2nd pair plus gutshot aggressively.

The preflop raise is OK, but you could also just complete with this hand.

[schwza]

i agree a c/r a-i is better than check/call. it looks like you're very strong and might fold out a bigger 6, which is huge.

i'd probably bet the flop and be prepared to get all the chips in.

[Sam T.]

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i agree a c/r a-i is better than check/call. it looks like you're very strong and might fold out a bigger 6, which is huge.

i'd probably bet the flop and be prepared to get all the chips in.

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Wow - congrats on post 5,000!

I agree that this is the better line. He called with J8o, and I got not help. I don't think he was going anywhere no matter how I played it, but it's good to know I wasn't completely out to lunch.

Thanks all - this was a big help.

[schwza]

oh man, i didn't realize that was #5000. can't decide if that's depressing or cool.

[Sam T.]

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oh man, i didn't realize that was #5000. can't decide if that's depressing or cool.

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I was just honored to be your 5,000th. I feel like a groupie. /images/graemlins/grin.gif