calvin
01-20-2004, 06:39 PM
Hello,
4/8, B&M--just sat down, and decide to post 2 off the button. No reads on any of the players. I am still taking my chips out of the rack when I look down and see AA. Folded to me, I raise. Button calls, both blinds come along; four to the flop.
Flop: A Q 7, two spades.
Blinds check to me, I bet, button raises, both blinds call, I call.
Turn: A Q 7 5, two spades.
Blinds check to me, I check, button bets, both blinds call, I raise, button folds, both blinds call.
River: A Q 7 5 T, two spades, both blinds muck before I can get my bet out after checking to me.
My raise preflop seems pretty standard, although with only 4 players left to act I could see why I might occassionaly check my option here.
On the flop, I believe my flop bet was very standard. Smooth calling the raise is something that I also almost always do when I have a very strong hand--especially headsup. In this case, I was afraid of the spade draw after both blinds called the three bets cold, so I decided to pop the turn. Comments on this decision?
On the turn, especially with no spade, I was looking to checkraise. Button bet as planned--I was surprised to see him fold for one bet though. With the blinds calling the checkraise, I was certain they had to be drawing still.
River play--I am not sure if I would have checked through if a spade hit, but I would have a hard time putting the blinds on anything other hand than the flush draw. When a blank came off, I had a very clear bet.
The flop smooth call, followed by turn checkraise and river bet seems to be my auto-strong hand play, especially when I am concerned about a flush/straight draw beating me. Curious to see any comments on varying this strategy--four betting preflop, betting into the button on the turn, trying for a check raise on the river if the flush card does not fall--as I was surprised lose the button on the turn for one more bet, and ended up collecting no bets on the river.
Calvin
4/8, B&M--just sat down, and decide to post 2 off the button. No reads on any of the players. I am still taking my chips out of the rack when I look down and see AA. Folded to me, I raise. Button calls, both blinds come along; four to the flop.
Flop: A Q 7, two spades.
Blinds check to me, I bet, button raises, both blinds call, I call.
Turn: A Q 7 5, two spades.
Blinds check to me, I check, button bets, both blinds call, I raise, button folds, both blinds call.
River: A Q 7 5 T, two spades, both blinds muck before I can get my bet out after checking to me.
My raise preflop seems pretty standard, although with only 4 players left to act I could see why I might occassionaly check my option here.
On the flop, I believe my flop bet was very standard. Smooth calling the raise is something that I also almost always do when I have a very strong hand--especially headsup. In this case, I was afraid of the spade draw after both blinds called the three bets cold, so I decided to pop the turn. Comments on this decision?
On the turn, especially with no spade, I was looking to checkraise. Button bet as planned--I was surprised to see him fold for one bet though. With the blinds calling the checkraise, I was certain they had to be drawing still.
River play--I am not sure if I would have checked through if a spade hit, but I would have a hard time putting the blinds on anything other hand than the flush draw. When a blank came off, I had a very clear bet.
The flop smooth call, followed by turn checkraise and river bet seems to be my auto-strong hand play, especially when I am concerned about a flush/straight draw beating me. Curious to see any comments on varying this strategy--four betting preflop, betting into the button on the turn, trying for a check raise on the river if the flush card does not fall--as I was surprised lose the button on the turn for one more bet, and ended up collecting no bets on the river.
Calvin