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Old 12-01-2004, 08:20 PM
Irieguy Irieguy is offline
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Default Re: And I Still Can\'t Play Paired Flops (help pls)

OK, fundamentals will give you the answer to this one.

Preflop: complete is fine. Raise and fold are both bad.

Postflop: here's where you need to remember poker fundamentals. You are in the worst position in a multi-way pot. There are only 2 ways to win a poker hand, 1)show down the best hand, and 2)outplay your opponent(s). What are your chances of outplaying 6 opponents from the SB? Not good. So, then, betting is only valid if you're doing it for value. Does your hand have enough value to warrant a value-bet from up front? Negative. Why not? Because there are too many ways for the people behind you to outplay, outdraw, or have already outflopped you.

Therefore, keep the pot small, be smart, call for value when warranted and hope you can showdown a winner for a small pot if you don't improve greatly.

Irieguy
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