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Beck · #1 08-15-2004, 02:05 AM

Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (9 handed)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
UTG calls, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO calls, Button folds, SB raises, Hero calls, UTG 3-bets, MP1 calls, CO folds, SB calls, Hero calls.

Flop: (13 SB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (4 players)
SB bets, Hero calls, UTG raises, MP1 calls, SB calls, Hero calls.

Turn: (10.50 BB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (4 players)
SB bets, Hero calls, UTG raises, MP1 calls, SB calls, Hero calls.

River: (18.50 BB) K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (4 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, UTG raises, MP1 calls, SB calls, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 26.50 BB

prayformojo · #2 08-15-2004, 02:20 AM

What flop were you hoping for with all that pre-flop raising? Top set not good enough for you? Did you want to see if an A,K,Q,J or 3 would fall so your opponents might be able to catch up?

Raise the flop, bet/raise the turn, cap them both if given the chance. The pot is big, and winning money is good.

Beck · #3 08-15-2004, 02:34 AM

With the pre-flop raising I was figuring that they were perhaps holding the same cards, looking to catch the same outs, thereby making the number of my negative outs less.

Capn486 · #4 08-15-2004, 03:25 AM

I'd get as many raises in as I could on the flop and turn.

DeathDonkey · #5 08-15-2004, 03:44 AM

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With the pre-flop raising I was figuring that they were perhaps holding the same cards, looking to catch the same outs, thereby making the number of my negative outs less.

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I cannot parse this sentence. So I will just say: CAP EVERY STREET!!

-DeathDonkey

Fiddler · #6 08-15-2004, 04:05 AM

Why worry about outs? Do you really think you are behind? You can't be afraid to pour money into a pot when you have top set.

Beck · #7 08-15-2004, 04:47 AM

Deathdonkey: Parse?? What does that mean?

No, didn't think I was behind. More like a case of slow-playing. Which I guess I shouldn't??

DeathDonkey · #8 08-15-2004, 04:59 AM

Hey sorry, was just making a joke because I didn't understand that sentence. Look at the action from the hand history though: you call to close the betting on every street! Slowplaying is sometimes ok (not very frequently) when you have bad position and want to trap more opponents in the pot, but here they are already trapped in there with you and you are passing up all your opportunities to raise with your huge hand.

-DeathDonkey

SnakeRat · #9 08-15-2004, 05:03 AM

You need to cap the the turn and river.
With that board you have the best hand atleast 90% of the time.

Grow the pot as big as possible.

Fiddler · #10 08-15-2004, 05:28 AM

I wouldn't. Slow-playing is more for situations when you have a really strong hand and you fear you will drive other players out when you start to bet/raise.