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Raise the flop or just right?
My agression level in the early rounds is way below what it is in MTTs and cash games and I am trying to find the range. Specificly I semi bluff raise and check raise with a much lower frequency. Here is an example where I pull the trigger on the flop in the early rounds much less frequently than in those other venues.
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (9 handed) converter MP2 (t985) Hero (t915) CO (t2170) Button (t1060) SB (t970) BB (t1090) UTG (t825) UTG+1 (t985) MP1 (t1000) Preflop: Hero is MP3 with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, MP1 calls t15, MP2 calls t15, Hero calls t15, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, SB completes, BB checks. Flop: (t75) J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font> <font color="#CC3333">SB bets t80</font>, BB folds, MP1 calls t80, MP2 folds, Hero calls t80. Turn: (t315) 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font> SB checks, MP1 checks, Hero checks. River: (t315) K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font> SB checks, MP1 checks, Hero checks. Final Pot: t315 |
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Re: Raise the flop or just right?
I'll go either way, depends how I'm feeling at the moment and on how likely I think I am to get paid if the flush does come.
Why not bet the turn? Too transparent? |
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Re: Raise the flop or just right?
Just right IMO.
5-handed, a raise on the flop (short of a push - which is just too much for me, this early), is often a quick way to lose your ga-jillion out chasing. Too often, you'll get an over-push from this ever-growing pot - REALLY putting you to the test. Given the opportunity to see the turn for anything less than all your chips is a gift. Could be an arguement for hitting the turn. A lead followed by a check smells a lot like a draw. A substantial piece of this flop isn't likely to give the river free with two-flush draws on board. The problem is "selling it". As THIS card is as unlikely to improve your hand. A modest bet won't get you much here (accept maybe a c/r!). I personally couldn't risk more though this early. River? Meh.....same problem. Smallish bet gets called from one holding a small "piece", larger bet puts you in jeopardy early in the tourney. I like your line. |
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Re: Raise the flop or just right?
Yea I really don't like to commit a lot of chips in the early rounds without a made hand. You lost 95 chips missing your draw to the nuts, move on to the next hand.
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Re: Raise the flop or just right?
Half pot the turn.
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Re: Raise the flop or just right?
I liked the way you played the hand. When you have five to the flop a raise can easily backfire here.
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Re: Raise the flop or just right?
Thanks for the feedback. I did not bet the turn for a few reasons:
<ul type="square">[*]I have two opponents[*]I hate getting raised on the turn (on the flop I don't mind a reraise nearly as much since with two cards to come I don't have a problem with putting all my chips in the center with the nut flush draw and two overs)[*]Since the flop bet came through so many people, I have to give the original bettor credit for some sort of made hand, probably weak like TPBK or a pocket pair less than jacks, and we all know how much people love to call[*]A 1/2 post size bet is one sixth of my chips[/list] The reasons I like betting on flops like this elsewhere is that (I get to use my new favorite UBB code again): <ul type="square">[*]It builds the pot when I am builting to a nut hand[*]It disguises my hand some so the chance of stacking someone, or at least getting more chips off them, if I hit goes up[*]I may have the opportunity to take a free card on the turn (since a lot of times players will pot the turn in these situations if you call the flop, denying you the right price to see the river)[*]I may win the pot outright[*]I may set up a turn semi bluff or a river bluff[/list] Here though I don't think it is worth risking the chips needed to raise (120-240 more) and I give villain the opportunity to push (and if anyone is pushing here, I want it to be me, stack sizes are a little awkward). I think it is close though, and change one or two things and raising the flop looks a lot more appealing. Oh, results. Um, sb had Jx, and the other guy has utter crap IIRC, like ATo (or QTo, paint ten or 9 I think that never got anywhere). |
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