Forum: Mid-High Stakes Shorthanded
12-31-2005, 04:50 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,573
Afterthought
You really got to ask yourself, how could SB coldcall preflop with a hand that beats me on this flop? Against many TAGs this is a dead give away.
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Forum: Mid-High Stakes Shorthanded
12-31-2005, 07:56 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,573
Re: slightly common situation (from a debate)
My default is to call and strive for one bet per street. I doubt that raising any street is +EV relative to my overall pot equity and the risk of being reraised. This strategy pretty much negates his...
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Forum: Mid-High Stakes Shorthanded
12-31-2005, 05:59 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 5,299
I didn\'t
Are you going to take the free card when the 8 /images/graemlins/club.gif turns?
Looks like pointless spewing to me. If you want this pot I strongly recommend you hit your hand. Otherwise it is...
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Forum: Mid-High Stakes Shorthanded
12-31-2005, 05:00 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 10,028
Re: Hand...
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An aggressive stealer could open any 2, continue on the flop, pick up a FD on the turn, and C/R bluff the river as a last chance to win the hand
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99.9% of...
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Forum: Mid-High Stakes Shorthanded
12-31-2005, 02:14 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 10,028
Re: Hand...
This is a very difficult situation without any read. I object to the preflop call at a datamining site such as Party Poker. You have no business playing a supermarginal hand in the total dark versus...
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Forum: Mid-High Stakes Shorthanded
12-31-2005, 01:22 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,683
Re: As pairs go it\'s not much - J3s
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Things really work differently up here. I don't understand how you can expect Villain to have (edit: and bet) 75 or worse 20% of the time by the river here.
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You don't see...
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Forum: Mid-High Stakes Shorthanded
12-30-2005, 06:17 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,507
Re: 3-bet pre-flop or check-raise the flop?
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Tilt can and often does play a huge factor when playing heads up even at high limits. Whether these people are "dumdums" or rocket scientists is irrelevant.
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There are...
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Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded
12-30-2005, 05:45 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,783
Re: Results
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The reason I posted this hand is A10o has earned me -0.5 BB/100 over the last 5K hands
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How many ATo hands have you been dealt in that stretch? 50? You want to discuss...
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Forum: Mid-High Stakes Shorthanded
12-30-2005, 05:45 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,620
Re: Live hand: Bottom pair, ugly river
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Any 2 10-A, 44+, any suited ace, A4o+, with maybe some suited connectors thrown in (but not with 100% frequency).
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PokerStove says Villain has 50.7% pot equity on the turn...
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Forum: Mid-High Stakes Shorthanded
12-30-2005, 05:03 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 887
Re: Overzelous?
Wow, you invested 5 BB in this hand, never had a draw better than a gutshot, and folded a pair of aces for one bet on the river.
So much money, so little accomplished.
Reasonable plan #1: Say...
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Forum: Mid-High Stakes Shorthanded
12-30-2005, 04:25 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,620
Re: Live hand: Bottom pair, ugly river
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My turn checkraise was purely for value.
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I asked a friend /images/graemlins/wink.gif what he likes to have for a 5-handed opening and fed it into PokerStove. Against my...
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Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded
12-30-2005, 04:02 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,783
Re: 2/4 6-Max Prima - A10o
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if he shows more aggression, it's an easy fold.
both of these approaches make use of your superior position to get extra money in when you improve and pay the same (or less)to see a...
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Forum: Mid-High Stakes Shorthanded
12-30-2005, 01:26 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,740
Re: AQs... I think I played it OK
First three streets OK.
Betcall the river as you won't get many bets from worse hands but he won't take your ace on faith. 3-betting is bad as his raise is almost always ace, six, or bluff.
Bet...
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Forum: Mid-High Stakes Shorthanded
12-30-2005, 12:47 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,683
As pairs go it\'s not much - J3s
10/20 6-max (6-handed)
Hero is BB with J /images/graemlins/diamond.gif 3 /images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
Preflop: 31/15 Button calls, Hero checks.
Button likes to raise flops and otherwise...
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Forum: Mid-High Stakes Shorthanded
12-30-2005, 12:25 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,507
Re: 3-bet pre-flop or check-raise the flop?
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"Provided that you assume that Villain will autobet the flop there can be no "loss of value" that everyone keeps talking about."
Assume you have AA and your opponent has KK. If you...
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Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded
12-30-2005, 12:12 AM
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Replies: 74
Views: 6,305
Re: I Know 2+2 Wants To Kill Me For This......
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Here is an example that I made up a long time ago in a preflop EV thread.
You are playing heads up hold'em but the deal is rigged. One of you will flop TPTK. The other player will...
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Forum: Mid-High Stakes Shorthanded
12-29-2005, 11:15 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,507
Re: 3-bet pre-flop or check-raise the flop?
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Stellar, how much weight do you give to the concept of "initiative"?
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I spend a lot of time thinking about this and I still don't know much.
In regards to this thread,...
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Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded
12-29-2005, 08:27 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 3,136
Re: 5/10 3handed: spewing?
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He is almost always going to bet the turn again.
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So your Villain not only autobets the flop, he autobets the turn too? He has a wide range for preflop 3-bets and he always...
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Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded
12-29-2005, 08:12 PM
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Replies: 74
Views: 6,305
Re: I Know 2+2 Wants To Kill Me For This......
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I'm a little confused. I guess we're assuming that we can't tell anything from the cards we're dealt?
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Correct, you cannot predict who will flop TPTK based on your preflop...
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Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded
12-29-2005, 07:15 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 3,136
Re: 5/10 3handed: spewing?
If you must pull some stunt like this for whatever reason, wait until you have a heart. It gives you an extra chance. There are plenty of opportunities to make big bluffs. You can wait until you have...
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Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded
12-29-2005, 06:45 PM
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Replies: 74
Views: 6,305
Re: I Know 2+2 Wants To Kill Me For This......
Here is an example that I made up a long time ago in a preflop EV thread.
You are playing heads up hold'em but the deal is rigged. One of you will flop TPTK. The other player will receive a...
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Forum: Internet Gambling
12-29-2005, 05:14 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 9,927
Re: Un fair advantage alert from party pokaer
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Oh, ok, guess we have confirmation then that it's the blind posting thing.
Well, as that thread points out, it's not even +EV.
Or do you think it is?
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What if it's 15/30...
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Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded
12-29-2005, 04:37 PM
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Replies: 74
Views: 6,305
Re: I Know 2+2 Wants To Kill Me For This......
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What we do in EV neutral situations has a direct bearing on whether or not actions on the later streets are positive.
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The kurosh example is deceptive because the flop...
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Forum: Mid-High Stakes Shorthanded
12-29-2005, 03:59 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,507
Re: 3-bet pre-flop or check-raise the flop?
It is important to recognize that calling preflop and checkraising Villain's flop autobet has exactly the same effect as 3-betting preflop and autobetting the flop. In each case the same money goes...
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Forum: Mid-High Stakes Shorthanded
12-29-2005, 03:23 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 5,076
Re: 3-bet J10s against good player?
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Of course taking the highest EV action is the best policy but that is beside the point.
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Although this may seem like an obvious statement, I think it is a...
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