Forum: News, Views, and Gossip
09-11-2004, 05:19 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 123
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
02-24-2004, 09:58 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 63
Re: Preflop choice on AA
Slavic:
I vote for calling, and not because I don't want the betting to get capped. It seems to me that you learn about your opponents' holdings when you get to see what they do when confronted...
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
02-22-2004, 08:15 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 210
Re: Raise the turn?
Garland:
I agree with your analysis -- plus one very likely family of hands that Mason's up against are pinning a good part of their hopes on a flush draw (supported, in their minds, by Mason's...
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
02-22-2004, 08:11 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 210
Re: Hand to Talk About
Mason:
It seems to me you have to begin the analysis before the flop. What does your open-raise on the button mean to them? What will they re-raise with, and what would they fold?
The tighter...
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
01-12-2004, 10:35 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 50
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Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded
01-10-2004, 09:32 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 38
Re: Playing against calling stations...
HC:
What happens if you check behind him? If you bet out on the flop and he calls like always, can you see the river free and get a free showdown (assuming you wanted one). Some folks I play...
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
12-31-2003, 08:04 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 48
Re: River Value Bet?
Phil:
Easy value bet. Note how hard it would be for him to have a hand he'd want to re-raise you with. He doesn't have a full house (not on this betting). But if he has trips or a flush he has to...
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
12-17-2003, 05:16 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 53
Re: simple hand, simple question
BB:
I'd like to raise one more issue, which is the impact on the way you play the hand generally on similar hands in the future. You describe your opponents as poor players, so maybe they won't...
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
12-12-2003, 01:39 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 44
Re: bet into on the turn: advice requested
Elizabeth:
The answer is very player specific; I have played against opponents who will routinely raise whenever a threat card comes when holding A-small or (especially) small pocket pairs.
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
12-03-2003, 01:28 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 194
Re: Hand to Talk About
Mason:
When you think about it, any bet (raise or lead bet) prior to the river is a semi-bluff bet. That is to say, any bet derives some value from the chance that at the end the bettor's hand will...
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
11-26-2003, 08:28 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 62
Re: 10/20 seemed like a simple hand
Slavic:
I can't argue with your flop call. If you hit your hand you could win some extra, plus knowing UTG enough to read his hand is worth something.
When the rainbow A comes on the turn, you...
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
11-05-2003, 08:43 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 32
Re: 888 Flop
Rake:
I think it's very possible that BB is playing fairly straightforward. What if he holds A4s. His pre-flop call of your raise is reasonable.
On the flop he figures his Ace may well be good,...
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
10-02-2003, 01:08 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 37
Re: Value Bet on the river (?)
Chris:
I think you can bet safely here -- unless you're playing against a super tricky player. Big blind's flop 3-bet followed by his passivity afterwards, pretty well indicates that he has a Ten...
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
09-07-2003, 12:00 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 65
Re: 20-40 KTs Steal Hand
Diplomat:
I forget who the poker writer is, but I've read someone who is of the opinion that you should fold everything but the very best hands in the first orbit around the table, and instead use...
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
08-24-2003, 01:44 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 41
Re: Common preflop situation
King_J:
I play at much lower limits, and the game in which I play is quite aggressive. What will happen if you re-raise? If a re-raise will almost always get the pot headsup, and if your opponent...
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
08-22-2003, 11:29 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 79
Re: value bet with trip aces on board
Mike:
Clearly yes. The only question in my mind is whether you'd make more by checking to induce a bluff (that is, how often your opponent will call if you bet versus how often he'll bluff if you...
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Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded
08-20-2003, 07:02 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 39
Re: UB 6-handed 50-1 hand; 3 overcards to my PP
Nicky:
I think you have to call him down. He limped in, and then merely called when the Q hit the flop and the K came on the turn. Most players I know would have raised at some point with a hand...
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
08-20-2003, 06:52 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 61
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
08-08-2003, 02:20 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 35
Re: This can\'t be well played...
JTG51:
It's really tempting to analyze the betting to conclude that he couldn't have anything that beats you.
AA -- might re-raise preflop; would be afraid to check-call the flop for fear you...
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Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded
08-04-2003, 08:18 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 39
Re: Shorthanded at Foxwoods.
Tim:
Re-raising pre-flop out of the small blind with AXo is a profitable play in your situation provided the Button is raising with a wide range of stuff (like J9o or 75s as well as AA or AJo) and...
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
07-26-2003, 11:40 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 127
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
07-26-2003, 11:36 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 62
Re: Nut flush on paired board
Ulysses:
What kind of hand could he have? What kind of hand would you cold-call 2 bets with pre-flop that you wouldn't raise with? Given the rest of his betting, you've got to figure that his most...
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Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded
07-25-2003, 11:00 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 43
Re: 6 max 5/10 partypoker
Stripsqueez:
When you raise on the flop, do you figure tens and nines as outs? Loose players play all kinds of stuff with a limp pre-flop (things like 76s, 22, A3o, J9o). In my view, you have two...
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
07-25-2003, 10:41 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 62
Re: A Terrible Fold?!
Michael:
I am with the comments so far about the need to call the river. One thing, though, about your "14-year-old" comment. Someday there will be a serious effort made to ban internet casinos. ...
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
07-18-2003, 04:01 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 29
Re: Fold or Crying Call?
Hawkeye:
There are 7 big bets in the pot when the turn card comes. What are the chances MP doesn't have an Ace? Could he have JJ or even 99? How about KQs?
If MP doesn't hold an Ace, the turn...
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