Thread: Top pair fold
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Old 12-13-2004, 12:43 AM
Spladle Master Spladle Master is offline
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Default Re: Top pair fold

I don't think you're crazy, I think you're stupid.

Because the hand is vulnerable, you should raise, not fold.

If the bettor has AQ or KQ, why didn't he raise pre-flop? Is the bettor a real rock who only bets with TPTK or better and also happens to only raise pre-flop with AA?

If the bettor has a flush or straight draw, your fold is very bad. It's even worse if he's betting middle pair, and it's absolutely HORRIBLE if he's betting a pocket pair that isn't an overpair to your queens.

Again, the odds or someone having AQ or KQ are reduced given that there was no pre-flop raise. The odds of your hand being second-best are slim.

QJo is a top-pair hand. You play it in un-raised pots because that decreases the likelihood that you are dominated.

Ed Miller would bitch-slap you if he saw this post.
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