Here's a hand I played tonight where I had some interesting decisions to make.
Reads:
BB is the rock of fuc<font color="#666666"></font>king Gibraltar.
MP2 is loose preflop, passive and tightish postflop.
Button is loose/passive all the way.
Paradise Poker 1/2 Hold'em (8 handed)
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Preflop: Hero is SB with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
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3 folds</font>, MP2 calls, <font color="#666666">
1 fold</font>, Button calls, Hero completes, BB checks.
I read a post recently where somebody was encouraging people to raise AJo and ATo in the blinds against a few opponents. I don't like to do this, but I considered it here because I had a strong image going, had a chance to knock out the BB, and probably had the best hand. Decided against it. Thoughts?
Flop: (4 SB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
Hero checks, BB checks, MP2 checks, Button checks.
Failed check-raise obviously. Limpers had a bit of the bet-if-checked-to syndrome and I wanted to get some bets in and hopefully settle their asses down. In retrospect I don't like checking into three passive players on a ragged flop.
(Rest of the hand is standard.)
Turn: (2 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, BB folds, MP2 folds, Button calls.
River: (4 BB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>... dum de dum
NT