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His move looks a lot like TT-QQ, maybe AQs or something like that, depending on how bad the player was.
I disagree. If I put him on a range of hands that narrow, it would be a pretty tough call for 2/3 of my chips.
In his book, Dan Harrington stresses how you have to have a read on everyone at your table, including yourself. In other words, what do they think of you?
In this case, the BB has to think "LAG bully" when I raise his big blind after raising hands he's limped 2 out of the last three. I decided that I most likely had him dominated more than half the time, figuring he might push with Ax where x>7 and almost any pair.
I called pretty quickly (which shocked the table) and was in great shape when he flipped over A [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 9 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] and the flop came 3 small cards with only one heart. Unfortunately, the turn and river were both hearts and I was crippled.
I managed to stay alive for a couple of more levels, but finally went out 57/83.
I was philosophical about it until an hour or so later, when in an Act II I called a 5x bb raise on the button with J [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] J [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (BB called, too). The flop came A [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] J [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 7 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], the preflop raiser (had me covered) pushed, I called and he showed A [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] K [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
Redemption? Not quite. The turn and river were both clubs and I decided that heading back up I-95 to play with my grandson would be better for my state of mind than another Staellite. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]
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