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A little after first break in 25,000 guaranteed. Villian has been agressively raising my blind the past 2 orbits, and thats my only read.
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (8 handed)
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Button (t7625)
Hero (t14370)
BB (t12570)
UTG (t16680)
UTG+1 (t4550)
MP1 (t11475)
MP2 (t6990)
CO (t6000)
Preflop: Hero is SB with T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
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5 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises to t600</font>, Hero calls t500, <font color="#666666">
1 fold</font>.
Flop: (t1275) T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">Button bets t1100</font>, Hero calls t1100.
Turn: (t3475) 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">Button bets t1400</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t2800</font>, Button calls t1400.
River: (t9075) 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t3000</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises to t3100</font>, Hero calls t100.
Final Pot: t15275
you guys like? should i be raising this flop or is check/call fine. how about preflop?
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Hey, I actually like your line a lot. I really don't see what you're behind here for most of the hand. I like the smooth call on the flop because there is no doubt that your hand is good, and it might induce a repop on the turn from the aggressive player.
You got the repop, and you reraised him. However, I would reraise him a litle bit more here instead of a min-raise. Maybe all-in. I just feel at this point there are draws, and the pot is large as it is, I'd like to take down the 5000 and avoid possibly letting the villian hit his outs.
But at the same time, I don't see how that 7 of clubs really helped him, it's not that scary, staying in extract mode works fine here as well.
Overall I think you played it quite well. If the aggro villian checked on the flop i might suspect a set, but his flop bet really smelled of a steal attempt more than anything IMO.
I have this strange feeling that he had 8-8, but I think your line seems about right.
Brad