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Old 11-30-2005, 12:42 PM
Jake (The Snake) Jake (The Snake) is offline
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Default Re: Textbook wait for turn in huge pot?

I'm not going to commit to raising or waiting, but a few points to consider in favor of raising the flop:

1. How vulnerable is our hand, and do we have redraws?
2. Are your opponents always going to have gutshots? If not, is there any reason to wait?
3. What exactly are the odds you are giving your opponents on the flop and the turn, and are they that much different?
4. Just because you make it so a gutshot should fold the turn doesn't mean you have done something magically profitable. If he almost has the odds to call, then you probably haven't gained that much value on the turn, and likely could have gotten more by just raising the flop.
5. Will your opponent always bet the turn, giving you the chance to raise?
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