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Old 09-25-2005, 01:41 AM
Dave D Dave D is offline
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Default Re: Play a Hand With the Donks

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PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t400 (9 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

MP2 (t7515)
MP3 (t16402)
CO (t5035)
Button (t23220)
SB (t17325)
Hero (t13575)
UTG (t10165)
UTG+1 (t21350)
MP1 (t7495)

Preflop: Hero is BB with J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 raises to t800</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Button calls t800, SB calls t600, Hero calls t400.

Flop: (t2800) T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
SB checks, Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 bets t800</font>, Button calls t800, SB calls t800, Hero calls t800.

Turn: (t6000) J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
SB checks, Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 bets t1200</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises to t2400</font>, SB calls t2400, Hero...

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God I hate this situation, but what you gotta remember is you're playing that QJ for straight value, not top pair, and not for two pair when there are so many other actors, one of whom defiantly made his flush given taht action. I think this is an easier fold than you want to believe.

Notice the min raise on the turn with the original bettor still to act? Calling here is just asking for trouble, I think you can pretty easily bail out here as you're only good if you river a boat...which isn't happening. I don't really like the flop call either (though it may be weak tight), but again, you're not playing this hand for top pair. I think a raise is much better than calling, to at least see where you were at, but I would have folded.
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