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Old 12-28-2005, 04:38 PM
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Default Re: Tough river decision

I think it's funny that the option of "re-raising" here is included, basically out of instinct, like a starved animal rushing toward a fresh slab of poisoned meat.

There has been some discussion as to the turn. First of all, there is a loose player in the mix here, so if loosey decides to do something silly like call your raise or push, well, then that's all the benefit to you. What you don't want is to just call the turn bet of 20 and give loosey super-duper odds. So, no, raising here was appropriate, and I think 100 is a fine raise. An AJ or QJ can't get out of the hand. KJ is a possibility, but that 20 to 40 bet just reeks of AJ or QJ; besides, you're not getting out of this hand and you are most certainly not wanting to give loosey a free card. On the other hand, AJ or QJ is not getting out of the way when a [censored]' 7 of hearts comes on the board on the turn for a raise to 100 unless he has KQ or something of that ass variety. Even if he does, it may be a flush draw KQ, and he'll probably feel obliged to stick around. Anyway, he may make a crying call or raise all in, but he's not folding. If he does raise all in on the turn, well, perhaps he has a higher full house to yours. At this point, given your information, you'd probably have to call on the turn and then good luck to him if he hit.

Now, on the river, you have so much more information. Your raise on the turn gives you the opportunity to fold on the river. If you folded, you played the hand correctly, sir.

Argun
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