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Old 12-21-2005, 03:16 PM
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Default Re: $1/$2 NL live - deepstacks (~300 BB)

I'm not crazy about that turn bet. It creates 2 problems in that if it gets called, you'll have no idea where you are, and its small enough that the villain may feel he can blow you off your KK with his QQ or JJ, or maybe even AK if he's capable of that. By just calling his raise, you're creating a tough spot for yourself on the turn. I think you need to 3-bet this flop, that way you're making it very clear to him what kind of a hand you have, and you give him a chance to lose all his money with his AT (although it doesnt sound like he will, but maybe). There's nothing wrong with him folding to a 3-bet, thats a lot better than allowing yourself to make a mistake on the turn and river out of position with a vulnerable hand.

You said this guy has only been there for an hour or 2, so he has only been dealt maybe 80 or 90 hands max. Its certainly possible that he hasn't many real hands yet, so labelling him a TAG in that amount of time is risky. The key here is how he played his set of jacks. Was he in position in that hand? If he did the same flop min-raise, then you have a tougher decision here. Otherwise, I would raise to 220 on the flop, and fold to a push. He's not calling your raise with T9 (he can't be that much of a TAG anyway if he's calling an UTG+1 raise with AT).

I prefer to play this hand almost entirely on the flop, as being oop on the turn with a big pot and this hand is a difficult situation.
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