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Old 11-19-2005, 02:40 PM
TheRempel TheRempel is offline
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Default Re: Keeping the Initiative (Stars 100 hand)

I will definitely concede that he is right on big raggy pairs being marginal hands, especially OOP. Most hands excluding AA are fairly marginal.

I don't understand why everyone is so against having to make tough decisions. Every one of these decision you are forced to make will add a weapon to your arsenal that you can use later on against that same opponent and others.

As for the play of the particular hand in question, I think I would generally go for a cr on the flop as the OP said he might do, since there is no big wrap draw here, the best possible straight draw would be something like KT9x. Even a tight player post flop is likely to make some kind of bet here with one of those hands.

If the PFR bets only 1/2 pot, he will be able to make it $25 to go, forcing his opponents to commit a healthy portion of their stack to see one card. If they both call then you can likely check the turn if they are decent since that ten will have hit their range. If one calls a check might be in order if he is likely to check behind with a straight, or a smallish blocking bet if they like to make the mistake of giving 'free' cards.
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