Help with TPTK

#1 11-20-2005, 10:22 PM

Villan is a calling station, and drew out on me with K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. Is there any way I could have protected my hand here?

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Preflop: Hero is CO with T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. MP2 posts a blind of $0.05.
UTG calls, 2 folds, MP1 calls, MP2 (poster) checks, 1 fold, Hero raises, Button calls, 2 folds, UTG calls, MP1 calls, MP2 folds.

Flop: (10.40 SB) T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (4 players)
UTG bets, MP1 calls, Hero raises, Button folds, UTG calls, MP1 folds.

Turn: (7.70 BB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
UTG bets, Hero raises, UTG calls.

River: (11.70 BB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
UTG bets, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 13.70 BB [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]

HouseCalls · #2 11-20-2005, 10:30 PM

Looks like you did what you could. Its almost impossible to protect against a true calling station. You just have to make up for the suckouts by winning money when they call down with marginal hands. One question though - how likely is he to bluff the river? Without reads its hard to know and he did lead out the rest of the way. Still its a little unusual for someone to bluff at a pot three times if Ts beat him. I probably would have been more afraid of trip 8's than trip 9's but maybe this is a bet you could have saved.
PS - hindsight is 20/20 - you'll get better answers (or at least more honest) if you don't post the results [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

Jaran · #3 11-20-2005, 10:31 PM

He played badly and got lucky. You shouldn't be raising this turn when he sng's you, unless you have a read that he's an idiot. Don't post results, they contaminate the advice given.

-Jaran

Oh, welcome to the forum [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

irishpint · #4 11-20-2005, 10:32 PM

the calling station bet into you on 3 streeets!!

jrz1972 · #5 11-20-2005, 10:33 PM

1) This is a 100% routine bad beat. Get used to it. You'll suffer much worse.

2) I would normally just call down after villain pulls the stop-and-go on the turn.

3) Welcome to 2+2.

#6 11-20-2005, 10:45 PM

Thanks, I've only been playing for a few months, and I didn't recognize the stop-and-go. Next time I'll slow down. I'll remember to not post the results next time.

Aaron W. · #7 11-20-2005, 10:50 PM

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Villan is a calling station, and drew out on me with K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. Is there any way I could have protected my hand here?

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Probably not. You should improve your reads. What made you think villain is a calling station?

Redd · #8 11-20-2005, 11:04 PM

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Villan is a calling station, and drew out on me with K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. Is there any way I could have protected my hand here?

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Probably not. You should improve your reads. What made you think villain is a calling station?

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Yeah, I agree. Based on this hand, Villain looks like the worst calling station ever.

McGahee · #9 11-20-2005, 11:08 PM

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Villan is a calling station, and drew out on me with K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. Is there any way I could have protected my hand here?

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Probably not. You should improve your reads. What made you think villain is a calling station?

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Yeah, I agree. Based on this hand, Villain looks like the worst calling station ever.

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I personally thought a predictable bet/calling station 'FYP' would've been pretty smooth, but yeah, that works too.