Learning to fold

Spicymoose · #1 10-11-2005, 03:43 PM

Opponent is 20/10/1.47 after 150 hands.

Party Poker 5/10 Hold'em (6 max, 5 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is Button with 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
UTG calls, 1 fold, Hero raises, 1 fold, BB calls, UTG calls.

Flop: (6.40 SB) J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players)
BB checks, UTG checks, Hero bets, BB raises, UTG folds, Hero folds.

Final Pot: 4.70 BB

I feel like I normally end up calling down after his raise, and end up losing. I figured he was passive, and this was a good time to practice my folding skills.

Stefan_K · #2 10-11-2005, 03:46 PM

i always fold this against almost every opponent, it would be very rare for me to do something else

Roy6 · #3 10-11-2005, 03:48 PM

standard, this is a very ugly board for your hand.

#4 10-11-2005, 03:52 PM

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I feel like I normally end up calling down after his raise, and end up losing.

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normally calling this down is pretty bad. it seems like you think everyone is taking shots at you ALL THE TIME. a big part of playing short handed is knowing the players who are prone to making moves and identifying spots where they try them... usually when it's HU and a scare card comes on the turn.

here it's a standard hand protection check/raise in a 3way pot. worst case is you're looking at a weak jack. it takes a lunatic to try this move with something you're ahead of, at 5/10 at least. you would never call this down at a full table, right?

#5 10-11-2005, 03:52 PM

only way im continuing with this hand is if I have noted the villans acct as a draw raiser or overly aggressive drawer. You still need to get a feel for his holdings...
I have done this with only about 50/1800 people that i have sucessfully noted, and it really helps...
cdl