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hand from Pacific Trout final table
This was one of my more interesting hands from last night's Pacific 2+2 tournament. We're at the final table, 5 people remaining. Top 3 get paid, 5/3/2 payout structure. I've been pretty aggressive, as has the villain in this hand.
EDIT: Though the villain is 2+2, I don't know who she is. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (5 handed) converter MP (t4225) Button (t5745) Hero (t11600) BB (t12525) UTG (t3405) Preflop: Hero is SB with T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, Hero completes, BB checks. Flop: (t400) T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font> <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t300</font>, <font color="#CC3333">BB raises to t1200</font>, Hero calls t900. Turn: (t2800) 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font> Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">BB bets t1400</font>, Hero calls t1400. River: (t5600) J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font> Hero does . . . ? |
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Re: hand from Pacific Trout final table
I think you're ahead. Usually when the BB makes a bet on the flop given the SB completed, making some sort of bet on the flop is mandatory for the BB.
I think you are ahead and he's got perhaps a mid-pair. The check on the turn makes me beleive its possible he's got a flush. Say it ain't so, but I'd bet 1/2 the pot. |
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Re: hand from Pacific Trout final table
I would think for awhile and bet 1500-1800 (blocking bet). It takes a lot of cahunas to bluff raise that river, so I would have no problem folding if raised.
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Re: hand from Pacific Trout final table
I thought of check/calling (a bet smaller than 3k) on the river but probably durrons line is better. I'd rereraise already on the flop though - probably to 3.5k or so.
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Re: hand from Pacific Trout final table
I was the villain in this hand, and I played this hand just @#%$&^#% horribly.
I raised the flop and bet the turn on a bluff (I had Ac 6h) and then just gave it up on the river when you weren't going anywhere. I don't think that the flop raise was that bad an idea as it might have bought me the pot or at least a free card, but what free card is that great? Betting the turn was just spewing chips in a silly effort to chase you off your hand. EDIT: Since I considered the whole tourney a learning experience, I was honestly concerned about playing too passively so I decided to take a poke a stealing the pot. In retrospect probably not the best choice. Why did you just choose to complete the SB (if you don't mind me asking)? I was folding to you SB raises pretty consistantly. |
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Re: hand from Pacific Trout final table
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EDIT: Since I considered the whole tourney a learning experience, I was honestly concerned about playing too passively so I decided to take a poke a stealing the pot. In retrospect probably not the best choice. [/ QUOTE ] Nah, I think it was a good idea, just unfortunate timing. I'd certainly been one of the more aggressive players at the table, and a lot of times you're going to end up stealing a pretty substantial pot this way. [ QUOTE ] Why did you just choose to complete the SB (if you don't mind me asking)? I was folding to you SB raises pretty consistantly. [/ QUOTE ] That's true. Basically, I was trying to mix it up some. I didn't want to raise your blind every time, because then I'm likely to get played back at more. I had a hand where I wanted to see a flop but didn't want to play it if I got reraised after trying a steal raise. So I decided to limp and keep the pot small, in this instance. As a bonus, if I limp occasionally with mediocre holdings, it allows me to limp with good holdings and get more aggressive action, or at least so I like to think (how effective this is is pretty debatable, and it definitely relies on fairly observant opponents.) As to the original hand, durron's suggestion is exactly what I did and for that reason. I threw out a bet of 1500, wyrm folded. |
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Re: hand from Pacific Trout final table
I would have reraise the flop
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Re: hand from Pacific Trout final table
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I would have reraise the flop [/ QUOTE ] To what end? It seems like this is likely to either snap off a bluff without extracting more chips or get me in serious trouble when villain actually does have a hand. Particularly since I had been quite aggressive, I think I can be bet into by worse hands reasonably often if I slow up here. |
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