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KQs - how to play (scary) river
Comments on all streets are welcome, though I'm specifically interested in thoughts on how to play this on the river.
My read is that the villain plays semi-loose, and tends to be aggressive when he has a made hand (but otherwise seems pretty passive). I feel confident that I am ahead through the turn, but the T on the river is not a pleasant card as the board is now highly coordinated. Am I better off checking or betting? Party Poker 1/2 Hold'em (10 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero calls, UTG+2 calls, <font color="#666666">5 folds</font>, SB completes, BB checks. Flop: (4 SB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font> SB checks, BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG+2 calls, SB calls, BB folds. Turn: (3.50 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font> SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG+2 calls, SB folds. River: (5.50 BB) T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font> Hero?? |
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Re: KQs - how to play (scary) river
raise preflop and bet the river. if he raises do you think you have the best hand often enough to call? pot will be 8.5 bets by that time, but i think he'll have at least two pair here with a hand like JT/8T/QT or he'll have been calling you down with the gutshot. i would not call a raise.
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Re: KQs - how to play (scary) river
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raise preflop and bet the river. if he raises do you think you have the best hand often enough to call? pot will be 8.5 bets by that time, but i think he'll have at least two pair here with a hand like JT/8T/QT or he'll have been calling you down with the gutshot. i would not call a raise. [/ QUOTE ] analysis validated. |
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Re: KQs - how to play (scary) river
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[ QUOTE ] raise preflop and bet the river. if he raises do you think you have the best hand often enough to call? pot will be 8.5 bets by that time, but i think he'll have at least two pair here with a hand like JT/8T/QT or he'll have been calling you down with the gutshot. i would not call a raise. [/ QUOTE ]analysis validated. [/ QUOTE ] Approved. |
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Re: KQs - how to play (scary) river
You know what is funny? I have flopped quads twice today and have ended up with quads a total of four times. I also bet scary rivers those times that I don't actually have quads, but I find that making quads is a lot more fun.
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Re: KQs - how to play (scary) river
so you are actually making it into the money dude???
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Re: KQs - how to play (scary) river
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so you are actually making it into the money dude??? [/ QUOTE ] My ROI today is 196% [img]/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img] That is like having a winrate of 20 bb/100. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] |
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Re: KQs - how to play (scary) river
Preflop: I'd raise that.
Flop: I'd play it the same. Turn: I'd play it the same. River: I'd bet and fold to a raise. |
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Re: KQs - how to play (scary) river
A couple of people have advocated raising pre-flop. If the game were loose, then I agree that it makes sense. In this case the game was relatively tight (usually about 3 to a flop). The starting hand guidelines in SSHE suggest limping with KQs in this case.
Any thoughts on deciding between limping vs. raising w/ KQs? P.S. Is it me or are the games at party considered tight by SSHE stanadards (i.e., 3-5 people to a flop on average vs. 6-8 people for a loose game)? |
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Re: KQs - how to play (scary) river
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P.S. Is it me or are the games at party considered tight by SSHE stanadards (i.e., 3-5 people to a flop on average vs. 6-8 people for a loose game)? [/ QUOTE ] You have to search for the loose tables, but Party has by far the most of them. |
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