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Villian is a fish. Was it ok to try and steal here? Then, should I bet the river?
Party Poker 0.5/1 Hold'em (9 handed) converter Preflop: Hero is CO with 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. <font color="#666666">5 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, BB calls. Flop: (4.50 SB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font> BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, BB calls. Turn: (3.25 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font> BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, BB calls. River: (5.25 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font> BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero ??? |
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I wouldn't open raise this in CO against habitual blind defenders. But since you did I play it the same and bet the river. He will call with any Q or T.
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AC want to just go over some of my HH's I'll give u a cookie?
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We already know you bet, btw. It's in red. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
Looks good. |
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I usually don't try and still here at .5/1 but it is fine if you have good control over the table or if the players left are tight.
Bet the river for value. |
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I am glad that you posted this blind steal question, because I find blind stealing to be quite a tricky part of the game.
Anyway I dont think that Kx(s) is quite strong enough for a blind steal in a micro-stakes games, because the rake % is higher than it is for higher stakes games, and SSH suggests that this makes it unprofitable to try to steal blinds with marginal hands. But I would be interested to know what hands other posters think are strong enough for blind steals, which they might not play otherwise. For example Ax maybe ? I think your bet on the flop is correct. BB has not shown any strength and his calling suggests that he either has a [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] or is on a straight draw of some kind. The turn card is a blank and your bet again looks correct. BB appears to be calling with the same draw. I very much doubt that BB has trip 7's. When he checks the river, I am pretty sure that it is a genuine sign of weakness and that he doesnt have anything. Its very unlikely that he is going to check raise you with a completed flush/straight or trip 7's. So I think you should bet the river for value. Fish often call down small pots with almost nothing and I expect that is what happened here. |
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Stealing with Kxs in the CO is a little frisky at a typical table. If it was noticibly tight, then not so bad. If you were on the button, I'd say it was a better idea. Even then, I'd want to be sure the blinds were fairly tight.
Bet the river. |
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I don't have any problem open raising with K4s in the CO.
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I don't have any problem open raising with K4s in the CO. [/ QUOTE ] Weird as it may sound, I'm more inclined to open with K4s in a full ring game than 6-max game. I'd raise it from the button much more often than the CO though. |
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Actually, I think I agree with you, now that I think about it. People defend less in full ring games. It might be a shade frisky in the CO still, but not much
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