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I think its possibly difficult to play a pocket pair too badly when you flop a set, because you always have draws to a full-house, if the board is scary.
I find it a lot trickier knowing how to play a pocket pair well, when you dont make your set but think that you still might have the best hand. These are a few examples, which I would appreciate your comments upon. No particular reads, but no apparent maniacs, and the tables seemed neither overly passive or agressive. Hand #1. Party Poker 0.5/1 Hold'em (9 handed) converter Preflop: Hero is MP1 with 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. UTG calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP3 calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Button calls, <font color="#CC3333">SB 3-bets</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, UTG calls, Hero calls, MP3 calls, <font color="#CC3333">Button caps</font>, SB calls, UTG calls, Hero calls, MP3 calls. Flop: (21 SB) K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font> SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">UTG bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, MP3 folds, <font color="#CC3333">Button 3-bets</font>, SB folds, <font color="#CC3333">UTG caps</font>, Hero folds, Button calls. Turn: (15.50 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font> UTG checks, <font color="#CC3333">Button bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG raises</font>, Button calls. River: (19.50 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font> Button calls. Final Pot: 20.50 BB I raised the flop, because I thought UTG might have been on a flush draw, but I folded when it was 2 bets back to me as I thought it was too likely that someone had the K. Hand #2. Party Poker 0.5/1 Hold'em (8 handed) converter Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. UTG calls, Hero calls, MP1 calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, CO calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, SB completes, BB checks. Flop: (6 SB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(6 players)</font> SB checks, BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">UTG bets</font>, Hero folds, MP1 folds, CO calls, SB calls, BB folds. Turn: (4.50 BB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font> SB checks, UTG checks, <font color="#CC3333">CO bets</font>, SB calls, UTG folds. River: (6.50 BB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font> SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">CO bets</font>, SB folds. Final Pot: 7.50 BB I folded this hand on the flop after UTG bet, because the board had an Ace,flush and straight draws, and I still had a lot of players to act after me. However, I subsequently wondered whether this might have been too passive and if raising may have increased my chances of playing this hand HU against UTG. Hand #3. Party Poker 0.5/1 Hold'em (6 handed) converter Preflop: Hero is MP with 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero calls, CO calls, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, BB checks. Flop: (3.50 SB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font> <font color="#CC3333">BB bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, CO folds, BB calls. Turn: (3.75 BB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font> BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, BB calls. River: (5.75 BB) A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font> BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, BB calls. Final Pot: 7.75 BB I wondered whether I should have raised PF with this hand. I felt more comfortable with this hand because I only had 2 opponents on the flop and fewer draws that could beat me. I raised on the flop to try to fold CO. After that I had position on BB, but subsequently wondered whether my river bet was correct, because I couldnt see him calling with many worse hands than my own. Thanks in advance for your suggestions. |
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Hand 1
I would just call the flop. You have enough odds to try and catch a 9, but button call/capped the flop, so you have to suspect a big hand (probably AA). Folding isn't going to knock too many people out, the pot is friggin huge. It's true a K is less likely, but against 4 players there's still a moderate chance. And of course there's AA - TT to worry about too. When it's two back to you, folding is obvious, your 9s aren't good. Hand 2 Standard. Small pot, good chance you're beaten against 5 other players, not much chance of improving. You don't want to play HU against an ace, because he crushes you. Hand 3 I raise PF from MP, but I don't think it's a big deal either way. Flop raise is good. Turn bet is good. I check the river through though, the ace is the one card you didn't want to see. |
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I'm not crazy about the flop raise in hand 1, but when it comes back capped to you, you have the odds (including your implied odds) to call and pray for a 9 on the turn.
The fold in hand 2 is standard. Too many ways to lose, no redraws, and the pot is small. In hand 3: I wouldn't open-limp anything in MP. If your hand isn't strong enough for a raise, it's not worth playing. 88 is good for me. Nice value bet on the river. |
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hand #1 is fine IMO. i have a hard time believing Button has AA or KK to cold call preflop and then cap. just sounds like a retard to me.
Flop is goot because 22 is unlikely- but possible and a K doubful because he would have c/r. you want to fold as many overcards as possible and give yourself every chance to win this huge pot. i think i'd have to call getting ~13:1 and both your 9s are good. fold the turn. |
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