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AJ in BB
Villain was unknown at the time. I assumed the flop raise was flush draw as a set/2 pair will almost always wait for the turn to raise. Comments?
Party Poker 2/4 Hold'em (9 handed) converter Preflop: Hero is BB with J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. UTG calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP1 calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP3 calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Button calls, SB completes, Hero checks. Flop: (6 SB) J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(6 players)</font> SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG calls, MP1 calls, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 raises</font>, Button folds, SB folds, <font color="#CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, UTG folds, MP1 folds, MP3 calls. Turn: (7 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font> <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP3 calls. River: (9 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font> <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP3 calls. Final Pot: 11 BB |
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Re: AJ in BB
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Comments? [/ QUOTE ] amazingly standard. |
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Re: AJ in BB
I think your hand is good here. But two things to consider:
1). If you were so sure it was a free card play from a flush draw, why did you bet out when the draw hit on the river. Given your read (which I don't think was as strong as you think it was), a check-call on the river would be appropriate. 2). Given that not that many players at 2/4 make a free card play, I may have taken the line of calling the flop, check raising the turn, and folding to a three bet. As a side note, I suspect you may have just discovered the power of the free card play yourself. When I first really got into making that move regularly, it worked so well I thought EVERYONE else must be doing it as well. All of a sudden I was reading every late position flop raise as an attempt to buy a free card. |
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Re: AJ in BB
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1). If you were so sure it was a free card play from a flush draw, why did you bet out when the draw hit on the river. Given your read (which I don't think was as strong as you think it was), a check-call on the river would be appropriate. [/ QUOTE ] the flop raise is usually a weaker JAck. |
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Re: AJ in BB
agreed.
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Re: AJ in BB
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[ QUOTE ] 1). If you were so sure it was a free card play from a flush draw, why did you bet out when the draw hit on the river. Given your read (which I don't think was as strong as you think it was), a check-call on the river would be appropriate. [/ QUOTE ] the flop raise is usually a weaker JAck. [/ QUOTE ] Or a flopped straight. |
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Re: AJ in BB
I think you played this hand well postflop. Preflop, if you are against a bunch of loose limpers (which you want to be) then I would raise.
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Re: AJ in BB w/ limpers - raise it up?
Actually, this was my first instinct as well. I was curious enough about it I consulted the preflop guidelines from SSHE. Miller doesn't recommend a raise here. I can't quite make up my mind. I think there's a certain amount of value in keeping your hand hidden and checkraising a favourable flop......but those are the arguments S&M make in HEPFAP for not raising AQ, which is an auto-raise for me.
Anyone care to discuss this? |
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Re: AJ in BB
I like it.
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