A10o. Brilliant, or moronic?

Grease · #1 01-07-2005, 03:16 PM

SB is solid. MP1 is a total calling station, with a VPIP around 70. Tell me what you think.

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Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
UTG folds, Hero raises, UTG+2 folds, MP1 calls, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO folds, Button folds, SB 3-bets, BB folds, Hero calls, MP1 calls.

Flop: (10 SB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players)
SB bets, Hero raises, MP1 calls, SB folds.

Turn: (7.50 BB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets, MP1 calls.

River: (9.50 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, MP1 checks.

Final Pot: 9.50 BB

PokerBob · #2 01-07-2005, 03:18 PM

I think you lost the minimum.

Entity · #3 01-07-2005, 03:20 PM

Fold preflop, yada yada yada. Against a total calling station I'm betting the river.

Rob

Grease · #4 01-07-2005, 03:20 PM

Do you think I should bet the river?

Grease · #5 01-07-2005, 03:22 PM

Damn, stop posting right after me. I'm realizing now that I should fold this preflop, but I'm really looking at the flop right here. Is it worth it to try to get the solid SB off JJ or QQ? Or should I just fold the flop?

ReMMy · #6 01-07-2005, 03:24 PM

The 4 didn't change anything on the river. You bet the turn and got a flat call, bet the river.

Oh yah, and fold preflop. ATo is a LOOOOSER from EP.

ReMMy

ReMMy · #7 01-07-2005, 03:25 PM

You can raise to try and drive out the MP player and in case your hand is good.

Oh yah, and if you get a free card you may improve even if you aren't good now.

chief444 · #8 01-07-2005, 03:40 PM

If you're trying to push SB off a better hand or even just get a cheap showdown you may be better off calling the flop and raising the turn. Then if SB calls check the river through unimproved.

I don't understand, given your description of MP1, why you didn't bet the river.

Grease · #9 01-07-2005, 03:43 PM

I made a mistake not betting the river. I also thought about raising the turn, but if I got three bet on the turn by SB, it would be much more expensive than getting three-bet on the flop. If he has AA, AK, or KK, he would let me know. If he has QQ or JJ, he would fold (or call, planning to check/fold the turn). I knew I didn't have the best hand on the flop. What's the optimal way to get the best one out and leave me HU with the calling station?

chief444 · #10 01-07-2005, 03:49 PM

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but if I got three bet on the turn by SB, it would be much more expensive than getting three-bet on the flop. If he has AA, AK, or KK, he would let me know. If he has QQ or JJ, he would fold (or call, planning to check/fold the turn).

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I meant to add that you could fold to a 3-bet.