sneaky trips first hand of a mini step 4

[Che]

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How much should I have bet?

I can't understand betting anything less than all-in.

Later,
Che

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[gumpzilla]

He can't bet only 300 into this pot. The problem is that he only has 625 left at this point, and he would be betting 300 into a pot of 1200+. This is not likely to be enough to make anybody fold. Even if they push over the top of him at that point, he's going to be getting such good odds (at least 7:1) that he pretty much has to call and take his chances, because folding is going to leave him with such a short stack anyway. For that reason, Che says that the only bet he can make is all-in, essentially.

The other thing is that your analysis looks to be a little results-oriented. You appear to be relatively new here, so here is one of the mantras: the results don't matter. You should always try and analyze the play on the basis of what you knew going into the hand, not what you knew afterwards, because that's representative of how the game is played.

[Che]

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You appear to be relatively new here,

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Haven't heard that in a while. 1200+ posts and a 2003 reg date usually clear that up for people pretty fast. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

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The other thing is that your analysis looks to be a little results-oriented. You appear to be relatively new here, so here is one of the mantras: the results don't matter. You should always try and analyze the play on the basis of what you knew going into the hand, not what you knew afterwards, because that's representative of how the game is played.

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Seriously, I guess I do post "results-oriented" threads in the sense that I post hands where someone shows down a hand I totally didn't expect in order to find out whether I should have expected it or if they're just crazy.

If the SB had showed a flush or a boat, I certainly wouldn't have posted the hand since my read would have (appeared to have) been correct.

I appreciate the reminder. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

Later,
Che

Edit: I have rarely posted in this forum (at least since you registered) so I can understand why you would see me as new. Fair enough.

[schwza]

a) i'd much rather play against 1 bad guy than 2. a caller makes it much more likely that you're beat, and that a lot of your "outs" are not.

b) as it happened, i'd fold. i would have folded even if the SB had folded. after the flop action i would have bet a lot of money that the button had 78, a flush draw, 6x, or a flopped boat.