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Old 08-26-2005, 03:21 AM
Twentysack Twentysack is offline
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Default I hate playing big pairs in the blinds

Not really sure how to play these. Villian in hand 1 seems standard, hasn't sat for long.

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BB ($355)
UTG ($565.89)
MP ($501.35)
CO ($611.50)
Button ($1130.30)
Hero ($649.10)

Preflop: Hero is SB with K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. Hero posts a blind of $3.
UTG calls $6, MP calls $6, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero (poster) raises to $27</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, UTG folds, MP calls $24.

Flop: ($72) J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $60</font>, MP calls $60.

Turn: ($192) 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP bets $150</font>, Hero folds.

Final Pot: $342


Hand #2 Button is a bit loose calling before the flop. MP is the villan from before. In this one I bet pot on the turn. Plan was to check fold if someone bet on the flop.

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BB ($50.45)
UTG ($823.44)
MP ($575.50)
Button ($1153.30)
Hero ($626.10)

Preflop: Hero is SB with Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. Hero posts a blind of $3.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP raises to $21</font>, Button calls $21, <font color="#CC3333">Hero (poster) raises to $67</font>, BB calls $44.45 (All-In), MP calls $49, Button calls $49.

Flop: ($260.45) 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players, 1 all-in)</font>
Hero checks, MP checks, Button checks.

Turn: ($260.45) T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players, 1 all-in)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $258.45</font>

It would also be nice to get some comments about playing big hands from the blinds (AA-JJ, AKs), whether raised pots or not. Also later on, I had JJ in the BB and 3 callers and I ended up checking (didn't like that too much.)
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Old 08-26-2005, 03:25 AM
Allinlife Allinlife is offline
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Default Re: I hate playing big pairs in the blinds

h1 is standard while I don't get why the hell you'd bet so much on turn h2. lead like 1/2 or 2/3..

i love your pfr amounts btw nice n healthy.. more people on ssnl should learn from your pfr.

edit* I didn't see you had the Kc, I think it's better to lead the turn in H1
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Old 08-26-2005, 03:39 AM
Twentysack Twentysack is offline
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Default Re: I hate playing big pairs in the blinds

In the first hand, I WANTED to try to block bet the turn to give myself decent odds if I hit, but I didn't think there was enough I could bet to keep it from happening without him raising. I was also STRONGLY considering checkraising the turn, but he didn't have enough to give him a chance to fold...
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Old 08-26-2005, 03:44 AM
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Default Re: I hate playing big pairs in the blinds

In hand 2 I think your bet looks too much like a steal, so any ace would feel more inclined to call. That's just my two cents though. I like leading in Hand 1 on the turn also.

Also regarding playing big hands from the blinds:

Bet big. If you do a standard 3x or 4xBB bet then the limpers feel more inclined to call and suckout with their marginal hands. Just bet big (like you're correctly doing) and that's really the only way to do it. Also, on the flop you have to lead pretty much no matter what the board is. That's just my opinion, but I like to lead even on non-coordinated boards and whatnot.
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