Some hands from levels 3 and 4, legends WPT

[sirio11]

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and what's with no suits or stack sizes?


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The flops are rainbow, unless mentioned.

The stack sizes are deep compared to the betting unless mentioned.

[Benal]

4d is the only one I dont like. Any reason you didnt raise him on the flop?

[sirio11]

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I think you need to raise the flop on 4d and make him pay to catch.

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Not in this case, because he was the kind of player that checks (or check raise) his draws and bets his pairs in the flop and turn. So, most probably I was way ahead. I was tempted to value bet the river, but the check looked fishy, so I just called.

[sirio11]

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why no check behind on the turn? i'd want to induce a bluff, encourage a call from 88.


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I think my weak bet did exactly the same, and since looked weak, even encourage him to raise me and take the pot.

[sirio11]

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Hand 3a - when he check-raised your turn bet what range did you have him on? KQ is kind of a scary holding in that situation

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Yes, I was worried about a set of 9s, since that makes sense with his actions. When he checked the river, then the only thing I was worried about is how much to bet. The only other hand I think it makes sense for his actions was AK, that's why I decided the 3000 bet.

[Twentysack]

I like the way most of these hands are played and I think the the hand where you have TT was played fine. The one hand I dont like is the Q9 hand. I dont like check raising with the hand because if he calls, he could have AK or QJ or a lot of other hands. I like either check/calling the flop and then leading 2/3rd's pot or check calling again depending on the turn card or if you think your opponent might be weak lead for pot on the flop. I really dont want to bloat the pot with a C/R OOP and a weakish holding.

[SoBeDude]

Doesn't the Gap Concept say u should be mucking KQ for a raise in front of you?

And just because it's 'sooted', doesn't make it much better when there are few ppl in the pot.

And you called a significant bet on the turn with KQs when u picked up a flush draw. um, pot odds? 1200 into a 2400 pot...3-1 pot odds with a 5-1 shot (just looking at the flush draw) and u might not get called if the flush hits, so your implied odds are poor here. Or he can have the nut flush draw and you're in deep doo-doo, like he actually did.

Love the play with the 7's

-Scott

[sirio11]

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And you called a significant bet on the turn with KQs when u picked up a flush draw. um, pot odds? 1200 into a 2400 pot...3-1 pot odds with a 5-1 shot (just looking at the flush draw) and u might not get called if the flush hits, so your implied odds are poor here.

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After the raise and 1 caller, and with stacks this deep, I like to call here with KQs. Sometimes I raise in this spot.

When I called the 1200, the pot was about 3600, but you know hitting the flush is not the only way you can win the pot in the river, right?

[billyjex]

I think calling w/ KQs is fine when the stacks are deep and you have confident post flop skills like sirio. Not to mention position.