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[brian0729]

Im with Will this looks like an easy muck pre flop. Am I in another weak tight phase?

[fadedblue]

Thank you all for thought provoking replies. Jerry, of course you're right, my logic was off. If the hand was worth playing, which given the table I belive it was, though it's marginal, it was worth playing better. I should have bet the turn without a doubt. My previous check raise was correct also.

I can see the argument for folding preflop as well, especially since I had to put up an amount equal to one sb to call a raise. I expected to get blasted for calling the raise, even though I was in the small blind. I thought that was the most questionable play, though it doesn't rival my bad choice of checking.

Thanks again.

[Nottom]

Throw that crap away preflop.

After you catch a nice flop, you got in the nice checkraise but forgot to bet the turn.

[Nottom]

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ropey, you may flame me more for this, but my confidence in having the best hand was low. Obviously any pocket pairs of Q,K or A would have me beat prior to the River.

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If this is how you think post-flop there is no way you should have seen the flop.

You got the flop you were looking for and backed off without being shown any aggression after your checkraise.

[badboy]

Hmmm...this hand actually is making me think a little bit. Conventional wisdom would say to bet top pair/good kicker on the flop. As an aggressive player I would definitely do it to gain information. In the SB you need all the help you could get. However, in a loose game, how much information can you really get? The eight is a scary card and I can see why you resorted to a check and call strategy. Overall I think the hand was played well. The only thing I would have done differently is the bet on the flop. Hey, pocket pocket aces may have raised giving you the option to reraise? Definitely a possibility in loose games?