The Big Blind just wouldn't fold

I agree here. You should always provide reasons for what you are saying, just saying "you shouldn't have called pre-flop" isn't enough, you must say WHY, otherwise it's just hot air and wasted forum space. Also, once you enter a pot, assuming you go to the river, you have four rounds in which to make decisions. Regardless of how you got there, each decision is separate, and should be treated as such.


As for you pre-flop call...


Against a typical raiser with fairly good standards, I would consider your call borderline at best. Against the many loose aggressives I see regularly, I would routinely call and occasionally reraise. Against some of the best players in the cardroom, I would fold without hesitation.


On the flop, you get check-raised. When this happens, I would pretty much give up on the idea of driving anyone out. What would they be playing with now that you could raise them off of on the turn? Not much, IMO. therefore I feel you lost two big bets unneccesarily on the turn.


Dave in Cali

Dynasty, my post and G Ed's both commented on your post flop play. There simply wasn't much to say about that hand.


Your mistake was calling pre-flop (IMO). If you don't think it was a mistake, that's fine. Everyone plays different and that's one of the things that makes poker interesting (imagine the game if we all played the same). But other than the pre-flop call there's nothing to discuss in this hand.

Clark I agree with much that you have written. Much of the play of hand depends on the game and the opponent. Too much emphasis is put on the rankings of hand and not enough about situations. In this case, the opponent is one who would only raise with a big pair or A-K, hands that badly dominate A-10. In addition the action is not yet closed, and, if the blinds fold, the pot is 4 handed, hardly a huge multiway. IMO a clear fold.


After the flop the hand plays itself with a choice of either to call down or lay down. Not much to say there.

My comments were about a trend I've seen over an extended period of time in dozens of posts. I never mentioned you (or anybody else) by name.