KK on the button

[swolfe]

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I much prefer to smooth-call the kings here, to build a decent side pot against a loose UTG player with position. Any reraise, even a minimum reraise, marks yourself with a good hand. Even LAGs recognize this.

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A smooth-call won't make a side-pot if UTG calls...it'll just make the main pot bigger and give UTG decent odds to out-flop you. I'd probably push here to make it look like I want to shut everyone else out. If UTG calls, great, there's my side pot, if not, then my equity in the main pot is that much bigger.

[amoeba]

if he has nothing, he will fold regardless of what you do.

if he has something, you want to pot commit him.

Personally, I don't think he folds JJ/QQ right here to a minraise.

[Godfather80]

I like this play. A whole lot.

[Godfather80]

And by "this play", I mean swolfe's all-in reraise to make it seem like you are trying to isolate.

[Publos Nemesis]

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A smooth-call won't make a side-pot if UTG calls...it'll just make the main pot bigger and give UTG decent odds to out-flop you. I'd probably push here to make it look like I want to shut everyone else out. If UTG calls, great, there's my side pot, if not, then my equity in the main pot is that much bigger.

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If this is the $25 game on party, then you should just push. He won't fold TT or better, and he will even call with crap like KQo if he is an average pp moron.