Last Hand of the Night, question

[DrSavage]

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because the alternative -- seeing the flop -- was going to result in the opponent winning the $30 pot about five out of six times

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You're not considering other alternatives. How about offering him to run the hand down without putting extra bets in? If he agrees you have infinite odds.
Putting in extra 20 is clearly better than playing the hand postflop. Strictly speaking putting in any number of chips is slightly +EV for you (unless he has a pair), but the less you bet the better your EV. So I'd propose to bet extra 0 first, then extra 5, extra 10, and try to settle for the lowest amount possible. As far as I understand the game is 15/30 (you mentioned 30$ pot) , so it's not like you're playing poker by betting 20$, why not try to bet less?

[Gabe]

You have the hardest hand to play head up. You put in a hard day. Why not quit a couple of minutes early?

[nykenny]

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it's unlikely he has a pocket pair, so you're a favorite to win

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favorite over what ? Pocket deuces aren't even a favorite over Granny Mae (exactly 1-1 odds).


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i believe 22 is a small favorite against most raggy hands that the SB supposedly had. against hands like JTs or 87s, i am not so sure...

Kenny

[ACPlayer]

22 is an underdog to middle suited connectors (like TJs) and to bigger pairs.

The best should be to offer to runit down with no extra money added, as pointed out earlier in the thread.

Risk 0 to get to a showdown and win 2SB, with likely a small edge. You already know that the small blind does not have a pair or mopst likely a middle suited connector.

[SinCityGuy]

I like your decision here.

If you play the hand out, don't flop a set or straight draw, and he represents a flopped overcard, then you're in a tough spot.

If you just run it down, then he actually has to have the overcard to beat you.

I think your play is slightly +EV.

[34TheTruth34]

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Was this a good play?

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No, you have position and you're too good. Horrible.