Overcards hand from the archive

[BigEndian]

I call here sometimes getting odds to improve and the backdoor draws. I also raise here sometimes looking to get a free card depending on what the turn brings or firing out again if I think I can win it right then.

If BB (not SB, SB folded) goes away, that's nice, but that's not the objective.

- Jim

[MHarris]

I like raising here with the intention of taking a free card UI on the turn. This gives you a chance to fold BB and clean up some outs if he holds something like A2 or A4.

[Jake (The Snake)]

Hero raised. Ed Miller responded in the thread saying he thought the raise "sucked".

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I'll add my thoughts later.

[Jake (The Snake)]

I agree with everything Jason A has said so far. You only save 1SB if the free card play works, but lose more than that if it does not. Thus, you have to be very sure you won't get played back at.

Also, I think an extremely important consideration is the fact that you have a much higher than usual chance of being reverse dominated on this board. People love those Ax hands. In the archived thread, a couple people made the observation that they would rather raise here with KQ than AK.

[Six_of_One]

I would call most of the time. Getting 3-bet would really suck, and I don't think the possibility of a free card is enough incentive to risk it. If there wasn't a caller in between, a raise would be more likely.