A hand from the archives

I don't ever play six-handed, so I'm sure that makes a difference in my understanding of this.

[jason_t]

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I'm on the edge of grasping it, but no, I don't get it.

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What's going through your mind when you raise that flop and a solid player cold calls behind you?

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He has 44.

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Your range and assumptions are too narrow. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

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I understand that I'm probably beat on the flop (as EP) if I bet and I get raised, and cold-called by a solid player, but isn't that assuming that EP even pays this much attention?

Not arguing, but I need pictures drawn... [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

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The point is that it should be going through Chris' mind that Josh hit the board and should not bet the turn without holding at least TPTK. So once Chris does bet the turn again, Josh knows he has at least a pair and is not raising for semibluffing reasons.

[DocMartin]

I was guilty of considering it semi-bluffing. I am so not at that point where I am thinking.. 'I better raise here to knock out an Ace so that *if* I hit my two pair I wont lose to a straight'.

[durron597]

I thought the turn wasn't a heart... [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

[Bluffoon]

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the reason i dont like the flop call is that it sucks to get 3bet here. then there's the chance you're drawing to runners.

it definitely isnt horrible though, i just wouldnt do it

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You should start. One of the many pieces of valuable advice from Ed Miller is to "continue on in large pots with marginal draws, even if you think you may be drawing dead"