Sometimes Monsters Are REAL

Danenania · #1 10-24-2005, 06:30 PM

How much action are you giving in each of these? Please back up your answers.

HAND 1

Villain is 13/8/2 over 250 hands.

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Preflop: Hero is BB with 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
4 folds, MP3 raises, CO calls, Button 3-bets, 1 fold, Hero calls, MP3 calls, CO calls.

Flop: (12.50 SB) J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (4 players)
Hero bets, MP3 folds, CO calls, Button raises, Hero 3-bets, CO folds, Button calls.

Turn: (9.75 BB) J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets, Button raises, Hero...

HAND 2

Villain is 21/1/0.5 over 150 hands.

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Preflop: Hero is MP1 with 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
UTG calls, 1 fold, Hero calls, MP2 raises, 3 folds, BB calls, UTG calls, Hero calls.

Flop: (8.50 SB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (4 players)
BB checks, UTG bets, Hero calls, MP2 calls, BB folds.

Turn: (5.75 BB) K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players)
UTG bets, Hero raises, MP2 folds, UTG 3-bets, Hero...

sthief09 · #2 10-24-2005, 06:37 PM

in hand 1 it's 2-1 that you're looking at AJ vs 88 or JJ, and it's less likely that he'd 3-bet AJ preflop, and he has I think 8 outs if behind, and you have only 1, so it's a call. hand 2 you're looking at KK, QQ, KQ. since it's the 4th bet on the turn and this guy won't be check-raising you, I'd go ahead and cap it since you're going to see KQ slightly more often than KK/QQ

Danenania · #3 10-24-2005, 06:41 PM

Forgot to include another fairly important stat. MP3 in Hand 1 is 20/9 PF.

Justin A · #4 10-24-2005, 06:42 PM

Hand 1 you're looking at JJ and 88 as the only reasonable hands that beats you, and I'd say you're up against AJ or a badly played overpair much more often. I'm capping the turn and calling one raise on the river.

Hand 2 I like calling the 3bet and raising the river. I like this better than either capping and calling the river or capping and raising the river.

sthief09 · #5 10-24-2005, 06:47 PM

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Hand 2 I like calling the 3bet and raising the river. I like this better than either capping and calling the river or capping and raising the river.

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capping and calling the river 100% has to be better than both of those options. if this guy puts in another raise, he's got a bigger set.

sthief09 · #6 10-24-2005, 07:31 PM

also, this is a decent player who could/should fold that badly played overpair

blackize · #7 10-24-2005, 06:45 PM

Keep in mind I dont play 20/40. Also neither hand is shorthanded...

In hand 1 I call the raise and bet call the river(assuming it isn't an A or K)

Given the action preflop J8/J6 isn't a possibility, and 88 is very unlikely(13/8 players aren't 3 betting with 88). JJ is a logical holding, but is he the type to overplay AA/KK or maybe even AJs in this case?

In hand 2 I cap the turn and call the river. With .5 aggression he almost certainly has QQ KK or 44 and with numbers like his it is more likely QQ or KK.

SomethingClever · #8 10-24-2005, 06:55 PM

Hand 1: To be honest, I fold preflop. But that's another story. I'm trying to put myself in Button's shoes here. Does he really call your flop 3-bet and raise the turn with AA, KK or QQ? I doubt it. AJ, sure, but that's an unlikely 3-betting hand preflop for him. If I had the time during the hand to really think about this, I will just call his turn raise and call the river unless I quad up. On the fly, I probably 3-bet the turn and call down from there, though.

Hand 2: KQ is a lot more likely than KK or QQ. 44 also a possibility. I cap the turn for sure. Probably just call most rivers if he leads again, though.

Jeff W · #9 10-24-2005, 06:56 PM

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To be honest, I fold preflop.

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5.25:1 is too sweet to pass up.

SomethingClever · #10 10-24-2005, 06:59 PM

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To be honest, I fold preflop.

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5.25:1 is too sweet to pass up.

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I'm a little girl when it comes to variance. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]