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Blinds...Help!
So this would be an somewhat easy hand to play against a limper...but I got a little lost since I was against the big blind.
I'm sure I misplayed it. Thoughts? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t150 (5 handed) converter MP (t1389) Button (t2120) Hero (t6208) BB (t3180) UTG (t2103) Preflop: Hero is SB with 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, Hero completes, BB checks. Flop: (t300) 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font> Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">BB bets t300</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t750</font>, BB calls t450. Turn: (t1800) 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font> Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">BB bets t450</font>, Hero calls t450. River: (t2700) T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font> Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">BB bets t600</font>, Hero calls t600. Final Pot: t3900 |
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Re: Blinds...Help!
Why are you playing so passive? Lead the turn with a pot sized raise... if he reraises, push.
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Re: Blinds...Help!
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Why are you playing so passive? Lead the turn with a pot sized raise... if he reraises, push. [/ QUOTE ] I raise more on this flop too. Punish those draws. Most likely 1k or so. |
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Re: Blinds...Help!
With flush and straight draws, I would raise the turn. But, if you didn't and he raised, I would have reraised at that point.
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Re: Blinds...Help!
If you're going to check-raise the flop, you have to make a much larger bet, at least 1000.
As played, you're giving him odds to draw to an OESD, for example. And look what falls on the turn. So now you don't know where you are, and you're stuck calling his value bets, or possibly folding the best hand. |
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Re: Blinds...Help!
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If you're going to check-raise the flop, you have to make a much larger bet, at least 1000. As played, you're giving him odds to draw to an OESD, for example. And look what falls on the turn. So now you don't know where you are, and you're stuck calling his value bets, or possibly folding the best hand. [/ QUOTE ] I usually handle my small blind vs. big blind spots half-way well...but this one got messy... You're dead on about what you said... but doesn't this seem like a hand that would occur about 1% of the time? I have Q9 and flop top two - and the big blind...does he REALLY have 10 J? I priced him in on purpose actually 'cuz I thought the odds that I'd get paid off by ANY Queen (and quite possibly any 9 - the guy was an uber-fish) were too great to bet him out of the flop... then the turn...then the river... I regretted the flop soft-play for sure. |
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Re: Blinds...Help!
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ] If you're going to check-raise the flop, you have to make a much larger bet, at least 1000. As played, you're giving him odds to draw to an OESD, for example. And look what falls on the turn. So now you don't know where you are, and you're stuck calling his value bets, or possibly folding the best hand. [/ QUOTE ] I usually handle my small blind vs. big blind spots half-way well...but this one got messy... You're dead on about what you said... but doesn't this seem like a hand that would occur about 1% of the time? I have Q9 and flop top two - and the big blind...does he REALLY have 10 J? I priced him in on purpose actually 'cuz I thought the odds that I'd get paid off by ANY Queen (and quite possibly any 9 - the guy was an uber-fish) were too great to bet him out of the flop... then the turn...then the river... I regretted the flop soft-play for sure. [/ QUOTE ] It's been said before: "The hand that CAN beat you WILL beat you." Of course, you don't want to always be seeing "Monsters under the bed", but the more poker you play, the more you'll realize that it usually pays to play your strong hands fast, unless you have an absolute monster, which you don't here. There are just too many ways 7 cards can beat you. I mean, I might occasionally play top 2-pair slow, but it's not my default. I'd have to have a reason for it. |
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Re: Blinds...Help!
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It's been said before: "The hand that CAN beat you WILL beat you." Of course, you don't want to always be seeing "Monsters under the bed", but the more poker you play, the more you'll realize that it usually pays to play your strong hands fast, unless you have an absolute monster, which you don't here. There are just too many ways 7 cards can beat you. I mean, I might occasionally play top 2-pair slow, but it's not my default. I'd have to have a reason for it. [/ QUOTE ] Yeah...not the best flop for 'slow' playing... I don't see those pesky monsters under the bed...I easily intentionally ignore them...but they sure felt present in this hand... I guess this is one of the classic 'win small lose big hands' ...? |
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Re: Blinds...Help!
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ] It's been said before: "The hand that CAN beat you WILL beat you." Of course, you don't want to always be seeing "Monsters under the bed", but the more poker you play, the more you'll realize that it usually pays to play your strong hands fast, unless you have an absolute monster, which you don't here. There are just too many ways 7 cards can beat you. I mean, I might occasionally play top 2-pair slow, but it's not my default. I'd have to have a reason for it. [/ QUOTE ] Yeah...not the best flop for 'slow' playing... I don't see those pesky monsters under the bed...I easily intentionally ignore them...but they sure felt present in this hand... I guess this is one of the classic 'win small lose big hands' ...? [/ QUOTE ] Play it more aggressively and it's win small, win big... and lose to a donk 10% of the time when he sucks out. |
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