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Re: man i feel like i gotta bet/raise SOMEWHERE here
I agree you probably have the best hand, but that does not really mean a bet is mandatory as no better hands are folding and very few, if any, worse hands are calling (maybe a middling pocket pair).
I do often bet in these spots simply for metagame reasons. I want my opponents to think I am aggressive and a tough opponent and I don't like to show my cards, but those things might lose importance if you get check-raised. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] |
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Re: man i feel like i gotta bet/raise SOMEWHERE here
Those few hands make the difference. No better hands are folding here because no better hands check both the turn and the river. You're not up against a better hand here, so a bet is good. I get called by AK here, as well as a lot of pairs.
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Re: man i feel like i gotta bet/raise SOMEWHERE here
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Those few hands make the difference. No better hands are folding here because no better hands check both the turn and the river. You're not up against a better hand here, so a bet is good. I get called by AK here, as well as a lot of pairs. [/ QUOTE ] Ive never had AK look me up here, at best youll occasionally get a middle pair. I say attack the weakness and go after him on the turn with 2/3rd pot bet. |
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Re: man i feel like i gotta bet/raise SOMEWHERE here
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Ive never had AK look me up here, at best youll occasionally get a middle pair. I say attack the weakness and go after him on the turn with 2/3rd pot bet. [/ QUOTE ] This will get you in serious trouble more often than not, and given that we are seriously WA/WB here (villain drawing to 2-3 outs most likely, hero drawing to 2-5 or dead), a check is easy. |
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Re: man i feel like i gotta bet/raise SOMEWHERE here
basically a turn bet is out of the question, he can def check-raise here with AA-JJ. once he checks the river again though, i can't really see him having a hand i beat, yet i cant really see him calling with any hand i beat either - and i save myself the trouble of folding to a check-raise from the times he really decides to "slowplay" AA/KK.
anyways he had AK, and im still not sure about a river bet. also pre-flop call is probably marginal too, but im a sucker that way. |
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Re: man i feel like i gotta bet/raise SOMEWHERE here
You played it fine.
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Re: man i feel like i gotta bet/raise SOMEWHERE here
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[ QUOTE ] Those few hands make the difference. No better hands are folding here because no better hands check both the turn and the river. You're not up against a better hand here, so a bet is good. I get called by AK here, as well as a lot of pairs. [/ QUOTE ] Ive never had AK look me up here, at best youll occasionally get a middle pair. I say attack the weakness and go after him on the turn with 2/3rd pot bet. [/ QUOTE ] This hand made me think of this exact thread and this post. I just played this hand a few minutes ago on stars. I think it was a super easy call on the river. Do you see why? I decided on the turn I was calling his bet if he made it on the river with a junk river card. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $4 BB (8 handed) converter Hero ($202.60) MP2 ($1185.95) CO ($438.60) Button ($500.90) SB ($181.30) BB ($405.40) UTG ($1272.80) UTG+1 ($639.20) Preflop: Hero is MP1 with K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $12</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, CO calls $12, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, SB calls $10, BB calls $8. Flop: ($48) 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font> SB checks, BB checks, Hero checks, CO checks. Turn: ($48) 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font> SB checks, BB checks, Hero checks, CO checks. River: ($48) 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font> SB checks, BB checks, Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">CO bets $36</font>, SB folds, BB folds, Hero calls $36. Final Pot: $120 Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF"> Hero has Ks Ad (one pair, fives). CO has Ts Js (one pair, fives). Outcome: Hero wins $120. </font> |
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