25NL: Almost the Nuts - Go for Broke?

#1 11-20-2005, 08:39 AM

All the hands represent the same theme: Hero's got the almost-nuts. Hero is bet into. Should Hero be willing to reraise all-in on the hands #1 & #2 and be willing to go broke if need be (or just call their initial bet/raise)? Should Hero be willing to go for the split in hand 3?

Just posting these hands mainly to try to get a feel for at what point one should be willing to push the "near-nuts" into a betting opponent.

Hand 1
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CO ($68.85)
Button ($45.05)
SB ($18.65)
BB ($28.45)
UTG ($25)
UTG+1 ($21.35)
UTG+2 ($18.40)
Hero ($42.60)
MP2 ($20.90)
MP3 ($7.10)

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $0.10. UTG posts a blind of $0.25.
UTG (poster) checks, 2 folds, Hero calls $0.25, 2 folds, CO calls $0.25, Button calls $0.25, SB (poster) completes, BB checks.

Flop: ($1.50) J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (6 players)
SB checks, BB checks, UTG checks, Hero checks, CO checks, Button bets $1.5, SB folds, BB folds, UTG folds, Hero calls $1.50, CO folds.

Turn: ($4.50) 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $4.3, Hero calls $4.30.

River: ($13.10) A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $7, Hero raises to $20, Button calls $32 (All-In), Hero calls $16.55 (All-In).

Final Pot: $88.65

Hand 2
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BB ($9.02)
Hero ($64.85)
UTG+1 ($13.60)
UTG+2 ($8.95)
MP1 ($25.25)
MP2 ($24.25)
MP3 ($11.45)
CO ($47.40)
Button ($24.65)
SB ($31.65)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. Hero posts a blind of $0.25. SB posts a blind of $0.10.
4 folds, MP3 calls $0.25, CO raises to $0.5, 2 folds, Hero (poster) calls $0.25, MP3 calls $0.25.

Flop: ($1.60) 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (4 players)
Hero bets $0.75, MP3 folds, CO calls $0.75.

Turn: ($3.10) A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero bets $2.5, CO calls $2.50.

River: ($8.10) 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero bets $8, CO raises to $16, Hero calls $53.10 (All-In), CO calls $27.65 (All-In).

Final Pot: $112.85

Hand 3
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Hero ($30.17)
Button ($18.52)
SB ($41.85)
BB ($19.70)
UTG ($25)
UTG+1 ($15.24)
MP1 ($25.65)
MP2 ($22.73)
MP3 ($4.55)

Preflop: Hero is CO with T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $0.10. UTG posts a blind of $0.25. MP1 posts a blind of $0.35.
UTG (poster) raises to $0.25, 1 fold, MP1 (poster) calls $0.25, 2 folds, Hero calls $0.50, 2 folds, BB calls $0.25.

Flop: ($2.20) 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (4 players)
BB checks, UTG checks, MP1 checks, Hero checks.

Turn: ($2.20) 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (4 players)
BB checks, UTG bets $1, MP1 raises to $2, Hero calls $2, BB calls $2, UTG calls $1.

River: ($10.20) J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (4 players)
BB checks, UTG checks, MP1 calls $23.05 (All-In), Hero calls $23.05, BB calls $17.20 (All-In), UTG folds.

Final Pot: $73.50