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Old 12-22-2005, 02:10 PM
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Default Borderline spots preflop

Full Tilt Poker Game #347786496: Table Misty Glenn - $0.10/$0.25 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:24:06 ET - 2005/12/22
Seat 1: Built4This22 ($20)
Seat 2: SigEpJer ($5.65)
Seat 3: rufusdadog ($19.45)
Seat 4: VR6Vdubbin ($25.05)
Seat 5: iamthemeca ($79.15)
Seat 6: danwebbs ($18.60)
Seat 7: LuckBeatsMe ($25.55)
Seat 8: Hero ($26.30)
Seat 9: pizza stallion ($18)
LuckBeatsMe posts the small blind of $0.10
Hero posts the big blind of $0.25
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]]
pizza stallion raises to $0.50
2 folds
VR6Vdubbin calls $0.50
2 folds
LuckBeatsMe calls $0.40
Hero...

I feel calling is a bad spot, since you should take control of the hand, but do I want to raise of out position with a potentially dominated hand here?

Scenario 1: I reraise, only original raiser calls. If I miss the flop and CB and get called or raised, I fold.
Scenario 2: I just call and let the flop tell me what to do.
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Old 12-22-2005, 02:15 PM
4_2_it 4_2_it is offline
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Default Re: Borderline spots preflop

Fold. You have a hand that is easily dominated.
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Old 12-22-2005, 02:19 PM
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Default Re: Borderline spots preflop

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Fold. You have a hand that is easily dominated.

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Hmmm....

I dont play mcuh full ring but wouldn't a read make this a lot easier? With two calls I would think this makes it a clearer fold.

I probably call this and procceed cautiously. I know 4_2 is pretty tight out of the blinds and I can definitely see the case for folding here being OOP to an EP raise. Folding is probably the best play.
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Old 12-22-2005, 02:26 PM
4_2_it 4_2_it is offline
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Default Re: Borderline spots preflop

You are correct that I am tighter than most in blinds. What flop do you want to see and who is going to pay you if you hit it? Playing AQ OOP full ring is not my favorite task. I am sure for good players it can be done +EV most of time, I know I am not there yet.
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Old 12-22-2005, 02:56 PM
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Default Re: Borderline spots preflop

I would not reraise this from the BB with a hand too likely to be dominated. The safest thing would be to fold.

I'd likely call the minraise and check any flop, seeing how much others like the flop first. The only TP hand I'd like is Qxx rainbow flop, otherwise I'm looking for more than 1 pair to continue here.
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Old 12-22-2005, 03:14 PM
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Default Re: Borderline spots preflop

The thing is, it's a minraise, 1BB, and you're closing the action, so you don't have to worry about a reraise behind.

I think I would call, hope to hit the flop hard (two pair or better) and release otherwise, but it's close between that and just folding preflop.

Not closing the action, I'd definitely let it go.
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Old 12-22-2005, 03:22 PM
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Call.
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Old 12-22-2005, 03:23 PM
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I think I would call, hope to hit the flop hard (two pair or better) and release otherwise, but it's close between that and just folding preflop.

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I don't think it's close at all.
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