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Old 04-28-2005, 10:47 PM
shadow29 shadow29 is offline
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Default Top pair against heavy action and non-scary board

I have absolutely no reads. My first orbit and PV was acting up. Sorry.

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Preflop: Hero is MP2 with Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
UTG calls, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Button calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, BB calls, <font color="#CC3333">UTG 3-bets</font>, Hero calls, Button calls, BB calls.

Flop: (12.50 SB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">UTG bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button 3-bets</font>, BB calls, <font color="#CC3333">UTG caps</font>, Hero calls, Button calls, BB calls.

Turn: (14.25 BB) T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">UTG bets</font>, Hero calls, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises</font>, BB calls, UTG calls, Hero calls.

River: (22.25 BB) J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
BB checks, UTG checks, Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">Button bets</font>, BB calls, UTG calls, Hero folds.

Final Pot: 25.25 BB
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Old 04-28-2005, 11:04 PM
Catt Catt is offline
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Default Re: Top pair against heavy action and non-scary board

this hand is wacky.
i'm not sure i would play it
any diff-rent-ly.
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Old 04-28-2005, 11:09 PM
Perseus Perseus is offline
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Default Re: Top pair against heavy action and non-scary board

I have absolutely no reads. My first orbit and PV was acting up. Sorry

Booooooooooo

That makes this hand very tough, but...

preflop standard.

flop I can see an arguement for folding after it is capped because even though you have your "five" outs there is a good chance least one of those resides in the aggressors hands and there is also a chance that making two pair would not give you the winning hand. Though the pot is huge, I probably would fold after UTG cap on flop.

If I stayed till turn then you have to play the calling game.

river is fine
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Old 04-29-2005, 01:32 AM
Isura Isura is offline
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Default Re: Top pair against heavy action and non-scary board

I think I can find a fold when the flop gets capped. Button cold-calls preflop and 3-bets the flop on this board, that scares me with no reads. You should call the first turn bet expecting to pay 1 more bet to see the river, so your pot odds aren't as great as you would think.
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