Do I have too much gambool in me?

#1 11-11-2005, 10:43 AM

Last night at Caesars Indiana, $1 $2 NLHE $300 Max

I have $250 behind, foe has about $300.

Foe has been making larger than normal pre flop rasies ($20 and $30), showing down hands like KK, QQ, and JJ.

Foe is on the button and makes it $10 pre flop, gets 1 caller and the Hero.

Hero has Q [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 9 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] and hasn't played may hands so far.

Flop is 7 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 8 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 10 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]

Hero checks, Foe bets $20 into a $30 pot. Hero check rasies $100, feeling that Foe could have a wide range of over cards. Foe pushes all in.

What should Hero do?

Hattifnatt · #2 11-11-2005, 10:45 AM

Hero calls. You are a favourite against AA and have quite many outs against any holding. It is also already some money in the pot.

orange · #3 11-11-2005, 10:47 AM

Call. Villan probobly has a big pair.

also, you could think about bet/3-betting all-in.

The_Bends · #4 11-11-2005, 10:47 AM

Yeah your hand is very strong. Easy call with the dead money.

xorbie · #5 11-11-2005, 10:48 AM

Easy call, but I would generally try get it so that I put the last bet in.

emil3000 · #6 11-11-2005, 10:51 AM

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Easy call, but I would generally try get it so that I put the last bet in.

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Right. What happens on the turn if he just calls you chkrs?

#7 11-11-2005, 11:23 AM

Thanks guys. I called his all in. He had aces. I blanked out and lost a monster.

rikz · #8 11-11-2005, 11:59 AM

Well, even if he had the Ace of spades, you got all your money in with the best of it. nh

Holdem Hi: 990 enumerated boards containing 8s 7s Th
cards win %win lose %lose tie %tie EV
As Ad 479 48.38 502 50.71 9 0.91 0.488
Qs 9s 502 50.71 479 48.38 9 0.91 0.512

sillyarms · #9 11-11-2005, 01:04 PM

I'd personally lead out on this flop and push if he reraises me. That way I am the one to make the last bet and have some folding equity. And if he just smooth calls I have better control over the pot.

djoyce003 · #10 11-11-2005, 01:09 PM

I'll echo the sentiment that you generally want to be the one pushing here...while you are a favorite..you are a tiny one....you want some fold equity. Obviously there isn't any when you are calling. The best path is to probably lead a near pot sized bet, when he raises, threebet all in. If he just calls your flop bet, I probably checkraise the turn all in.