trying to play marginal hands more aggressively

therockofgibraltar · #1 06-24-2005, 03:41 PM

how's this?

Party Poker 0.5/1 Hold'em (9 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is UTG with T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
Hero raises, 1 fold, MP1 calls, 1 fold, MP3 calls, CO calls, 1 fold, SB calls, 1 fold.

Flop: (11 SB) K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (5 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, MP1 checks, MP3 checks, CO bets, SB calls, Hero raises, MP1 calls, MP3 folds, CO calls, SB calls.

Turn: (9.50 BB) J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (4 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, MP1 folds, CO folds, SB calls.

River: (11.50 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks.

Final Pot: 11.50 BB

Ortho · #2 06-24-2005, 03:44 PM

I'd just bet the flop. You don't have any idea that anyone will bet.

aK13 · #3 06-24-2005, 03:47 PM

I agree. I think you should lead this flop. It's pretty raggy, after all.

@bsolute_luck · #4 06-24-2005, 03:50 PM

either bet the flop or check/fold.

in a large pot, checking the flop is not playing aggressive. betting to fold every J,Q,A you can is. reevaluate on the turn after the smoke clears.

benneh · #5 06-24-2005, 03:50 PM

i'd lead the flop and 3-bet if raised, then go from there, but with how you played it, i see no reason not to bet the river for value

@bsolute_luck · #6 06-24-2005, 03:54 PM

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i'd lead the flop and 3-bet if raised, then go from there, but with how you played it, i see no reason not to bet the river for value

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why would you 3-bet?

Fantam · #7 06-24-2005, 03:54 PM

Would anyone bet this river, as SB has called throughout the hand, and might call with a weaker pair?

nomadtla · #8 06-24-2005, 03:55 PM

looks decent to me

therockofgibraltar · #9 06-24-2005, 03:59 PM

but then there is 12sb, everybody will call?`I try to thin the field?

benneh · #10 06-24-2005, 04:02 PM

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i'd lead the flop and 3-bet if raised, then go from there, but with how you played it, i see no reason not to bet the river for value

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why would you 3-bet?

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because i could see 88 or 99 raising this board or even AQ/Jo here.

of course, it's very read dependent. since you're not going to make that play against a rock, but you may also get him worried enough to fold a weak king on the turn like K2.

i didnt look at the preflop action when i wrote that though (and still havn't), so their ranges may not be that high in which case id be wrong.