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Old 04-20-2005, 08:34 AM
MarkL444 MarkL444 is offline
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Default NL200 TPGK 3 handed

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ Hero (6 max, 3 handed) converter

Hero ($376.87)
Button ($192.1)
SB ($30.73)

Preflop: Hero is BB with K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $1.
Button calls $2, SB (poster) completes, Hero checks.

Flop: ($6) 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $5</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises to $20</font>, SB folds, Hero?

I mine this game religously and had no stats on this guy, and hes new to the table. How do you procede from this point?
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Old 04-20-2005, 09:25 AM
MarkL444 MarkL444 is offline
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Default Re: NL200 TPGK 3 handed

would you guys consider the overriding factor in deciding what to do here the size of the pot? its pretty tiny so far and possibly not worth fussing over?
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Old 04-20-2005, 09:54 AM
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Default Re: NL200 TPGK 3 handed

I think you have the best hand here more often than not. 3 handed Button will probably raise all hands that beat you except maybe two pairs but more likely he has a king with a weaker kicker or is on a steal or is on a draw.

Good point about the pot being relatively small so that it's not hard to give up, but nevertheless I'll repoop him to around $50. If he calls that, I'll try to keep the pot as small as possible from then on (but that won't be easy - maybe I should fold after all? Nah....OK....yes.....no.....dunno)
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Old 04-20-2005, 01:01 PM
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Default Re: NL200 TPGK 3 handed

As you say the pot is small enuf and probably not worth it. Without a read, I'd lay them down and monitor villian closely until I could gather a read from future hands. If you feel villian is getting out of line... then punish him in a future hand.
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Old 04-20-2005, 01:11 PM
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Default Re: NL200 TPGK 3 handed

I think raising is probably your worst option because you're only building a pot against hands that beat you, and you'll have to check the turn out of position if he calls. Folding is definitely an option, but I have a problem with that because I feel you are ahead here more often than not. What about smooth-calling? If he's on a steal or a weak king a smooth call will scare him for sure and not alot of players at this level have the balls to fire again with nothing, and probably will just want a showdown with a weak king. I'd say I'd call the flop, check the turn, fold to a 2/3 to pot bet, but fire about 1/2 to 2/3 on the river if he checks on the turn as a little blocker/value bet. Obviously fold if raised. I like that line.
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