HU against a tough, thinking player.

Entity · #1 04-22-2005, 02:27 PM

Hand from today's 2+2 table. Guy on Tilt is the Button. What do I have? What do you think he has? We've gotten to be fairly aggressive with one another, but we're both playing well.

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Preflop: Hero is SB with XX.
2 folds, Button raises, Hero 3-bets, 1 fold, Button calls.

Flop: (7 SB) J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets, Button calls.

Turn: (4.50 BB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, Button checks.

River: (4.50 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets, Hero raises, Button...

TripleH68 · #2 04-22-2005, 02:30 PM

Stab:

Hero: 99.
Button: AQ.

car ramrod · #3 04-22-2005, 02:36 PM

This is tough.
I'll go with 77 for hero. I think you have to at least have a pair, but nothing on the board looks like a match for your possible hands.

Guy has KQs

PokerMatt · #4 04-22-2005, 02:37 PM

My first guess would be an overpair for you, although I wouldn't agree with attempting a limp-reraise from the SB when the blinds are the only players left (unless you're absolutely sure the BB will raise you). So I'll say medium PP (88-TT) because I don't think you would check-raise the river as a bluff with a suited connector like KQs.

I think the villain is holding 2 high suited cards... something like AK/AQ/KQ; possibly AJ/KJ/QJ but I don't think a tough, thinking player would just call a flop with that holding. Maybe he thought he could steal the pot with that when you showed weakness on the turn and river.

davelin · #5 04-22-2005, 02:38 PM

I'm not good at this but I'll take a shot. I think you have AJo. You're not afraid of giving a free card on the turn to AQo or AKo and want to try to induce a bet on the river.

martinimagic · #6 04-22-2005, 02:52 PM

I suck at this. I am going to guess you have AJo and he has a pair of 4's. You didn't want to scare him off on the turn so you checked... maybe even going for a check/raise. The river you are trying to pound him. Now pound me for being a moron.

milesdyson · #7 04-22-2005, 03:30 PM

I think you have AJ and GoT has an overpair and 3-bets you on the river.

Entity · #8 04-22-2005, 03:59 PM

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Button: AQ.

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Close.

walkdoc · #9 04-22-2005, 04:09 PM

grunching
you (hero) have 2 clubs of some kind. He (villain) has either 36 or A3.

walkdoc · #10 04-22-2005, 04:11 PM

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grunching
you (hero) have 2 clubs of some kind. He (villain) has either 36 or A3.

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And now after reading everyone elses posts, it appears that I suck the most at this!!! Hooray for me!!! ;-)
Bruce