what is your turn line here? $5 rebuy

benneh · #1 10-21-2005, 09:20 PM

UTG+1 is a donk and his call can mean anything from a pair of deuces to air. SB is pretty straightforward, but gets some very basic stuff wrong.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t1200 (9 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

MP2 (t13580)
MP3 (t21467)
CO (t47776)
Button (t26146)
SB (t97485)
Hero (t55202)
UTG (t15460)
UTG+1 (t42428)
MP1 (t30887)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
1 fold, UTG+1 raises to t2400, 5 folds, SB calls t1800, Hero calls t1200.

Flop: (t6000) 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, UTG+1 bets t3600, SB folds, Hero raises to t9000, UTG+1 calls t5400.

Turn: (t24000) K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)

And before anyone asks- I raised the flop here because i've generally been able to take pots off people like that on these kinds of boards on this table.

Rizen · #2 10-21-2005, 09:27 PM

How many players are left, how many get paid, and what is the avg stack size? I think those are important factors in deciding hero's decision here.

-Rizen

benneh · #3 10-21-2005, 09:29 PM

250 or so left with 135 getting paid. average is somewhere around 35k give or take a few grand

Rizen · #4 10-21-2005, 09:38 PM

I think this is a very tough turn decision, but I'll take a stab at it. I'd probably bet ~10k into this turn. If villian was calling the flop with two overs and didn't hold a K I think you can buy this pot now. I'm folding if villian pushes though at this stage, and if he flat calls I'm letting this hand go on the river if I miss.

-Rizen

Exitonly · #5 10-21-2005, 09:45 PM

hm..

i think i take another stab at it, with 10k/11k, and fold to a push, and re-evaluate on the river w/ the default being check-fold on a miss.

On the flop, i think a raise to 10k has significant psychological advantage over the raise to 9k. Sounds silly, but i think that 5 digits looks scarier to people than 4.

benneh · #6 10-21-2005, 09:48 PM

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hm..

i think i take another stab at it, with 10k/11k, and fold to a push, and re-evaluate on the river w/ the default being check-fold on a miss.

On the flop, i think a raise to 10k has significant psychological advantage over the raise to 9k. Sounds silly, but i think that 5 digits looks scarier to people than 4.

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i actually agree. but the extent of how much if scares them (ie will they fold to 10k as opposed to 9k just because it *looks* scarier) is questionable.

anyway, the way i actually played this hand is horrible. i've not been playting myt best lately and I think I need to take more time on hands such as this one. Very tough turn decision, but I know i made the wrong one in the heat of the moment; something i need to workon.

Rizen · #7 10-21-2005, 09:50 PM

Good to see we more or less agree [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] I wasn't super sure about my line on this one.

-Rizen