I KNOW it's the Devil's Hand......

PokerBob · #1 11-15-2005, 05:10 AM

.....yet I play it anyway. Please flame me.
Canterbury 15/30 9 handed. Villain here will open up his range quite a bit in LP.
one monkey limps in MP. Villain raises in the CO. I call in the BB with KJo.

Flop 3 ways: K92r
I check, monkey checks, villain bets, I raise, monkey folds, villain 3-bets. What's my line the rest of the way?

#2 11-15-2005, 05:19 AM

Call down.

#3 11-15-2005, 05:23 AM

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Call down.

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I dont think I can give a better reply than this. Against this aggressive opponent, calling down seems to be the best strategy IMO. I'd also like to mention that When an aggressive player in late position isolates a single limper, KJo in the BB is a must play, You should be folding KJo to a legitimate raise in most cases, but not in this situation, you have too big of a hand to fold so I wouldnt feel bad about calling, its the right play.

flawless_victory · #4 11-15-2005, 05:36 AM

fourbet the flop.
bet/fold the turn.
bet/fold the river.

if he goes five on the flop, call and fold turn UI.

CardSharpCook · #5 11-15-2005, 05:43 AM

I've said it before, and I'm sure I'll say it again - Westley is one of the best posters in this forum. His post is right on the money again.

BTW: everybody knows that trip sixes is the Devil's hand.

CardSharpCook · #6 11-15-2005, 05:43 AM

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fourbet the flop.
bet/fold the turn.
bet/fold the river.

if he goes five on the flop, call and fold turn UI.

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Huh?

roy_miami · #7 11-15-2005, 05:52 AM

I would pull a stop and go on the turn, call a raise if there is one and maybe stop and go the river if its a friendly card. I actually used this line in a similar situation earlier tonight with KJo, villain folded the river after raising the turn.

#8 11-15-2005, 06:07 AM

I like roy's Stop and Go, but I wouldn't fault calling it down, either, depending on the flop and turn, of course

If you don't mind really pushing the aggression up a bit, you could also check raise the turn. You run the risk of being faced with making a decision if you're three-bet, but you also increase the chance he'll fold it.

At the very least, I like the check raise on the turn better than four-betting the flop, but still won't fault checking it down. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

#9 11-15-2005, 06:33 AM

You could make some arguments for a stop and go, but only if you're folding to a raise.

SA125 · #10 11-15-2005, 09:15 AM

He's almost certain to auto bet the turn, so wouldn't check-calling it save you money when behind and make money when you're ahead?

I'd want to show this hand down. I like check-calling the turn and donking the river, whether he bet the turn or not, because he'd be hard pressed to raise AK-KQ there and it prevents a check behind by TT-JJ-QQ.