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Old 12-15-2005, 07:10 PM
1C5 1C5 is offline
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Default ($22) Looking to up aggression, thoughts on this play?

How is this play, standard for you? I would not have pushed this before, usually a pot sized bet, but trying to push here instead....thoughts, good or bad?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (7 handed) converter

Button (t1012)
Hero (t765)
BB (t1190)
UTG (t2345)
MP1 (t785)
MP2 (t1075)
CO (t828)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
UTG calls t50, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, Button calls t50, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: (t200) 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t715 (All-In)</font>, BB folds, UTG folds, Button folds.

Final Pot: t915
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Old 12-15-2005, 07:17 PM
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Default Re: ($22) Looking to up aggression, thoughts on this play?

I don't see anything wrong with this play. No one raised preflop. I don't think I'd do this though. I think I might bet the pot.
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Old 12-15-2005, 07:40 PM
GtrHtr GtrHtr is offline
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Default Re: ($22) Looking to up aggression, thoughts on this play?

Lately I've stopped screwing around level 3+. That means I like your line...this week.
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Old 12-15-2005, 07:57 PM
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Default Re: ($22) Looking to up aggression, thoughts on this play?

A rule of thumb is if a regular bet is 40% of your stack (I've seen 35% suggested also, which is pretty much 1/3, an easier number to use), then moving all-in is better than the smaller bet would be. An exception to this could be when you have a hand that's a lock, which this clearly isn't.
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Old 12-15-2005, 08:08 PM
ZeroPointMachine ZeroPointMachine is offline
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Default Re: ($22) Looking to up aggression, thoughts on this play?

This is not an aggressive move. It is a giant neon sign saying "I think my hand is good, but I cannot stand to see another card". You will get called by the hands that have you crushed(sets and the occasional big pair UTG or limping JJ) and the suited overcards that are close to a coinflip. You've made it very hard for any worse hand to pay you off.

Putting all your chips in on this hand is fine, but do it in a way that maximizes value.

I think betting(150-200) or a check/raise(push) are far superior to pushing here.

The aggressive play is to check raise.
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Old 12-15-2005, 08:22 PM
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Default Re: ($22) Looking to up aggression, thoughts on this play?


Don't like it so much, seems like a bit of overkill. Id prefer either a normal sized bet or a check raise.
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