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Old 12-23-2005, 04:49 PM
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Default For those of you wondering if you should move up from 25NL to 50NL...

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saw flop|<font color="#C00000">saw showdown</font>

SB ($26)
<font color="#C00000">Hero ($55.45)</font>
<font color="#C00000">UTG ($18)</font>
<font color="#C00000">MP ($18.80)</font>
Button ($74.20)

Preflop: Hero is BB with K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
UTG calls $0.50, MP calls $0.50, Button calls $0.50, SB completes, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $3.5</font>, UTG calls $3, <font color="#CC3333">MP raises to $18.8</font>, Button folds, SB folds, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $55.45</font>, UTG calls $14.50 (All-In).

Flop: ($93.25) T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Turn: ($93.25) 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players, 1 all-in)</font>

River: ($93.25) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: $93.25

<font color="red">
Hero has Kc Kd (one pair, kings).
UTG has 4h Ah (one pair, fours).
MP has Qs 6s (high card, queen).
Outcome: Hero wins $93.25. </font>



Then a couple hands later...


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saw flop|<font color="#C00000">saw showdown</font>

BB ($49)
<font color="#C00000">UTG ($14.50)</font>
<font color="#C00000">Hero ($91)</font>
Button ($20.85)
SB ($83.90)

Preflop: Hero is MP with K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to $1</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $3</font>, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to $5</font>, Hero calls $2.

Flop: ($10.75) 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">UTG bets $9.5 (All-In)</font>, Hero calls $9.50.

Turn: ($29.75) 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

River: ($29.75) A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: $29.75

<font color="red">
UTG has Jc As (one pair, aces).
Hero has Kh Ac (two pair, aces and kings).
Outcome: Hero wins $29.75. </font>


I considered a fold on the 2nd hand but the guy was an uberdonk.



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Old 12-23-2005, 05:23 PM
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Default Re: For those of you wondering if you should move up from 25NL to 50NL...

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I considered a fold on the 2nd hand

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WHAT?
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Old 12-23-2005, 05:29 PM
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Default Re: For those of you wondering if you should move up from 25NL to 50NL...

Well as-is, he had a very small stack in relation to the pot on the flop, so it was an easy call. If he would have put in a real 3-bet preflop, I would have considered a muck (3-bet push) I would have thought he'd only do that preflop with QQ+.
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Old 12-23-2005, 05:42 PM
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Default Re: For those of you wondering if you should move up from 25NL to 50NL...

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Well as-is, he had a very small stack in relation to the pot on the flop, so it was an easy call. If he would have put in a real 3-bet preflop, I would have considered a muck (3-bet push) I would have thought he'd only do that preflop with QQ+.

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I'd have to say that goes against the experience I've had with shortstack retards
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Old 12-23-2005, 05:49 PM
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Default Re: For those of you wondering if you should move up from 25NL to 50NL

Wait, you mean there are bad people who play poker? [censored] man, I'd just gonna move up right now even though i don't have the bankroll!
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