10/20 lotta action

girgy44 · #1 02-18-2005, 03:16 PM

Party Poker 10/20 Hold'em (6 max, 6 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is SB with Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
1 fold, MP raises, CO calls, Button calls, Hero 3-bets, BB caps, MP calls, CO calls, Button calls, Hero calls.

Flop: (20 SB) J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (5 players)
Hero bets, BB calls, MP raises, CO folds, Button calls, Hero calls, BB calls.

Turn: (14 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (4 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, MP bets, Button calls, Hero calls, BB calls.

River: (18 BB) 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (4 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, MP bets, Button folds, Hero calls, BB calls.

Final Pot: 21 BB

So AA, KK, JJ and TT all beat me right off the flop. Do I have any business being in this hand? Comments on all streets appreciated.

girgy44 · #2 02-18-2005, 03:25 PM

I guess by lotta action i meant pre flop, and call down after that.

Grisgra · #3 02-18-2005, 05:11 PM

Fact is that from what little I've seen at 10/20, caps preflop mean a lot different than at lower limits. I've been in pots where it was capped preflop and nobody had AK or AA or KK or QQ or JJ or KQ. People think they're Phil Hellmuth and cap with their 77 or 88 in a heartbeat.

So I don't think it's a sin calling this puppy down. In fact, maybe you 3-bet the flop or whatnot.

spider · #4 02-18-2005, 07:06 PM

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So AA, KK, JJ and TT all beat me right off the flop. Do I have any business being in this hand?

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Absolutely. There are a ton of possible straight draws, and with BB & Button just calling, I think you're definitely ahead of them. MP could be ahead of you, but he could just as easily be raising flop with KQ or AJ.

You definitely can't fold here with such a huge pot. I'd probably 3-bet flop for value and/or raise turn to hopefully fold out a gutshot or two.