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Old 06-28-2012, 08:00 AM   #1
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Spade Texas Hold'em "Trap Hands" Beware!

As in every variation of poker, Limit Hold'em has its "trap hands". A trap hand is simply a hand which looks better than it actually is.

While binding with any flop, this hand is likely to find itself beaten by a slightly higher one. Before defining a hand as "trap", you need to consider your position and what happened in the hand until then.

Among the classic examples of trap hands in Limit Hold'em can be mentioned:
Aces accompanied by weak cards (for example A and ♣ 5 ♥ A ♦ 3 ♣) from the start. Even if an ace comes on the flop, your kicker is still low and you'll find yourself at a disadvantage.

Two cards of more than 10. Example: in your hand 10 ♥ K ♣ and decide to call from a medium position, another player raises with a pair of Jack and you decide to call.
With a flop of 05,03,10 you may believe you’ve got the best hand at the table, but it’s not at all.

Hope this was some good advice any feedback is appreciated a lot
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Old 06-28-2012, 01:30 PM   #2
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Re: Texas Hold'em "Trap Hands" Beware!

It is good advice to use extreme care while playing with easily dominated hands, if not novel. This is a reason the most rank beginners would do better playing very tight rather than "exploiting tendencies of villains post-flop"...because a rank beginner does not know how to exploit tendencies of villains post-flop. As I begin to earnestly undertake a goal of improving my game I am returning to a more "beginner" pre-flop style of play, until I have a better understanding and ability to use the more advanced post-flop strategies, besides the "Raise pre, value bet or relentless c-bet post-flop" that I've used against weak opponents for years.
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Old 06-28-2012, 01:55 PM   #3
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Re: Texas Hold'em "Trap Hands" Beware!

Thanks op, and welcome. You should check out all the limit hold'em forums, specifically the micro. There's years and years worth of reading.

Yeah trap hands can get you into trouble. You can avoid getting in a car accident by giving up driving. When these hands really start to get troublesome is when you're in an aggressive game. You open for a raise one off the button with A2o, and you get 3 bet by the button. What's your plan?
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Old 06-28-2012, 02:06 PM   #4
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Re: Texas Hold'em "Trap Hands" Beware!

Need reads on button's other 3-bets against LP raises. If it's light (or he's shown undeniable LAG tendencies in other hands pre), a 4-bet sounds appropriate, readless or with strong range a fold is my play. I don't like a call of the 4-bet with that hand though and am only doing it if I think I have significant fold-equity. If he's 3-bet previously, even a light 3-bet, but then snap-called a wide range to a 4-bet re-raise, I'd rather fold without 4-betting and move on to the next hand as I'm liable to get in trouble later in the hand. How'm I doing?
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Old 06-28-2012, 02:33 PM   #5
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Re: Texas Hold'em "Trap Hands" Beware!

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How'm I doing?
It sounds to me like you're talking no limit. In a limit game you'd be getting 6.5:1 before rake assuming the blinds fold. It would be a mistake to fold any hand getting that good of a price. The standard play against an unknown would be to flat your entire range facing this 3 bet.
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Old 06-28-2012, 02:39 PM   #6
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I'm sorry I was referring to NL.
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