**** Beginner's and Low Content Questions Thread****

[GreatBlue]

This hand just happened:

Full Tilt Poker $5 + $0.25 Heads Up No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t10/t20 Blinds - 2 players
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BB: t1510 75.50 BBs
Hero (BTN/SB): t1490 74.50 BBs

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with Q T
Hero raises to t60, BB calls t40

Flop: (t120) 4 J K (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets t60, BB raises to t180, Hero raises to t1430 all in



Is this super standard, or am I total donk? It feels like getting it in on flop with an open ender should be standard - we're behind any made hand equity-wise, but I think the fold equity makes this +ev right? I mean say we must make our straight to win (and ignoring the possibility of our Q being good if we pair it). We have a 32% chance of making it by the river... if we expect him to fold at least 18% of the time in this situation it's +ev right?

This is without any strong reads that say he only checkraises with the nuts and thus will never ever fold. And even then, it might still be +ev to get it in because people do random crazy **** (especially at this stake)?

[Arsenal Gunners]

don't forget that at that stake, people will call with any pair. basically, you're right that you can shove hands like that when FE makes it +EV to do so

[MrRunsGoood]

Originally Posted by jacket882

is there any good post about check raising? I checked the FAQ but I don't think there is one specifically on this unless I missed it

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/58...boards-454044/

This thread is about a year old but still has some tidbits of good info

[Doggg]

I'm thinking of retiring from reg speeds and playing turbos exclusively. I work a full time job and at this rate, with the 35 minute games and all, my bankroll is too slowly inching forward. I also feel the faster structure fits my game better. I was wondering if anyone can point me to any threads discussing the in-game differences. I'm already familiar with Nash and such. I'm just talking about general changes I need to make considering the quickly ascending blinds. Any transition threads out there?

[t1lt]

Originally Posted by GreatBlue

This hand just happened:

Full Tilt Poker $5 + $0.25 Heads Up No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t10/t20 Blinds - 2 players
2+2 Hand Converter Powered By DeucesCracked

BB: t1510 75.50 BBs
Hero (BTN/SB): t1490 74.50 BBs

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with Q T
Hero raises to t60, BB calls t40

Flop: (t120) 4 J K (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets t60, BB raises to t180, Hero raises to t1430 all in



Is this super standard, or am I total donk? It feels like getting it in on flop with an open ender should be standard - we're behind any made hand equity-wise, but I think the fold equity makes this +ev right? I mean say we must make our straight to win (and ignoring the possibility of our Q being good if we pair it). We have a 32% chance of making it by the river... if we expect him to fold at least 18% of the time in this situation it's +ev right?

This is without any strong reads that say he only checkraises with the nuts and thus will never ever fold. And even then, it might still be +ev to get it in because people do random crazy **** (especially at this stake)?

I think calling is better this deep.

[rocaerix]

Originally Posted by t1lt

I think calling is better this deep.

What's your plan on a non A or 9 turn? A heart on turn gives us essentially same equity as we have on the flop where a non heart cuts our equity drastically. Just curious.

[Gomery]

Poker Stars $5.00+$0.25 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t15/t30 Blinds - 2 players
Hero (BTN/SB): t1720 57.33 BBs
BB: t1280 42.67 BBs

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with A T
Hero raises to t60, BB raises to t120, Hero calls t60

Flop: (t240) 3 Q 3 (2 players)
BB bets t150, Hero raises to t480

He was tight pre especially OOP, this was maybe the third hand he re-raised with pre. I had folded quit much against his 1/2 potsized cbets when I were OOP.

This hand I though that he would either fold or call with A3 pre so the only 3's he could have was 33 but I doubt he would re-raise with that hand. The only Q's he would raise pre are AQ, QQ and maybe KQ.

I'm afraid of QQ, AQ, KQ, AA, AA
Not sure if he would go further with a smaller PP.

Am I stupid?

[jacket882]

Villain seemed like a pretty straightforward player, he was taking long to play I think he was multitabling.. he was limping his junk and raising all his semi-decent cards. He called any raise with anything but junk. Any comments please on these 2 hands?

Full Tilt Poker $5 + $0.25 Heads Up No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t10/t20 Blinds - 2 players
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BTN/SB: t1300 65 BBs
Hero (BB): t1700 85 BBs

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 8 9
BTN/SB raises to t40, Hero calls t20

Flop: (t80) 3 8 T (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t40, Hero raises to t120, BTN/SB calls t80

Turn: (t320) 9 (2 players)
Hero bets t220, BTN/SB calls t220

River: (t760) 2 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t100, Hero calls t100

Full Tilt Poker $5 + $0.25 Heads Up No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t20/t40 Blinds - 2 players
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BB: t1890 47.25 BBs
Hero (BTN/SB): t1110 27.75 BBs

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with K 9
Hero raises to t80, BB calls t40

Flop: (t160) K J K (2 players)
BB bets t40, Hero calls t40

Turn: (t240) A (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets t160, BB calls t160

River: (t560) 5 (2 players)
BB bets t80, Hero raises to t360, BB calls t280

[Air-Bear]

I'd call the flop in hand 1 and raise in hand 2. Lots of hands that will call us there.

[spamz]

hand 1 just call flop imo; hand 2 i think i play it the same

[Air-Bear]

Why are you not raising the flop? Do you think most of his range is weighed towards weak showdownpotentail and not J's and draws? I have no idea what an average player's mindonk range is tbh.

[spamz]

by draws you mean a gutter right? we block QT for one side of his straightdraw so our equity vs anything is massive
there's also not that much scarecards for Jx so we will get a lot of value on most turn/river combo's anyway from that
if he has airballz, we can just hope that
1) he either fires again
2) he picks up something on turn that we can get value from (be it a flushdraw or pair)

[khalifa]

Is there a way one can see the players sitting at the table directly from the lobby instead of opening up the tournament on PS?

I've just started to play on PS and I've used to play on FTP where such a feature is available.

[Air-Bear]

I figured that if we want our opponent's stack we have to raise the flop. If we call the donk and villain check-calls the next 2 streets and we bet 160 and 360 we only get in about half our stack. If we raise the flop however -which doesn't seem all that strong imo since we're facing a mindonk- we can get our stack in by the river. Villain might even shove a small % of the time with a draw (?)

I thought that the value you gain by stacking Jx would be bigger than the bluffs you might induce or the turns that wil improve villain because the pot will be smaller and the mistakes villain makes will cost him less chips. If villain decides to spew after we raise he will also make a bigger mistake (chipwise) than had we just called.

Assuming Jx will always pay you off you lose about 500 chips by flatting the flop. I guess in the end it depends on how big a part Jx is of villain's range and how much chips we win out of the other parts of his range that we would not gain by raising. Tbh I have no clue what either of those values could be.

It is very possible that this post makes no sense at all, but I don't immediately realise why flatting is the better play.

[manefon]

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, 31.5 Tournament, 10/20 Blinds (2 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

BB (t1560)
Hero (SB) (t1440)

Hero's M: 48.00

Preflop: Hero is SB with 10, Q
Hero bets t60, BB calls t40

Flop: (t120) 3, 10, 2 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets t60, BB raises to t160, Hero raises to t440, BB calls t280

Turn: (t1000) 2 (2 players)
BB bets t1060 (All-In), Hero calls t940 (All-In)

very first hand vs unknown. Std