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12-18-2017 , 11:41 PM

callipygian

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Mild hand in an otherwise wild game. Two limpers, a LAG and a LP, BTN and SB complete, I knuckle Q9o in the BB.

Flop (5 SB): K86r

Checked around.

Turn (2.5 BB): T (fd with the 8)

I check (?), LAG bets, LP calls, two folds, and I call (?).

I don't think LAG has a K (and he wouldn't fold it if he did). LP may have a K, and I think he might fold it. The problem is that I can't seriously represent anything as given the lack of flop action I think I should be leading all my value hands (which include Ks here).

Lead bluff, or check? Any merit to a check-raise ("as played" if you think I should lead).

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12-19-2017 , 12:07 AM

Captain R

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Getting 2.5:1 in a 5-way pot, I don't think you have a profitable double barrel bluff on such a wet board. K/c your way to victory IMO.

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12-21-2017 , 01:15 PM

Bob148

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I'd play this one abc. Dude bets into 4 opponents = he most likely has something good. I'd check raise a straight and check call a pair on the river.

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12-21-2017 , 02:10 PM

UpHillBothWays

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bluffing into many opponents when you can hit and still not have the nuts = no good imo. k/c. k riv

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12-21-2017 , 08:52 PM

DonkeyOnTilt

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My feeling on the turn is that if you are going to call, I'd rather bet but that also seems not so good as nothing is going to fold on the ultimate draw card. Probably just best to c/c as c/r is spew.

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12-23-2017 , 07:03 PM

ZOMG_RIGGED!

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Originally Posted by Bob148

I'd play this one abc. Dude bets into 4 opponents = he most likely has something good. I'd check raise a straight and check call a pair on the river.

Definitely c/r a J, you may need to just donk the 7

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12-25-2017 , 07:46 PM

BobC

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k/c? What does this mean?

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12-25-2017 , 08:24 PM

ZOMG_RIGGED!

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Check/call

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01-03-2018 , 11:30 PM

jesse8888

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I never bluff here and usually think hey maybe I should have bluffed but I dunno nobody is ever folding anything.

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