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Originally Posted by drowski
Hmm reread what I said. I said we don't block AQ or KQ of hearts which is good since we're ahead of those hands and v could possibly play them this way.
Blockers are important in close spots. It's not something that's up for debate
Perhaps (and IMHO the concept is grossly overrated and often used to justify actions), but as I said, V would have to have been an idiot to play that way, and you told us he wasn't. I don't think a good player would play that way with AQ or KQ of hearts at all.
Sometimes it comes down to: how good or bad is that player, and would he do this if/unless he had such and such a hand? That consideration trumps all the pseudo-sophisticated gobbledygook that is often used by people who are weak at the basic skill of poker: reading the other player.
If he does indeed have top pair with a flush draw, why would he jam here? His hand isn't all-or-nothing. He could still win even if he missed his draw. That's why I think that the hypothesis that the turn card gave him an orgasm because it added a flush draw to his top pair is wrong. If he had AKh or AQh, that turn card would be nice but wouldn't really affect his winning chances all that much. Sure, outs are added, but now he has only one card to come. A check-and-call situation. On the other hand, if he just hit a set, his actions make perfect sense.
Again, this is only because you said he's a good player.