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04-02-2014 , 10:49 PM

The Face

centurion

Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 163

V1: 1k
Limper: 1k
Hero: Covers

V1 is in the SB. mid 40s, standard straight forward recreational player- cant value bet thin on the river, never 3b'ing light, etc.

MP limps, Hero raises to 25 with A

in the HJ, SB calls, limper calls.

($80) Flop: A

V1 bets 40 out of SB, limper folds, Hero?

What's our plan here for the rest of the hand?

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04-02-2014 , 10:53 PM

iraisetoomuch

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Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 37,477

Standard call down here.
Without reads that he's going to call down with AJs type hands to a raise here we can't really raise for value. We can't raise as a bluff as ldo no one ever folds a 4 here.

If he's bluffing we want him ton continue.

I'm pretty much just hitting call until he stops betting if he keeps half potting it.

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04-03-2014 , 02:40 AM

shrewsbury91

adept

Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 781

His donk range includes PP's anywhere from 22-TT, weak aces and air. I believe with this range he will rarely call a raise from you with worse so I would just call flop. If he checks the turn, I would bet kind of smallish (like 1/2 pot) to try and squeeze a little more value out of a mid pocket pair or a hand like A8 from V.

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04-03-2014 , 05:35 AM

discgolfing

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Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 370

Rec player's hand is basically face-up as a dominated ace here. Play it however you think you can get max value from him. Given your limited description, my general plan to do that would be to call the flop, call or bet the turn depending on what he does, and bet the river when he checks to you. You can probably make a really nice sized bet on the river too.

If he deviates from this and bets all 3 streets I'd be a little concerned that he hit 2-pair or runner-runner'd a flush on us or something stupid because he never value bets thin. I might even find a fold in that spot if my reads on him were locked in.

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04-03-2014 , 02:35 PM

OSUTexan

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Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 1,210

I don't want to keep him from continuing with his aggression....I'm just calling down here on flop and turn. Should be able to get a good sized value bet out of him on the river as well. Raising is not a good option under these circumstances.

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04-03-2014 , 02:54 PM

Stacking Chips

adept

Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 970

I'm always raising here.
100$ total..A10+ likely calling you all the way down.
Re evaluate is turn card actions.
If he donks again I may be worried about 4x hands but it's unlikely.
Then call down mode

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04-03-2014 , 03:21 PM

Koss

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Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 7,092

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Originally Posted by shrewsbury91

If he checks the turn I will check back. He will c/f the turn a lot but a check behind will either induce a river bet from him or confuse him enough to call our river bet with his weaker holdings.

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04-03-2014 , 03:22 PM

Playbig2000

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Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 11,323

I would call and see how much he bets on the turn.

We have enough of a read on him to think this is probably a big ace and he is telling us "I have a hand here. So let me have the pot".

(I don't think this is just a PP and it's most likely not air but if he has a 4 or two, he will want to "build a pot".)

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04-03-2014 , 03:26 PM

TheStuntman

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Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 5,390

I agree with the posters here. Based on villain description he's not a sticky player, as in unable to fold top pair. You also have position as well, I would just call flop and evaluate turn. Raising doesn't make sense here based on reads.

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04-03-2014 , 03:45 PM

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beauvanlaanen

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Call flop. Raise turn. Lead river.

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