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Originally Posted by Javanewt
9-handed 1/2 game with a bunch of good ol' boys. Literally. With the exception of a couple of old guys who are pretty tight, this is the loosest, most passive game I've ever played in. They will limp call up to $15 w/ almost any hand. They will call flop w/ any straight draw, flush draw (almost no matter how small), middle pair, etc. They will call w/ top pair / no kicker. It is insane. They occasionally bet when they hit, but it's mainly a calling fest. A couple of the tight guys will limp AK, but most players are raising JJ+. Stacks between $100 and $300.
Hero: MAWW, CO, ~$300. I'm the only woman who plays in the games around here. I usually play PLO (two or three of these guys play PLO with me). The players who know me well think I am tight and aggressive -- I am one of the more aggressive players. However, some of these guys don't know me, including V, and I have played very few hands.
V: MAWG, SB, ~$300. He is one of the two players I don't remember playing with before. I have seen him call flop with a gutshot (he had something like 64) and hit turn. He bet river and got paid. He called me with second pair, made two pair on river, but checked vs. a couple of us -- he might have expected me to bet, but I'm not sure. He had K8 and the K came on the river. Both of those hands were raised pre and he was in EP (I think he was blinds for both).
OTTH:
EP younger guy raises to $10. This could be any hand (22+, 67s, QT, big pair, etc.). Three callers, H calls w/ As8h (almost never folding an A at this table considering who's in the hand, and the tight guys had folded, but there is no reason to raise), SB and BB call.
Flop (~$65): Ac7d5s, checks to H who bets $25. SB, EP, and HJ call.
Turn ($165): Ac7d5s 8d. Checks to H who bets $75. SB calls, others fold.
River ($315): Ac7d5s8d Jc. SB checks. H? Should I put in a small value bet or just check behind?
Feedback on all streets welcome.
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Flop: I like the smallish bet. Get rid of the riff-raff, no one appears to have hit this hard. No flush draws, and the only straight draws are 86, 64, & 43 (double gutter).
Turn: We now have top two on a call-happy table. So, I like the bet, but think we could go higher (100-125, for both value and protection). SB calling is a bit surprising...he could have 64, I guess, but he might also be calling with a worse two pair, a worse ace, some kind of pair/straight draw hand, or possibly a slow-played set.
River: V shouldn't have T9, given his flop call. So, the turn analysis should hold, unless he has specifically AJ. We have 190 back, I believe. Stack sizes are tricky. I bet, maybe 125 as played, or maybe shove (knowing this is a big bet for a 1-2 game). If he shoves for the remainder if I bet smaller, I call it off and reload at this juicy table if necessary.