5/10: Marginal Pair+Draw IP on a Wet Board - Live Low-stakes No Limit Poker Forum

Two Plus Two Forums Poker Strategy Live No-Limit Hold’em Cash

5/10: Marginal Pair+Draw IP on a Wet Board

Post Reply Subscribe

...

10-23-2011 , 07:07 PM

Setsy

old hand

Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,840

Villain is a so-so TAG. Seems a bit on the weak side as I haven't seen enough aggression from him over the ~ 2 hours we have been playing, but I don't have specific showdown hands I can point to. Hero has been playing TAG, and has won a couple of small pots with decent holdings at showdown.

Stacks:
- me $1k
- Villain covers
- Short-stack in the HJ $600

Villain opens to $35 in MP1, short-stacked HJ calls, I call in the CO with J

Flop ($120): K

Villain bets $60. HJ folds.

Should I:

a) semi-bluff raise
b) flat with the potential idea of representing diamonds if villain's actions/sizing indicate he is concerned about them when/if they come?
c) fold

Quote

10-23-2011 , 09:25 PM

deuce of clubs

centurion

Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 112

If TAG villain cbets oop into 2 ppl he probably has a hand that is most likely calling your raise or 3betting. I'd call and reevaluate turn.

Quote

10-25-2011 , 10:36 PM

ThatsWhatIDo

grinder

Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 635

b) You have position and decent equity, just outplay him in position on later streets.

Quote

10-27-2011 , 11:26 AM

shorn7

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 4,495

No reason to raise here as that board his his range pretty hard. Call and re-eval. seems std.

Quote

10-27-2011 , 11:50 AM

g1mmick

stranger

Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 6

Quote:

Originally Posted by Setsy

Should I:

a) semi-bluff raise
b) flat with the potential idea of representing diamonds if villain's actions/sizing indicate he is concerned about them when/if they come?
c) fold

d) Call for a new deck, since this one has two T

Quote

10-27-2011 , 05:46 PM

ThatsWhatIDo

grinder

Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 635

Quote:

Originally Posted by g1mmick

d) Call for a new deck, since this one has two T

In that case just shove, and if you lose, d. Lol

Quote

10-28-2011 , 01:13 AM

Setsy

old hand

Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,840

Quote:

Originally Posted by g1mmick

d) Call for a new deck, since this one has two T

Lol, my bad. I was just makin' sure you folks are paying attention

.

Board was: K

. I still had J

Quote

10-28-2011 , 01:16 AM

Setsy

old hand

Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,840

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThatsWhatIDo

b) You have position and decent equity, just outplay him in position on later streets.

I made it $200 and he folded. I kind of felt his sizing was weak given the texture, but then I started thinking that maybe I just ran into the bottom of his range and got lucky to get the fold, so I wanted to post the hand to get a quick sanity check.

If you do call IP to outplay - what is your plan on a turn:

a) blank
b) diamond

Quote

10-28-2011 , 03:49 PM

ThatsWhatIDo

grinder

Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 635

If a diamond comes and he checks, bet. If it comes a heart, bet or raise if he bets imo, unless he bets large, then just call.

Quote

11-02-2011 , 07:40 AM

#10

feltingfoolz

enthusiast

Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 66

i dont really like the flop raise even tho it worked out. ur hand is certainly playable and from this OP image u described i think even if u miss u can take him off the hand on the turn or river. the flop gives OESD, a pair and backdoor FD but it very likely smacks his range and if he repops ur in a pretty gross spot. think a flat call is pretty std here...im all for steering away from std with a little creativity when it seems profitable, i just dont know how profitable it is in this instance

Quote

Post Reply Subscribe

...