As2s on UTG, NL200, 6-handed
Join Date: Aug 2009
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NL 1-2, table si 6 handed. My image is TAG to nit. I have been carddead for a while, been in showdown only couple times and in small pots. I have made around 300 from initial 200, mainly without showdown in two hands - have not showed though both times on me raising again on the turn.
On my right I have good TAG, on his right is home player who "works" there and starts tables - but I do not find him that good, he is about average. On my left are two weak-passive guys and on the BTN is solid old school TAG who likes to mix it up with connectors and so on.
Hero on UTG with As2s raises to 7 which is standard here (7-9). Weak passive on my left calls (200e), oldschool TAG calls on the BTN (500), home player calls on the SB (160). Four to the flop with a pot of 29e.
Flop is 5c4c3h. SB thinks for 15 seconds and bets 16. I elect to raise 50 and everybody folds.
Should I just call and let the other players try to draw? Is the raise ok here?
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fold pre
two clubs on the board and 3 running cards so raise is good
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I like the raise. Get money in now, not a great board to slow play.
With two passives and a solid opponent otb, A2s isn't going to generate much profit UTG since you are going to have to steal a lot post flop for it to be profitable.
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Played perfect post flop. 6 handed I don't mind raising this UTG if the table has been tight, but my standard is to fold this preflop.
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Originally Posted by nitcracker
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Too many bad cards on the turn to not raise here.
Preflop is a little questionale, but its not horrible.
A2 utg is tough to get a lot of value from though
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grunch: i think you played it fine. maybe lower the raise by 10 (but now i'm just nit-picking). there very well could be a flush draw out there you want to not give odds too but more importantly, you want to pot build early while people are "non-believers". you're c-betting a low board. it's not unlikely an over pair or any 2 overs will call you to reevaluate on the turn. i'm rarely a fan of slow playing so i think you played this fine. sometimes they'll all fold, sometimes they'll pay you off. in the long run i think you'll make more money by getting bigger pots some of the time than smaller pots more often.
