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08-07-2020 , 11:01 AM

DumbosTrunk

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Hi all,

The stakes really couldn't matter less in this post, and I miss posting here so here I am!

Let's say you are playing and V is an unpredictable and loose V who is willing to gamble. Players salivate when he arrives at the table.

You open on his BTN straddle to 4x (because why not - he'll call!) in MP with A

and he says kinda annoyed (you have history) "did he raise me?" and calls. You are HU 30bb eff. with the straddle on (normally 60bb).

Flop (10bb): Qd-9d-3d. You check, V stabs 4 BB, you c/r 11 BB, V tank ships.

Thanks,
DT

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08-07-2020 , 11:10 AM

Garick

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Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 26,624

Why do you check flop when so many turns kill your hand or your action?

AP, call and almost always you'll be fading AdX.

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08-07-2020 , 11:33 AM

BlindingLaser

adept

Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 771

+1 to Garick, we've got 26bbs left to play and there's 10 in the middle...bet like 8 now and the rest on non-diamond turns, maybe check/folding diamond turns?

If I decided to check this flop (mostly because V bet out of turn), it's with the intention of check-raising all in regardless of V's betsize.

Having decided to make a smaller than all-in raise, I would now beat the villain into the pot with my chips to call his shove.

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08-07-2020 , 12:01 PM

venice10

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Easy call

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08-07-2020 , 01:36 PM

sixsevenoff

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Grunch. I'm never playing 60 BB effective and don't see the point. Let's just say for the sake of the argument that I lost a pot and wasn't quick enough to top up, so I'm 60 BB effective (30 with the straddle.)

I open to 6 BB because he's calling almost an identical range that he does versus 4 BB, and we're OOP.

As played though, since we only went 4 BB, I bet 3 BB on the flop. I don't think it's bad to go bigger versus this opponent, but I personally like the 1/3ish bet.

As played, I don't see any reason to x-r. He could've just stabbed with air. X-r is too fancy for me. As played facing the 3 bet shove I snap call at these stack depths.

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08-07-2020 , 03:16 PM

Balerion1

adept

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I don't understand the flop check and I understand the flop xr even less....

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08-07-2020 , 03:17 PM

DumbosTrunk

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Originally Posted by Garick

Why do you check flop when so many turns kill your hand or your action?

AP, call and almost always you'll be fading AdX.

Couple reasons: poor visibility on a lot of turns, want to GII flop and OOP c/r is best IMO against a V who will bet IP light. Bet and call we are in no man's land on lots of turns.

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