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Originally Posted by TopGun in VA
1-2 NL, 8-handed on a Friday night.
UTG (~300) raises to 6
UTG +1 (~300) calls 6
Hero/CO (~450) calls 6 with ATdd
Button (~200) calls 6
SB folds
BB (~250) calls 6
Pot (31). Flop is KcQsJh, action checks to Hero, who bets 10. I want to begin to build a pot, and feel that betting small keeps all one-pair hands in. After the button folds, the BB raises to 20. The initial raiser folds, and the player in +1 re-raises to 40.
Action is on Hero, with 101 in the pot and it's 30 to call. First time I've played with the BB, who has shown a tendency to overbet strong hands when draws are present to "take it down now." Minimal history with UTG+1, although he's somewhat of an OMC, so I'm giving him credit for being pretty strong here. Hero...?
So, I wanted to raise here, because I figured that both the
BB and the
+1 were reasonably strong, with minimum pair/straight draw, possibly two pair, possibly straight (obv hopefully T9 if so), and I figured with most of these holdings, given the strength they've already shown, they could call a decent raise. That said, I think I butchered the sizing. I wanted to get it in on most turns, if not on the flop, and raised to 150. In retrospect, I like going 110-125 a bit better. Both Vs tank-folded, with the
BB later saying he had KJ.