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Laying down a monster, good or bad here? Laying down a monster, good or bad here?

10-09-2010 , 10:34 AM
Villian aint going anywhere and either should you!!

Never, ever fold here. Ever. Fist pump shove and jump with joy when he calls.
10-09-2010 , 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by JMurder3
Yeah, I think an overpair is a big part of his range here, as well as the aforementioned AK.

I can't imagine folding here, & mostly agree with the shove camp, but I don't hate a flat here in position to make sure you get maximum value on the river, or if you've really convinced yourself V has a monster, get to showdown as cheaply as possible.
i also think shoving >>>>>> flatting / trying to get to showdown cheap. because if we are beat there is no freaking way villain is going to slow down on the river, and if we are ahead right now we need to get money in ASAP before a scare card comes. (honestly i dont think AKss is in his range too much.)

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Originally Posted by Bluegrassplayer
On the flop pot is about $66, villain bets 40, so when you raise to 130, you're calling the 40 and raising 90.

Pot $210

your raise $90

Need to make this way, way bigger. So many draws on the flop.
i disagree with this. 130$ is just fine imo. we dont actually want villain to fold so why are we betting so dam much?
10-09-2010 , 05:28 PM
There's really nothing wrong with a fold here, we're 312xBB deep, he has to have a hand to commit in this spot. We do not fare well against a range of (T9, JJ, 88, JsXs)
10-09-2010 , 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by br3nt00

i disagree with this. 130$ is just fine imo. we dont actually want villain to fold so why are we betting so dam much?
Too many draws on the flop, and too many combo draws. We're giving him direct odds to hit some hands, and he's got huge implied odds as well.

Also on this wet a board I think our goal should be trying to either shove turn, or get as close to shoving turn as possible.
10-09-2010 , 05:59 PM
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We do not fare well against a range of (T9, JJ, 88, JsXs)
u cant seriously just put him on a range of the 3 hands that beat us. He has 33 as much as 9T imo.

get it in. doesnt get much better for 77 than this
10-09-2010 , 07:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Bluffallo
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u cant seriously just put him on a range of the 3 hands that beat us. He has 33 as much as 9T imo.

get it in. doesnt get much better for 77 than this
Throw 33 in there. We still don't fare well against the range when you consider that it's more heavily weighted towards the hands that beat us than 33.

As far as your last statement which I bolded, you've got to be kidding. It doesn't get much better than this for 77? Would you call this an ideal board?
10-10-2010 , 09:21 AM
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Originally Posted by shifty oriental
I think big draws make up a huge part of his range, and I don't think he's folding these on the turn. Shoving >>>>>calling>>>>>>>>>>> folding.
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Originally Posted by br3nt00
i also think shoving >>>>>> flatting / trying to get to showdown cheap. because if we are beat there is no freaking way villain is going to slow down on the river, and if we are ahead right now we need to get money in ASAP before a scare card comes. (honestly i dont think AKss is in his range too much.)
I wasn't trying to insinuate that I would call or that calling is the best play, but if one has convinced themself so thoroughly that their set is beat without any evidence from the betting or table talk, one might be better off taking a more passive line & seeing what happens rather than just mucking.

Of course, if one isn't willing to call a river shove when a blank hits, then this is even worse than folding the turn. The one good thing about this line is that you get max value from air hands or marginal draws which you would price out with a shove (although these obv don't make up a huge part of V's range).
10-10-2010 , 10:24 AM
lol bad
10-10-2010 , 11:03 AM
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Originally Posted by mercuryPoison
Live 1/2 NL, Hard Rock Biloxi

I have a stack of about $1250, main villain in this hand has about $625 infront of him.


Villain is UTG +1

UTG Straddles to 5

UTG + 1 Raises to 22

I am in the CO with 77 and call 22.

Folds around to straddle who calls 22

Flop comes 378

UTG Checks, Villain bets out $40.

I raise to $130

UTG Folds

Villain asks how much, and calls.

Turn is a J

Villain quickly leads for $175 into me. Villain now has about 330 behind, with half his stack invested. At this point I look up at the villain who is counting his remaining chips, he looks up at me and says "I aint going nowhere."


This screams a bit of weakness, but at the same time the only hands I could imagine him calling my raise on the flop with were AA-JJ considering he raised the straddle from early position. Possibly AK of spades, or a set of 8's as well. His lead into me on the turn seemed SO strong, as if he wanted to build a pot and didn't want the turn to go check check. If he was on a draw it seems like he'd check here, as I've already defined that I like my hand.


I lay my hand down, and villain shows his hand.

How bad is this? Or is making this type of read in this spot something I need to be able to do to further develop my skills as a player.
Never slow play or fold a flopped set. Nobody knows you have a monster anyway, therefore, it is stupid to conceal the strength of your hand. Backing off to a raise and then check-raising on the turn is a valid strategy (although not necessarily best). I do not back off when there is a third suited card on board. I feel that I have enough outs to disregard the possibility of a made flush against me. If you lose with a set, you'll lose a lot of money. If you don't, you are not playing your sets correctly.

Never slowplay a flopped straight! You'll get plenty of action from pairs and one card straight draws. Get your money in early in case it gets counterfeited, and you have to split the pot. Also, never slowplay a flush. If somebody slow plays a worse flush you'll feel like a sucker when it gets checked around. Anyway, nobody is going to believe you anyway. Most importantly, do not try to check-raise with a made flush. When a flush card hits, players tend to be careful with their bets, so you might not get any. It's probably better to lead, hoping somebody raises. Straightforward play is the surest way to win against the fish.

But the most important is this: If you lose with a set, you'll lose a lot of money. If you don't, you are not playing your sets correctly. You can take this to the bank!

Che,
10-10-2010 , 11:35 AM
So, what did he have?
10-10-2010 , 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by The Brickie
When playing with a straddle you're playing a little higher than $2-5 effectively, so it's only a little more than 100BBs really.
+1. I say easy shove as well.
10-10-2010 , 01:07 PM
Villain is UTG+1 the pre-flop raiser raising the $5 straddle to $22.

We have to include Over-pairs, and ABroadwayX's in Villains range. Even Under-pairs 99 and TT like this flop and could be blocking on the Turn.

Cant see folding here especially on the Turn getting almost 3:1 on a call(pot is $501/$175 to call).
10-10-2010 , 01:28 PM
Shoving > Calling > Folding
10-10-2010 , 01:42 PM
snap shove. obv.
10-10-2010 , 01:51 PM
YOU FLOP SET DUDE DONKS TURN W/ SPEECH SAY WHAT?! GET IT IN THE MIDDLE BRO!!
10-10-2010 , 11:02 PM
Insta-shove on the turn, especially after the speech.

Showed KK didn't he?
10-11-2010 , 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by shifty oriental
I think big draws make up a huge part of his range, and I don't think he's folding these on the turn. Shoving >>>>>calling>>>>>>>>>>> folding.
This is a "Say hello to my little friend" fist pump karate kick hells ya shove.

He has Jxs, overpair, or some Flushdraw/straight draw combo or perhaps even 2 pair.

Sure, sets are in his range as well...

add everything up, and you have more than enough equity to shove here.

And lastly, whenever villains give a speech in live play, they almost always are what I call 'weak strong'.

They are strong enough to give the speech, but weak enough to want you to fold. Usually, something like a pair with a flush draw would give the speech.

People who flop or turn the nuts do not give speechs to people who just raised them. They STFU and hope you keep betting.

So, whenever someone gives me the speech, I almost always just shove on them out of principle then watch them squirm and fold .
10-11-2010 , 05:03 PM
Why are we including 9 10 in his rang. He made it 22 first to act. If hes bad enough to open here with 9 10 hes bad enough to get his money in with les than 777
10-11-2010 , 05:06 PM
Ime he doest have 88 eithet. I dont undetsyand this at all. How coild you possibly fold.
10-11-2010 , 11:24 PM
Any history about villain betting pre-flop with suited connectors? Even so, unlikely to hit. The standard wide range for the villain, pre-flop, is mid-pocket pairs up to AA, and, of course, AK, AQ. With hero's call, he is essentially set-mining.
With the flop, and the subsequent raise by hero to $130, the villain makes a very strong call. This shows a lot of strength, but he still has a wide range that the hero could be beating. In addition, hero made a set, exactly what he wanted pre-flop. With this flop, even with hero's raise, 90% of the 1-2 table will not fold their pocket pairs from 99 on up to AA. Plus, the villain did not see the hero raise pre-flop, indicating most likely something less than JJ for the hero to the villain. Hero could have been slow playing, but unlikely with two people behind him. Villain is going to make this call with any set (333, 888), of course, and AA, KK, QQ, JJ, probably not TT or 99, but the latter is very player dependent. Villain could easily be thinking that hero may have a big draw with hero's raise, and villain, thus, is protecting a big pocket pair (villain's initial bet of $40 is too small for this).
On the J turn, hero still has 25% chance to hit his boat on the river. However, villain has made another very strong move with his bet of $175. This is the proper sized bet to keep the hero from calling if the villain thinks the hero might still be on a draw, and tried to semi-bluff the flop with an OESD or FD. The villain is doing this still with top pair, and unfortunately, with JJ; also 33 (unlikely to bet 33 pre-flop) and 88. The hero is still beating a large part of the villain's range (QQ, KK, AA). The villain does not want to give the hero a free card after the turn. The villain is not betting on the turn with TT, 99, and certainly not AK or AQ. I would make the call on the turn.
10-12-2010 , 01:28 PM
Curious to know what they had, but I'm pretty sure you laid down a winner. Old Super System line, I don't think its possible to not get all in with a set in a raised pot
10-12-2010 , 01:45 PM
from your post i get that u did the correct lay down... but i cant see him haveing anythign that beats u other than JJ that just hited on turn... (no that i bilieve he indeed had jj)

now if u can read set - overset situations on the turn after this action, u r my poker god...

i would shove this all day long...

if he is fish i expect him to show up here with aa-kk and aks- aqs
10-12-2010 , 01:51 PM
I need the results. Op are you rolled for this game? If you dont go broke here you sbould stack up and leave. No shame in it.
10-13-2010 , 06:33 PM
Any chance of results?
10-13-2010 , 07:12 PM
+1 Shove.
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