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Originally Posted by lstream
Foxwoods
A bit of context. Really good game, but I have been taking some nasty bad beats. One of those days, where premium hands like being rolled are losing over and over again. The reason I mention this, is that I notice in spots like this, other players are more likely to take you on.
Villain is new, but strikes me as loose, and not very solid.
Bring in, is to my immediate left. I have 8Q8. 8’s are live. Two limpers to me, including villain with a Q door. No other queens are out. I limp in, and close the betting.
I pair my door and double bet. Other limper folds. Villain raises me, I raise him back, and he re-raises.
What is my play?
I might be a little looser than most, but I'm thinking you should be at least calling down. If they are loose and not solid, you have to think that they would've raised the pocket 10's on third and likely caught a pair of tens on 4th. Even if they have an open ender or a three flush, I would still be calling them down hoping to fill up and keeping an eye on the texture of the later streets. The worst that is going to happen is that you lose $80-120 (depending if you call 7th or not). Before calling his last raise on 4th street, there is...$313 in the pot? Call the $40 and proceed cautiously trying to fill up.
