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04-29-2008 , 04:11 AM

LesPlaycool

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Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 357

4-handed. 1/2$

SB is 47/18/0.6 (60 hands)

Hero is CO. Hero is dealt 9

Preflop:

Hero bets. 1 fold. SB calls. BB folds.

Flop:

6

SB bets. Hero raises. SB calls.

Turn:

2

SB checks. Hero bets. SB raises. Hero?

04-29-2008 , 04:16 AM

Nick C

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Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 15,555

Call and hope to improve.

What you really want is to make your flush, but I'd settle for hitting a T.

I'd call the river on a K or 9 as well (60 hands isn't enough for that 0.6 AF to be that reliable, but, still, I do suspect Villain has two pair or better since his line is fish-speak for "I have a monster"), and I guess I'd probably raise a 5 and call a 3-bet even though I'd hate it if I actually got 3-bet.

04-29-2008 , 04:21 AM

LesPlaycool

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Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 357

It is probalby spew but can we raise the turn here? Against two pair we got alot of outs.

04-29-2008 , 04:28 AM

Nick C

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Quote:

Originally Posted by LesPlaycool

It is probalby spew but can we raise the turn here? Against two pair we got alot of outs.

Well, nothing's stopping you, but it is spew -- especially against a guy with fishy stats like Villain's. I mean, despite your multitude of outs, you are a 2:1 dog against two pair, and he's not folding a hand that strong and might even cap with it.

He's also very unlikely to fold as much as a single pair, and he could have a straight.

A turn 3-bet is only good if you have some folding equity or your hand is actually better than Villain's (which isn't out of the question since he could have a worse draw, but his stats are not reassuring at all).

04-29-2008 , 04:33 AM

xerber

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Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 284

I don´t raise the flop - this guy is never folding a better hand and a value raise is thin.

As played: Call and fold river UI.

04-29-2008 , 04:35 AM

LesPlaycool

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Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 357

Quote:

Originally Posted by xerber

I don´t raise the flop - this guy is never folding a better hand and a value raise is thin.

As played: Call and fold river UI.

What about raising for a freecard? He seems to be passive.

04-29-2008 , 04:47 AM

Nick C

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Quote:

Originally Posted by LesPlaycool

What about raising for a freecard? He seems to be passive.

I think the flop raise is all right. If Villain is at all a typical donkbettor, you should have pretty good equity versus what is very likely (at that point in the action) a single pair or a draw.

If I took the free card on the turn (I wouldn't on this card), then I would consider calling the river UI, hoping to see 5x or Tx or a worse 9x (and against a more aggressive Villain, such a call would be fairly easy, I think).

Last edited by Nick C; 04-29-2008 at 04:55 AM.

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