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Should I just call preflop?

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04-09-2008 , 08:06 AM

LesPlaycool

journeyman

Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 357

Fixed limit 5-handed. 1/2 $

UTG is 70/10. BTN is 50/32.

Hero is BB. Hero is dealt 8

Preflop:

UTG calls. 1 fold. BTN raises. SB folds. Hero re-raises. UTG calls. BTN caps. Hero calls. UTG calls.

Flop:

K

Hero checks. UTG checks. BTN checks.

Turn:

7

Hero bets. UTG folds. BTN calls.

River:

A

Hero checks. BTN bets. Hero calls.

Should I play this hand different?

04-09-2008 , 08:10 AM

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Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 10,309

What do you expect to beat on the river?

EdiT. Missed his stats. Might make this a crying call but I am not sure. His hand looks a lot like Ax, no?

3-betting PF is close for me. The iso raise needs a somewhat wide range or the limper needs to fold for me to 3-bet in a 1/2 game

04-09-2008 , 08:12 AM

LesPlaycool

journeyman

Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 357

Regarding the river it is a crying call. The pot has gotten so big so I cant fold here for one bet, can I?

04-09-2008 , 08:27 AM

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Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 10,309

Quote:

Regarding the river it is a crying call. The pot has gotten so big so I cant fold here for one bet, can I?

Depends on villains range

If this was a straight forward tight player your EV of a river call is -1BB

Since this villain is much more loose and prolly not very ABC and straightforward I think you have to throw in a call becuase he can have stupid stuff like 87 or 76 or 55 or even worse

04-09-2008 , 06:56 PM

ericishungry

adept

Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,191

With this limper I'm always just calling PF. River call looks right to me given BTN's stats.

04-09-2008 , 07:44 PM

Gib

TnA man

Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 4,412

yeah, I don't think those types like UTG fold very often PF after limping. Calling with intentions to c/r favourable flops is an option with ur hand.

This is a strange hand, given his cap then check behind on flop & then only calls ur turn bet. However I wouldn't be surprised if he had something like AK here. If I've seen him cap with rly low pairs then I may decide to call river, as something like 22/44 would make sense here by players who do that sorta stuff & that river is a good card to bluff bet on. Tho I do feel he could have an A here a lot too.

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