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Flopping bottom two - why does this feel vulnerable, how do you play it?

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07-30-2008 , 03:12 AM

plen

journeyman

Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 338

I'm not sure if I've just been experiencing the bad end of variance here, but is there something I'm overlooking when it comes to how good I really am when flopping bottom two (often from the blinds)? I'm sure seeing a lot of counterfeits with overpairs, bigger two pairs, trips and straights when getting the stack all in there...

Do you play it hard and fast or look to control the pot?

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07-30-2008 , 03:34 AM

pig

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 4,211

I normally play it strong and try to take it down there and then.
Although it depends on how deep we are, reads, board texture blah blah

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07-30-2008 , 06:55 AM

Penny_Black

veteran

Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 2,669

I usually play it very (too) hard and I am hardly ever able to fold to a re-raise.

In 80% of cases or so in all-in situation I'm facing a small overpair or Villain has flopped top pair.

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07-30-2008 , 08:44 AM

HitmanHaydon

grinder

Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 697

Slow playing bottom 2, especially OOP, is almost never a good idea.

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07-30-2008 , 11:09 AM

Dantes

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,833

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Originally Posted by Penny_Black

I usually play it very (too) hard and I am hardly ever able to fold to a re-raise.

In 80% of cases or so in all-in situation I'm facing a small overpair or Villain has flopped top pair.

yep.

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