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10-30-2010 , 03:43 PM

cocoabutta32

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I'm playing in a 5 player cash game, stakes are .25/.50. I just entered and have only played about 10 hands, so I have very little information on anybody. In this hand, first position raises to $1.75, I reraise to $5.50 from middle position with AA, and everyone else folds, he calls. Pot is about $12.50 and we each have a little over $40 left behind.
Flop comes KJ5 rainbow, and he leads out for $8.50. What do you do in this spot: raise, call, or fold? And if you call, whats your move if he puts you all in on the turn when a blank hits? Call or fold?

10-30-2010 , 05:44 PM

cocoabutta32

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bump

10-30-2010 , 05:50 PM

Nitrub

Pooh-Bah

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never folding

10-30-2010 , 08:42 PM

cocoabutta32

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That's what I was thinking, but what about calling vs raising on the flop?

10-30-2010 , 09:54 PM

King of the Swing

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Quote:

Originally Posted by cocoabutta32

That's what I was thinking, but what about calling vs raising on the flop?

Easy call. Flatting keeps villains range as wide as possible, whilist raising accomplishes very little. He'll just fold his air/weak hands and continue with the hands you were stacking regardless

Another merit to flatting the flop is that there arent really any bad cards for out hand, sure a Q ball isnt great, but theres nothing that will really kill our action or our hand.

My plan would be to flat this flop donk, and flat a turn lead (poss shipping if he bets an amount that is commiting).

Im pretty much never folding here

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