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12-11-2008 , 12:00 AM

Sawcruhteez

grinder

Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 621

Poker Stars $1/$2 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
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Hero (CO): $220.35
BTN: $230.90
SB: $660.00
BB: $221.25
UTG: $601.10
MP: $40.80

Pre Flop: ($3.00) Hero is CO with 7

2 folds, Hero raises to $6, 2 folds, BB calls $4

Flop: ($13.00) 8

(2 players)
BB bets $8.60, Hero raises to $34, BB calls $25.40

Turn: ($81.00) Q

(2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $52, BB raises to $181.25 all in, Hero calls $128.35 all in

River: ($441.70) 3

(2 players - 2 are all in)

Villain is unknown and I don't really know what to put him on once he c/r's the turn, this line appears really strong, is it always?

12-11-2008 , 12:12 AM

Brian O'Nolan

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 6,515

Pretty trivial call... there's tons of pair + draw type hands he can have, and while he can have JT/sets I'd discount those a bit with flop action. Turn bet could be a bit bigger but overall looks good.

12-11-2008 , 12:33 AM

downtown

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Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 12,446

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brian O'Nolan

Agree with betting more on turn, but assuming you didn't - this line by villain is very strong - I'd have to run some numbers, which I'm not going to do, but I kind of want to fold, but may be impossible based on whatever range you assign.

I'd discount combo draws and pair + fd's more than you seem to be, Brian.

12-11-2008 , 01:46 AM

The Beens

journeyman

Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 268

The only hands we're worried about by the turn are 88, 65s, and JT, right? He's an unknown villain but we kinda sorta have to assume that he'd likely play back at you PF with a holding like QQ.

Looks like a call, with the understanding that you're beat more often than not, but probably not > 70% of the time, which is what you'd have to be beat in order for a call to be unprofitable. Please check my math.

His line looks an awful lot like AQs or KQs, in fact. The donking into you on the flop and the strong play on the turn...

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