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Big O - a couple hands pre, fold or play? Big O - a couple hands pre, fold or play?

07-24-2018 , 11:10 PM
Was watching a phil galfond vid and saw him make a couple folds in 6-max that I normally would call for a single raise. Can't really say how villains play the game.


H1: A3Q-35. 4-handed, CO pots and he folds in SB.

H2: A34-3J 5-handed. HJ folds, CO min-opens, and he folds OTB.


Normally I wouldn't think too much about playing these hands (unless they were 3 bet to me), though he did say his intention was to play tighter than normal.

Anyone else folding in these spots?
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07-24-2018 , 11:50 PM
oops, got the hands wrong.

H1 is actually A3Qddd-55
H2 is actually A34ccc-4J
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07-25-2018 , 04:40 AM
1) easy fold IMO, poor position, mediocre hand vs villain's range

2) I'd call at least a min-raise, maybe even pot
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07-26-2018 , 11:47 PM
thanks for the response.

thinking on hand 1: if we swap the extra 3 for a 6, that's a much easier call, correct? i.e. hand becomes significantly easier to play as we have more 2-6 straight wrap options to roll with. additionally we aren't forced to play OOP hoping for a perfect flop, or having to play bottom set OOP.

not sure if turning that 3 into a 7 also makes it playable. definitely feel more uncomfortable with the 7, unless it was say double suited.
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