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10-18-2018 , 06:56 AM

misterw95

centurion

Join Date: Sep 2018 Posts: 125

Seat 1: Tookumade (€17.13 in chips) (BTN)

Seat 2: ilmafioso91 (€10.36 in chips) (SB)

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to ilmafioso91 Q

Tookumade: raises €0.20 to €0.30

ilmafioso91: calls €0.25

*** FLOP *** T

ilmafioso91: checks

Tookumade: bets €0.67

ilmafioso91: raises €1.13 to €1.80

Tookumade: raises €15.03 to €16.83 and is all-in

I DECIDED TO CALL,AFTER A LONG THINKING

ilmafioso91: calls €8.26 and is all-in

*** TURN *** 2

*** RIVER *** 4

*** SHOW DOWN ***

Tookumade: shows T

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10-18-2018 , 07:25 AM

FoldOnce

grinder

Join Date: Oct 2016 Posts: 592

This is why you should just call flop. We can't stack off against a range that could have so many straights, two pairs, sets, big draws etc. QJ here isn't as quite as strong as it looks.

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10-18-2018 , 08:35 AM

ArtyMcFly

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 13,256

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Originally Posted by misterw95

I DECIDED TO CALL,AFTER A LONG THINKING

Instead of just asking the forum if it's a +EV call, you should spend some time with Equilab/Flopzilla and build a range you think villain jams with, calculate your equity, and then compare it to the pot odds.

Don't check-raise the flop though. You have a fine hand to just call with. When you check-raise in spots like that, you should already know what you're going to do if villain re-reraises or jams. Don't make plays that will cause you to have a "long think". Either decide to check-raise because you want to play for stacks, or because you're making some kind of bluff that you'll insta-fold if villain re-raises.

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10-18-2018 , 01:00 PM

CC96

journeyman

Join Date: Aug 2017 Posts: 358

Also fold pre. I pretty much never call from the SB unless I have overcalling with a PP against weak players where there has been a raise and a call and even then I don't always do it.

As played I'm assuming you raised because you wanted to protect against flush draws/Kx and didn't want to get drawn out on. I would call and possibly even check fold turns at the micros as your hand here really isn't that strong against players that generally underbluff.

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10-18-2018 , 04:43 PM

SH1591

adept

Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 856

The problem with raising a hand like this is that if you get jammed on you're going to be behind a ton of hands and have to fold a decent chunk of equity, this is perfect to just call with, you're almost turning your hand into a bluff by raising.

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