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07-07-2008 , 03:39 AM

downrange

grinder

Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 445

very first hand at the tbl; all I know about villain is he doesn't top up and limp/called.

Poker Stars $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
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MP: $49.75
CO: $62.10
BTN: $55.20
SB: $32.95
Hero (BB): $50.00
UTG: $62.85

Pre Flop: Hero is BB with J

4 folds, SB calls $0.25, Hero raises to $2, SB calls $1.50

Flop: ($4.00) 8

(2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $2.50, SB calls $2.50

Turn: ($9.00) 5

(2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $6.50, SB raises to $13, Hero ...

07-07-2008 , 06:45 AM

fabadam

reading your numbers

Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,383

I think this is a choice between a shove and a fold.

There is now $28 in the pot, with ~ $15 left in villain's stack, and you need to risk a further $21.5 to win that $43 combined. So you are getting 2:1 overall odds.
If you shove, he will call with (probably somewhat discounted) 8x, 76 (discounted because he might have folded flop), 4x, 88, 44, 99-JJ.

Against that range tou are roughly even money, so I think I'm getting it in.

07-07-2008 , 07:19 AM

djshawk

old hand

Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,304

Don't like this spot especially first hand. I don't think I like shoving, I think he folds most of the stuff you beat, and I don't think you beat much since most people are raising 88+ pre. I think folding is fine. I would be tempted to just call and fold to a river shove. If he's on a steal he'll probably give up on the river and you can check it back. If he's got a weird 8 he'll probably check that to you. The only hands that I think shove are 4x or 67.

Might seem tempting to call (getting ~3/1) if you do call turn and he shoves but I think it'd be ok to fold.

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