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06-10-2008 , 01:39 AM

xPeru

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 4,197

Poker Stars $100+$9 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t15/t30 Blinds - 8 players
2+2 Hand Converter Powered By DeucesCracked

Hero (UTG+1): t5405
MP1: t3495
MP2: t2985
CO: t2670
BTN: t2750
SB: t5365
BB: t3510
UTG: t3130

Pre Flop: Hero is UTG+1 with Q

1 fold, Hero raises to t90, 2 folds, CO raises to t270, 3 folds, Hero calls t180

Flop: (t585) A

(2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets t210, Hero raises to t870, CO raises to t2400 all in, Hero calls t1530

Turn: (t5385) 2

(2 players - 1 is all in)

River: (t5385) 8

(2 players - 1 is all in)

First 35 mins, is this a profitable call? Villain is playing 21/9.

06-10-2008 , 04:56 AM

registrar

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,886

I can't decide whether think villain is 3-betting pre with AJ and then stacking off, or bet-folding AQ on that flop, or bet-calling KK on that flop.

06-10-2008 , 05:23 AM

flippetyflop

journeyman

Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 302

Does anyone else here just pass preflop.

06-10-2008 , 05:39 AM

swede554

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,772

Quote:

Originally Posted by flippetyflop

Does anyone else here just pass preflop.

W/o a read on villain being capable of 3betting light, or being an idiot postflop, I fold AQo pre, and AQs in this spot given villain's stack size. If villain is deeper, I'll prob call though.

Last edited by swede554; 06-10-2008 at 05:45 AM.

06-10-2008 , 05:41 AM

Rocco

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Quote:

Originally Posted by flippetyflop

Does anyone else here just pass preflop.

No, but I think I'm just c/c-ing that flop pretty often. Does our average Villain ever call/re-raise a flop raise with a worse hand?

06-10-2008 , 05:45 AM

swede554

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,772

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rocco

No, but I think I'm just c/c-ing that flop pretty often. Does our average Villain ever call/re-raise a flop raise with a worse hand?

Yea I was gonna say that too. If I do call pre, I'm c/c'ing this flop most of the time.

06-10-2008 , 09:32 AM

shutEMdown

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Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,843

I think the flop CR is bad.

06-10-2008 , 09:50 AM

IV.Geoffrey

old hand

Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,291

fold pre, call flop as played cr is pretty bad

06-10-2008 , 12:56 PM

xPeru

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 4,197

Thanks,

I'm not folding pre with my stack; agreed c/r is not good, but having got to where I am, can I fold to his push?

06-10-2008 , 01:49 PM

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jordankickz

old hand

Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,912

yeah fold pre, deff just c/c flop as played, c/r is super bad.

06-10-2008 , 02:09 PM

#11

registrar

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,886

Quote:

Originally Posted by xPeru

I'm not folding pre why? with my stack what?; agreed c/r is not good, but having got to where I am, can I fold to his push? no

I don't get what your stack has to do with whether or not you should raise/fold or raise/call.

06-10-2008 , 06:14 PM

#12

curtains

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Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 17,681

I'd fold PF.

06-10-2008 , 06:24 PM

#13

swishes2000

enthusiast

Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 78

you opened utg+1, fold to 3 bet preflop is a no brainer imo. why do you want to play big pots oop with potentially dominated hands early?

06-11-2008 , 11:27 AM

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supergood1

old hand

Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,694

I also think I fold pre.

Is the flop c/r bad because nothing hero beats will call?

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