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Sc000t · #1 (**permalink**) 11-13-2008, 09:29 PM

Hand 1) Luckytree21 was playing VERY laggy. Phrump has been sort of tighter since the rest of us at the table have been really tangling up in some pots and he is new to the table. What is our turn action and why? Bet...if so how much? Check, if so call bets?

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Hand 2) Block the hell out of the flop and the turn card is good for me. But I want to maximize my value here and I'm wondering what the best way is to do this is? I'd like to build a pot but I don't want to scare out the same hand or worse draws. Would you raise this, if so what amount? The player in the hand is pretty bad fwiw.

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Hand 3) Alright this is a tricky spot. Now before you look at my hand consider the flop going five way and the player that raises I consider a pretty solid regular. Sebkrol18 is not a player I enjoy playing with the most. Most regulars at 1/2 are pretty bad, he is def smart and can play. Given that, I think his range here has got to be pretty tight. And he should respect me and my flop bet, especially with 5 to the flop.

http://www.pokerhand.org/?3447191

Hand 4) I've only been at the table a few rounds so I shouldn't have an aggro image. But seriously, wtf can this guy have after this line?

http://www.pokerhand.org/?3447210

Hand 5) Pretty hard to be in a spot on the FLOP in PLO and expect to lose less than ONE PERCENT of the time...even rarer for it to ACTUALLY HAPPEN. Enjoy

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Unknown Soldier · #2 (**permalink**) 11-13-2008, 10:04 PM

1. turn bet seems standard, if you're checking its to crai. def merits to c/c river since you have Ah. Can't see any value in a river bet.

2. interesting spot. I'd call and keep the pot small I think, it's possible he has a higher set i guess. I can def see arguments for raising though.

3. his range is a wrap/77+ (maybe not even 77) so I think this is a fold. It is possible it's weighted towards a wrap though, but you have to fold unless you're pretty sure that it is.

4. just fold, he has it. I know it makes 0 sense, but the fact an unknown 200pl raised the river means he has it.

5. pretty sure I'd break my mouse in that spot.

benve79 · #3 (**permalink**) 11-14-2008, 03:49 AM

one thing is that id almost always bet more, especially on the flop. probably its a matter of style, i usually like to have an aggro image and bet always big: if im bluffing its a marginal play in any case, but when i have a strong hand i get much more money. moreover players tend to play more str8forward.

1. i think its player dependent, if hes aggro and likes to bluff busted draws checkcall, if hes passive just shove and let him call with 2P/lower sets. i dont see a check fold making sense vs anybody except a passive nut peddler. on the turn (or did u mean the river?) i would not check since the flop was 3way and its very unlikely hes floating.

2. with no reads on his bet sizing id raise for sure, prolly pot size: if he has the Q high str8 (this is quite likely even if we have the blockers: if he has random hand its about 14% i think, given the action its way more) we want to put as much money in as possible (if he folds the Q high str8 to a psb its fine for us), if he's got the nuts it doesnt matter since we r staking off in any case, if he has a flush draw/higher set we need to protect vs 7 outs (sometimes 10) and cut his implied odds.

3. yeah fold is prolly correct

4. id bet more on turn and check back river. after your small turn bet id still check behind river, i dont think people r calling with a Q, but i dont hate the river bet. after the raise id fold, an overfull make a lot of sense imo.

5. guess the turn looked nice...