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Posted: Sun, 09 Oct 2005, 10:47am Post subject: flopped pair of 5's in BB heads up against SB
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Straight
Joined: 17 Aug 2005
Posts: 120
WPP: 80
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I had 95o in BB, checked, and flopped a pair of fives and SB bet. I probably should have raised, but I didn't because there were a couple things that worried me. First of all, I was worried about how small my pair was since even though it was middle pair almost all the remaining cards would be overcards potentially giving him a bigger pair. Should this concern me?
EDIT: The flop was 5,Q,4 rainbow
Secondly, my postflop play isn't great and I would have no idea what to do if he reraised me. Should I just call or cap it? Also how would I play the turn and river if he reraised me? I assume I'd bet out on the turn if he just called the raise though.
SB had a VP$IP% of 36 and PFR% of 9. |
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Posted: Sun, 09 Oct 2005, 12:00pm Post subject:
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4-of-a-Kind
Joined: 03 Mar 2005
Posts: 3566
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Location: Your place or my place
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Generally speaking, heads up any pair is good enough for showdown. Raising is definitely an option, though I like my blind play to be more 'under the radar' -- overt signs of aggression just create wars.
Often if you smooth call the flop, he'll check/fold the turn. |
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Posted: Tue, 11 Oct 2005, 7:46am Post subject:
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Straight
Joined: 17 Aug 2005
Posts: 120
WPP: 80
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| Thanks for the advice euphoricism, sounds good. What if he bets the turn and river as well though, should I call both? |
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Posted: Tue, 11 Oct 2005, 11:04am Post subject:
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Full House
Joined: 03 Jul 2005
Posts: 1483
WPP: 79
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| Depends how aggressive he is. Generally he won't be showing you top pair at a showdown when it's heads up like that. |
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Posted: Tue, 11 Oct 2005, 12:43pm Post subject:
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Royal Flush
Joined: 12 Dec 2003
Posts: 17644
WPP: 82
Location: Walk the Walk, Flop the Flop.
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| You can't fold a pair here without a strong read. I usually raise this flop. |
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Posted: Tue, 11 Oct 2005, 1:38pm Post subject:
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Flush
Joined: 10 Oct 2004
Posts: 325
WPP: 107
Location: Maryland US
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| RAISE IT!!!!!!!!!! no question...the flop anyways...see where you stand...he either calls it off or caps it...then you decide what you do from there...if he caps it, that probally means he has a queen maybe even 2 pair...bottom 2 or top and bottom...but by just calling the flop you have no information... |
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Posted: Wed, 12 Oct 2005, 5:29am Post subject:
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Straight
Joined: 17 Aug 2005
Posts: 120
WPP: 80
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| Well say he bet, I raised and he reraised, what should I do then? Should I call his reraise, cap it, or fold? More importantly, if he reraised me how would I play the turn and river? Should I check and fold the turn? |
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