Straight
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 197
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Originally Posted by koolmoe
Is calling a bet in a 12 bet pot with only a gutshot draw a bad idea?
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Not at all. But your statement fails to acknowledge that you've already put in 2 bets (by c/ring) with, very likely, the 2nd best hand. Not to mention, we are heads up. If our opponent calls, we are getting 1-1 on our money. As opposed to a 3 way pot where we can get 2-1 from callers.
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Originally Posted by koolmoe
Just because something doesn't work the majority of the time doesn't mean it's a bad play.
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Can you explain this? If c/r only works here less than 50% of the time, how is that "not a bad play"?
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Originally Posted by koolmoe
Look at it this way: you're not folding the turn, so you're putting in one bet here no matter what. What's bad about investing a little bit more in hopes of inducing a fold, especially when you'll get that bet back 1/3 of the time after you make your draw?
In my experience, you're much more likely to get a fold with a check/raise than by leading the turn.
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Based on your first sentence, your opponent shouldn't be folding any reasonable hand either since the pot will lay him proper odds.
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