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Old 08-05-2006, 01:11 AM     Post subject: Spew? #1 (permalink)  
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Party Poker 1/2 Hold'em (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

Preflop: Hero is CO with K, K.
4 folds, MP3 raises, Hero 3-bets, 3 folds, MP3 calls.

Flop: (7.50 SB) 8, 2, T (2 players)
MP3 bets, Hero raises, MP3 calls.

Turn: (5.75 BB) Q (2 players)
MP3 bets, Hero raises, MP3 3-bets, Hero calls.

River: (11.75 BB) 8 (2 players)
MP3 bets, Hero raises, MP3 3-bets, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 17.75 BB
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Old 08-05-2006, 01:27 AM #2 (permalink)  
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unless you are putting him on exactly QT, I would say that yes, the river raise is spewing a bit. Since you gave no reads, I'll assume this is a fairly standard somewhat sane player. So once he 3-bets the turn after you 3-bet him preflop and raised the flop/turn, he's telling you he has the goods. I think 22, TT, QQ, and even 88 are all likely holdings for him with QT being possible, but considering you are only getting one more bet out of him while ahead, but losing 2 when behind, I don't see any reason for the river raise.
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Old 08-05-2006, 01:31 AM #3 (permalink)  
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Those were my thoughts exactly. Unfortunately, they came AFTER the hand was over.
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Old 08-05-2006, 08:20 AM #4 (permalink)  
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top two pair on a dangerous board board like that is really hard to bet. I may seem like a weenee, but if all I have is top pair with with a pair on the board, there are just too many ways to get beat. I'm pretty gun shy about boardpairs though. Seems the only time I *ever* get drawn out on are when the board turns or rivers a pair.

I think it's interesting to note here, that top pair accompanied by a board pair is nowhere nearly as secure as both paired cards coming out of your hand. The only thing a board pair does is counterfeit a hand while you were drawing from behind. Very rarely are you behind with hidden 2 pairs.

All that was said before analyzing the way the hand was played... If I had to put my money on a read... I'd say he showed down queens full of eights.
The older I get, the more I start wondering; Just what in the hell is going on here?
 
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Old 08-05-2006, 08:24 AM #5 (permalink)  
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You're close. I should also mention that at this level, the flop donkbet means just a little more than precisely dick. It will be done with X high, all the time. A pair is certainly possible, but I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't a pair.

The stop'n'go is quite rare, though, and this leads me to think villain improved in a big way.
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Old 08-05-2006, 03:06 PM #6 (permalink)  
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i call down afer his turn donk
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Old 08-06-2006, 05:47 AM #7 (permalink)  
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Was thinking QT too before reading Nehmer's post. Just calling the turn (and river) makes the most sense to me. No reason to believe villain is bluffing with his donk on the turn, and hard to believe he thinks the Q made an AT or so better.
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Old 08-07-2006, 06:39 PM #8 (permalink)  
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Call the turn and raise the river/ fold to 3 bet. Standard player at this level won't 3 bet you on the river without the goods and you don't want to make it too many bets with just the overpair.
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Old 08-07-2006, 07:27 PM #9 (permalink)  
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Call the turn and raise the river/ fold to 3 bet. Standard player at this level won't 3 bet you on the river without the goods and you don't want to make it too many bets with just the overpair.
I think its too fancy. I like euph's line sans the river raise.


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Old 08-07-2006, 09:43 PM #10 (permalink)  
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Call the turn and raise the river/ fold to 3 bet. Standard player at this level won't 3 bet you on the river without the goods and you don't want to make it too many bets with just the overpair.
I think its too fancy. I like euph's line sans the river raise.
Doesn't that line lose us one more BB when we are behind? Maybe fold the turn to the 3bet, (although I believe a river 3bet more than a turn 3bet)? I don't see much leeway here, we are most likely either WA to an idot pair of T's; Q's or J,J or WB to a hit FH W/ Q's; T's, trip 8's or A,A. If its the latter, wouldn't he go for the check the turn and checkraise?
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Old 08-07-2006, 11:14 PM #11 (permalink)  
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Doesn't that line lose us one more BB when we are behind?
Maybe, but how often do you think we are behind in this instance? Not as often as you think, and if he was Euph improved in many situations on the river.

You're playing against a bunch of 1/2 donks though you have to remember. QT plays this the same way all the time, and AQ would too thinking he has the best two pair hand. I can't ever see folding this hand anywhere.


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Old 08-08-2006, 02:05 PM #12 (permalink)  
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Doesn't that line lose us one more BB when we are behind?
Maybe, but how often do you think we are behind in this instance? Not as often as you think, and if he was Euph improved in many situations on the river.

You're playing against a bunch of 1/2 donks though you have to remember. QT plays this the same way all the time, and AQ would too thinking he has the best two pair hand. I can't ever see folding this hand anywhere.
In this hand, given villian's preflop raise and continued bet/raises, I think we are more than likely behind. Yes it's 1/2 donks, but what average 1/2 donk, with no reads, continues to hammer the bet/raise button with something we beat? I am not a fan of folding overpairs either, but what hand bet/3bets the river against us that we beat looking at Villian's line? I don't see Q,T or A,Q three betting this river assuming no reads. Taking Euph's line, you are now committed after your river raise and shouldn't fold because of the turn betting, but a turn call/ river raise would not have same pot commitment. I don't think your average 1/2 donk preflop raises Q,T from MP3 and if they are that gutsy, why not checkraise the turn as a screwplay? If we don't feel comfortable folding the overpair than just call it down.
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Old 08-08-2006, 02:15 PM #13 (permalink)  
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Doesn't that line lose us one more BB when we are behind?
Maybe, but how often do you think we are behind in this instance? Not as often as you think, and if he was Euph improved in many situations on the river.

You're playing against a bunch of 1/2 donks though you have to remember. QT plays this the same way all the time, and AQ would too thinking he has the best two pair hand. I can't ever see folding this hand anywhere.
In this hand, given villian's preflop raise and continued bet/raises, I think we are more than likely behind. Yes it's 1/2 donks, but what average 1/2 donk, with no reads, continues to hammer the bet/raise button with something we beat? I am not a fan of folding overpairs either, but what hand bet/3bets the river against us that we beat looking at Villian's line? I don't see Q,T or A,Q three betting this river assuming no reads. Taking Euph's line, you are now committed after your river raise and shouldn't fold because of the turn betting, but a turn call/ river raise would not have same pot commitment. I don't think your average 1/2 donk preflop raises Q,T from MP3 and if they are that gutsy, why not checkraise the turn as a screwplay? If we don't feel comfortable folding the overpair than just call it down.
When you have to decide between Euphs line(not counting the river raise which we all agree was not needed) and the line you are suggesting, all you know is that Villain raised preflop, donked the flop, and donked the turn. You do not yet know he is going to 3-bet the turn or bet/raise the river at all. Yes, given Villains turn and river 3-bets, his range most likely has us beat, but just given the flop/turn donk bets, we probably are still ahead the majority of the time. Also, I'd still say you are pot commited to call a river 3-bet even if you didn't raise the turn at all. You've gotta be very sure to fold top 2-pair for just one more bet.
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Old 08-08-2006, 05:41 PM #14 (permalink)  
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Taking Euph's line, you are now committed after your river raise
I'm against the river raise, but how can you not raise this turn?

Had Euph posted the hand like this, with zero reads:

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Preflop: Hero is CO with K, K.
4 folds, MP3 raises, Hero 3-bets, 3 folds, MP3 calls.

Flop: (7.50 SB) 8, 2, T (2 players)
MP3 bets, Hero raises, MP3 calls.

Turn: (5.75 BB) Q (2 players)
MP3 bets, Hero ...

How many people would not say raise? Because it should be an autoraise almost everytime that doesnt have a reasonable straight or flush possible.


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Old 08-08-2006, 07:05 PM #15 (permalink)  
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Yes, you are correct that most of us would say raise, and in the middle of a game, I probably also raise the turn. However, that doesn't necessarily make it the right play.

Looking at the hand in a vaccuum (since no reads) we have the luxury of debating how we can win the most/lose the least on a given hand. If the end result from our debate is that waiting to the river to hit the raise button is the better play (few river draws will change the hand result at this point, induce a river bluff, he only 3-bets hands that beat us, villian possibly not 3-betting a hand that beats us) we can learn to do it in a live game rather than just automatically hitting the raise button.
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Old 08-08-2006, 07:22 PM #16 (permalink)  
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You dont bring up the times he check/folds the river when he bricks his draw, and we lose a bet.


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Old 08-08-2006, 08:41 PM #17 (permalink)  
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This isn't an obvious drawing board, but yes, it is a possibility. Likely? What probability do we assign to an unknown villian donking this flop with K,J or raising pre-flop in MP3 with J,9?
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Old 08-08-2006, 09:49 PM #18 (permalink)  
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I have seen the retarded KJ do this before.


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Old 08-08-2006, 10:08 PM #19 (permalink)  
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I still think he played it like a set and if he was any good at all put you on an overpair. IMO the river raise was spewing. However, a call is fine, you have to call here. When MP just smooth calls your flop raise and 3bets the turn you are in trouble. You can dump it there or call it down.
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Old 08-08-2006, 10:34 PM #20 (permalink)  
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If it was multiway, I could lay down this turn to a 3bet, HU its real hard for me to.


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Old 08-10-2006, 07:21 AM #21 (permalink)  
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When in doubt as to an opponent's holding, choose the most likely explanation. Most of the time, villain has better than a pair and doesn't want you to check behind him.

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Just calling the turn (and river) makes the most sense to me.
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Old 08-10-2006, 05:04 PM #22 (permalink)  
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When in doubt as to an opponent's holding, choose the most likely explanation. Most of the time, villain has better than a pair and doesn't want you to check behind him.

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Just calling the turn (and river) makes the most sense to me.
I agree and disagree. Most of the time he has a pair, but not a better pair, probably queens, and doesnt want you to check behind.

Without a read its hard to say but i've seen even TAGs play retarded if they are on tilt. Example:

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Preflop: Hero is MP with Q, A.
Hero raises, 3 folds, BB calls.

Flop: (4.50 SB) 5, A, 2 (3 players)
BB bets, Hero raises, BB calls.

Turn: (4.25 BB) 3 (3 players)
BB bets, Hero raises, BB 3-bets, Hero calls.

River: (10.25 BB) 7 (3 players)
BB bets, Hero raises, BB calls.

Final Pot: 14.25 BB

Results in white below:
BB has 3s 8h (flush, ace high).
UTG doesn't show.
Hero has Qh Ac (flush, ace high).
Outcome: Hero wins 14.25 BB.


Villain was a 40/10, why he plays like an idiot like that out of character, is beyond me? I am ahead of most hands there on the turn where I have to raise though, as the stop n go is usually a weak hand.


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