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Old 12-18-2008, 07:50 PM     Post subject: 50NL: AJ TPTK #1 (permalink)  
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Villain is like 32/12/1.5 over 120 hands.

$0.25/$0.5 No Limit Holdem
8 players
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Stacks:
UTG sofa87 ($10.50)
UTG+1 Vomisa ($10.00)
MP1 my_gem ($61.25)
MP2 bace1307 ($36.45)
CO Cap1theNinja ($49.00)
BTN Hero ($54.70)
SB 7thChakra ($124.20)
BB UmaWorman ($9.25)

Pre-flop: ($0.75, 8 players) Hero is BTN
2 folds, my_gem calls $0.50, 1 fold, Cap1theNinja calls $0.50, Hero raises to $3, 2 folds, my_gem calls $2.50, Cap1theNinja folds

Flop: ($7.25, 2 players)
my_gem checks, Hero bets $5, my_gem calls $5

Turn: ($17.25, 2 players)
my_gem checks, Hero checks

River: ($17.25, 2 players)
my_gem checks, Hero bets $11.50, my_gem goes all-in $53.25, $35.20 to Hero ($35.20)?

wtf am I supposed to make with this weird-ass line? The only thing that makes any sense is slowplayed flush or bluff & I have no idea how to weigh those two possibilities...
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Old 12-19-2008, 12:21 AM #2 (permalink)  

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Villain is like 32/12/1.5 over 120 hands.
I don't really play poker online and when i do i don't use the tools so i don't really know what this means.

I think you missed a turn bet though. If you made a turn bet you would have more information for the river. As played, he could have anything on the river.

Could someone explain the "32/12/1.5" to me?
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Old 12-19-2008, 02:03 AM #3 (permalink)  
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he limp/call 32% of his hands, preflop raises 12% and has an agression factor of 1.5 which is low, but def not 100% passive postflop.

This villan doesnt care about position, your in position, he called the flop. You gotta raise this turn and get value from his weaker jacks and PP's.

You made your river hard with your check on the turn. Imagine you betting and he smoothcalled, to shove the river with a r or a c/r. Would make this alot easier.

If you hate variance you should fold here
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Old 12-19-2008, 02:12 AM #4 (permalink)  
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This is not a bluff, he most likely slowplayed his flush.
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Old 12-19-2008, 02:33 AM #5 (permalink)  
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This is not a bluff, he most likely slowplayed his flush.
I agree, there are spots in micro and low games where the fish potbluffs or shovebluffs. A good time to snap that off is when no draw hit, and villain has put in enough money on the flop and turn that he feel committed to bluff to get his money back. A good indicator is villan having 50-99bb and playing with his whole roll.

In this spot i don't feel like villain would feel committed to bluff, plus the flush hit, J8 and 88, idk if villain would play 22 77 this way.

I would also recommend you to use the fold to cbet stat while you play!

Good luck
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Old 12-19-2008, 03:38 AM #6 (permalink)  
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this is a flush most of the time, even if it wasn't you can only beat a stone-cold bluff because a hand that is beaten by AJ would be happy to call that river.
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Old 12-19-2008, 05:56 AM #7 (permalink)  
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played ok now fold
 
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Old 12-19-2008, 08:19 AM #8 (permalink)  
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played ok now fold
false, it isnt ok to loose this much value
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