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Gritho

05-12-2007, 08:18 AM Post subject: Check my line in some bigger pots (NL25)

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Location: Europe

Posts: 40

I've played some hands NL now, but I'm frequently having trouble playing big pots. If I win, I think I could have sqeezed somewhat more out of my opponents. If I lose, I blame myself for paying so much with that hand. So I just picked some hands from my small session today ...

No reads for all of them, but thats the most common situation for me since the playerpool at NL25 is huge and I mostly play small sessions of about 30-50 hands per table.

1)
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

UTG ($25)
UTG+1 ($23.90)
MP1 ($6.45)
MP2 ($29.75)
Hero ($25.10)
CO ($11.30)
Button ($11.90)
SB ($13.75)
BB ($33.70)

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with K

, Q

.
UTG calls $0.25, 3 folds, Hero raises to $1.25, CO calls $1.25, Button calls $1.25, 1 fold, BB calls $1, UTG calls $1.

Flop: ($6.35) 2

, 9

, K

(5 players)
BB checks, UTG checks, Hero bets $3.5, CO folds, Button raises to $10.65, BB folds, UTG raises to $23.75, Hero calls $20.25.

Turn: ($64.50) 3

(3 players)

River: ($64.50) T

(3 players)

Final Pot: $64.50

Nobrainer? I bet only ½pot since I don't mind them chasing for their smaller flush. I instacalled this, so I hope its pretty standard, isn't it?

2)
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (7 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

MP1 ($25.95)
MP2 ($25.80)
CO ($30.65)
Button ($26.80)
SB ($56.70)
BB ($15)
Hero ($32)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with K

, A

.
Hero raises to $1, 2 folds, CO calls $1, 3 folds.

Flop: ($2.35) 6

, A

, 9

(2 players)
Hero bets $1.5, CO raises to $3, Hero calls $1.50.

Turn: ($8.35) K

(2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $3.25, Hero raises to $8, CO calls $4.75.

River: ($24.35) 7

(2 players)
Hero bets $20, CO folds.

Final Pot: $44.35

I really don't like my line here. Should I have reraised/pushed the flop to tell him "Hey, I've got an ace with a nice kicker or even better, so what do you have"? Or call flop, bet turn?

3)
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (8 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

Hero ($25.85)
UTG+1 ($25.50)
MP1 ($47.50)
MP2 ($3.95)
CO ($23.20)
Button ($67.65)
SB ($40.15)
BB ($25.85)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with K

, A

.
Hero raises to $1, 5 folds, SB calls $0.90, 1 fold.

Flop: ($2.25) A

, 7

, T

(2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $1.5, SB calls $1.50.

Turn: ($5.25) 9

(2 players)
SB bets $2.25, Hero calls $2.25.

River: ($9.75) J

(2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $4.75, SB calls $4.75.

Final Pot: $19.25

I really really hate this "c/c flop, lead turn" line of my opponents. I nearly never know how to respond on this, even with a good hand. Should I just call to give them an oppertunity to bluff the river with whatever what but don't give them a chance to move in on the turn when they have a hand? In this spot he had a set of 7s, so I thnik i get away with this pretty cheap. But was it right?

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Miffed22001

05-12-2007, 10:06 AM

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1.
Just get all in on flop with tp and a flush draw 3 way.

2.
I raise to $10 although i might let opp fire turn and c/c and then c/r all in on river if i like my read...

3.
I like raising turn here as this line is defensive from most opponents who either had a draw that picked up a pair on the turn too or he has a hand like AJ/AQ oop which he should be dumpng preflop anyway.
If you raise the turn a lot you get some good value and you can blow opps off the pot when you make the flop call here with KQ type hands after a PFR.

Gritho

05-12-2007, 03:13 PM

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Join Date: Nov 2006

Location: Europe

Posts: 40

I like your lines, thank you.
I think I am playing my good hands to cautiously often and loosing a lot of value vs. worse hands. I have a terrific W$SD atm, but I don't like my BB/100 ...
I win small and loose big with this kind of hands to often.

Miffed22001

05-12-2007, 03:20 PM

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Posts: 8,181

on stars the difficulty is that if you dont sit with a coupel of big fish, then you have to play decently to get value.
If you are contantly aggressive and asking people to make larger calls with marginal hands when yours is very strong (and lets be honest AK at 25nl is) then force then into mistakes.
Just beware that when they come back at you hard you need a monster to make the call.

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