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Old 10-22-2008, 06:12 PM     Post subject: Ace high hero call #1 (permalink)  
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Villain is 30/27/3.7 over 200 hands. Pretty spewy and aggro but not very good. I nearly timed out on the flop because I had too many tables open and that's why there's no cbet.

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UTG ($1011.60)
CO ($546.75)
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SB ($337.27)
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Pre-flop: ($7.50, 5 players) Hero is BB
UTG raises to $17.50, 1 fold, BTN calls $17.50, 1 fold, Hero raises to $66, UTG calls $48.50, BTN folds

Flop: ($152, 2 players)
Hero checks, UTG checks

Turn: ($152, 2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $85, Hero calls $85

River: ($322, 2 players)
Hero checks, UTG goes all-in $860.60, Hero goes all-in $364.45
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Old 10-22-2008, 08:38 PM #2 (permalink)  
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I think I'd much rather call here if this was button than this being the UTG opener.

I prob just bet turn or c/f turn.
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Old 10-22-2008, 08:43 PM #3 (permalink)  
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...or c/r the turn.
 
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Old 10-22-2008, 11:40 PM #4 (permalink)  
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I kinda like this actually.
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Old 10-23-2008, 03:45 AM #5 (permalink)  
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what was the timing of the river shove?
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Old 10-23-2008, 11:49 AM #6 (permalink)  
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Em average I guess I definitely didn't notice that it was especially fast or slow.
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Old 10-23-2008, 11:50 AM #7 (permalink)  
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Is it more likely to be a good hand if he takes ages or acts fast?
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Old 10-23-2008, 12:41 PM #8 (permalink)  
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Is it more likely to be a good hand if he takes ages or acts fast?
I feel like I'd more likely call if he insta bombed river. he'd probably have to think about sizing to some extent if he had a good value hand on the river.
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Old 10-23-2008, 03:48 PM #9 (permalink)  
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No, this is bad. It's a threebet pot where he raised UTG so there's just not a lot of bluffs he's showing up with. Also, one of the bluffs he can have is AQ. I mean my gut says he bets the flop with 66/77 so I guess he's only really repping TT/89s, but I feel like your going to see something you never thought of for value sometimes.
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Old 10-23-2008, 03:50 PM #10 (permalink)  
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On the same thought you should probably check twice sometimes the flop and turn with KK/77/66 versus said player since your range is so weak. If you had any sort of pair id like calling down a lot more, some % of the time, since your range is clearly so weak.
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Old 10-23-2008, 04:58 PM #11 (permalink)  
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If you had any sort of pair id like calling down a lot more, some % of the time, since your range is clearly so weak.
I definitely agree with this. I honestly hate making A-high hero calls, just because of people's tendency to turn weak pairs into bluffs and bluffy lines.

I mean once you c/c turn, even if he somehow had 6x,7x, he probably figures he's not ahead vs your probably JJ/QQ type hand and might turn those into bluffs as well.
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Old 10-24-2008, 03:59 AM #12 (permalink)  
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nope
when the vpip's are high and the value bets are like razors, who can be safe?
 
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Old 10-24-2008, 04:04 AM #13 (permalink)  
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he is def shoving KQ+ here for value... also I've been seeing more and more flats of AK in pos these days to 3 bets so I don't think his range is nearly as polarized as might seem

hell a thinker could shove QQ on this river, i think I would
when the vpip's are high and the value bets are like razors, who can be safe?
 
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Old 10-24-2008, 06:56 AM #14 (permalink)  
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Of course he's def shoving KQ for value. He's also def betting the flop with KQ for value. And this guy is betting all his Kx on the flop for that matter imo.
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Old 10-24-2008, 07:35 AM #15 (permalink)  
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ok sry i m rly baked right now

the obvious is fascinating
when the vpip's are high and the value bets are like razors, who can be safe?
 
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Old 10-24-2008, 06:59 PM #16 (permalink)  
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I just dont tend to make a lot of hero calls when opps range is balanced. Your going to see bluffs sometimes but I don't think enough of the time, because he is turning something like 22-55 or AQ into a bluff too sometimes. I also am not liking his river bet sizing as a bluff, everytime i see someone make a small overshove it always seems like the nuts.
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Old 10-24-2008, 09:49 PM #17 (permalink)  
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I just dont tend to make a lot of hero calls when opps range is balanced. Your going to see bluffs sometimes but I don't think enough of the time, because he is turning something like 22-55 or AQ into a bluff too sometimes.
I dunno if I agree with this. I really don;t think that too many players are turning paired hands into bluff like you describe. Maybe some retarded 1 street stab but not a multi-street bluff from a hand with showdown value. It's obviously just a difference of perception but I think it's the very fact that I don't see this much (and hence I feel his range is polarized) that made me call here.
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Old 10-24-2008, 10:01 PM #18 (permalink)  
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I too think his range is polarized here, and he v. rarely shows up with 22-55, imo

I just don't think we're good often enough to justify calling here, although it's fine to call once in a while if feel+timing seem right
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Old 10-25-2008, 12:13 AM #19 (permalink)  
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I think his range is polarized, with JJ/QQ here your just not going to see someone use this bet size, but idk i mean its not incredibly likely he turns 55-22/AQ into a bluff but in close situations you have to take that into consideration.
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