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Robb
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10-22-2007, 10:36 PM
Post subject: Small Hand, Big Pot
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4-of-a-Kind
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Doyle says "Don't go broke in a nothing pot." Gordon says, "Small hand, small pot. Big hand, big pot." And everyone says to bet when you think you're ahead. Okay, here's the scenario:
Hero and villain have full stacks in 6-max NLH10. Hero finds JJ UTG, and raises it to $.40, gets two callers. Flop is T 7 2. Hero bets $.80, gets called once, the other folds. Now there's $2.95 in the pot (with blinds). Turn is a 5, but there's a flush draw. Hero thinks he's ahead, so he bets $1.50. Call. Now there's more than half a stack in the middle of the table. This is now a big hand, and hero's still on JJ, unlikely to improve without a miracle river. What does he bet? He's got $7.60 left. Does he bet the pot? Half? Should he have bet harder on the turn, when he was head's up, hoping to take it down right there?
I tend to fire away, at least half the pot to deny the odds for a draw, but that violates Doyle's/Gordon's advice. And I'm pot committed after betting $3+, so I pretty much have to call/shove the river unless some obvious flush/straight hits.
How do you play these types of hands?
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will641
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I think you are over analyzing this situation. You have an over on the weakest board possible, you are good here so much.
Make it 2.5 on turn, and just c/f a scary river card.
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WillburForce
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been a while since i read Super System, but if i remember rightly, Doyle was getting at:
"don't go broke in a nothing pot" ie if the pot is small, say $10, and its been checked round and suddenly some sticks in say $60(massive overbet), don't get cute and re-raise or call just cause you think you're picking off a bluff(with your say bottom pair).
It's not worth it, wait for a better spot.
As for the J-J hand, at that level i ain't ever folding an over pair.
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benny999
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those are concepts for poker in general. for a specific hand just put them on hand ranges and figure the best action to take.
for your example, if opp is a calling station then you should've bet larger and end up going all in on the river. vs another opp, you might check-call the turn and river, or check-call the turn and bet-fold the river, etc.
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