1 on 1 POWER play

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[fishstick]

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Game #504846568 (Level I, Game #5) - 5/10 No Limit Texas Hold'em
(1-on-1) - 2004/05/19-14:22:24 (CST)
Table "Apolima" ($20 tournament) -- Seat 4 is the button
Seat 4: ripptyde (1,065.00 in chips)
Seat 7: Eccco (935.00 in chips)
ripptyde: Post Small Blind (5)
Eccco : Post Big Blind (10)
Dealing...
Dealt to ripptyde [ Ks ]
Dealt to ripptyde [ Qh ]
ripptyde: Raise (30)
Eccco : Call (25)
*** FLOP *** : [ 5c Kc 7h ]
Eccco : Bet (40)
ripptyde: Call (40)
*** TURN *** : [ 5c Kc 7h ] [ 8c ]
Eccco : Bet (85)
ripptyde: Call (85)
*** RIVER *** : [ 5c Kc 7h 8c ] [ Qc ]
Eccco : Bet (210)
ripptyde: Call (210)
*** SUMMARY ***
Pot: 740 | Board: [ 5c Kc 7h 8c Qc ]
ripptyde bet 370, collected 740, net +370 (showed hand) [ Ks Qh ]
(two pair, kings and queens)
Eccco lost 370 (showed hand) [ 4s Ts ] (high card king)

note to self: if rippy isn't raising, he probably has a hand. (i'm thinking it was more the flush you were worried about)

you completely dominated this guy. good, aggressive play.

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[doubleup]

Good job on winnin the tourny...usually it's me as the caller and folder. I had a few questions about this. When I play SnG's this happens a lot. I'll have a medium stack and the big stacks will raise me to steal the blinds. When this happens and I don't have crap for cards should I re-raise or fold? Also, if you were to raise pre-flop and he bet fairly high on the flop and you missed completely, would you fold or re-raise? I don't play NL and I know it's a completely different ball game than limit. I was just wanting some thoughts on this as I'm fairly new to hold em' and this forum in general. Thanks.

[strangebird]

Good job on winnin the tourny...usually it's me as the caller and folder. I had a few questions about this. When I play SnG's this happens a lot. I'll have a medium stack and the big stacks will raise me to steal the blinds. When this happens and I don't have crap for cards should I re-raise or fold? Also, if you were to raise pre-flop and he bet fairly high on the flop and you missed completely, would you fold or re-raise? I don't play NL and I know it's a completely different ball game than limit. I was just wanting some thoughts on this as I'm fairly new to hold em' and this forum in general. Thanks.

Thats hard to say. If I think he is raising just to steel the blinds, and I had a hand that is somewhat playable in heads up play, I will re raise. If I have complete crap, I will usually fold. Calling is not really an option, if your hand is good enough to call then I would re-raise.

After the flop if I got raised and didnt have anything I would fold. But if I acted first or got checked to I would make a good raise. If he re-raises get out.

[Fnord]

504846568 - Tough call on the river. Value raise might work here.
504847757 - Why go over the top for a ~100 chip pot? He clearly likes his hand and you have a big chip lead. I'd fold or see a flop here. Just because you're the chip leader, it doesn't make you Santa Clause. Also, with the way you can grind him out why gamble here?

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[strangebird]

make that 1190 to 810

Ok screw it...you're right Fnord that was a bad play, but I cant resist a free chance for an all in to finish it off

lol

[Rock46jj]

Doesnt Heads up take the "Poker" out of playing poker?? becomes more of a gamble

[Nekrogovner]

Good HU players have much greater winrates then FR or 6max players. How's that for a gamble?
And how do you manage to dig out 7 year old topic?