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09-10-2014 07:59 AM

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Started by Keith, 04-11-2014 03:57 AM
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Started by spoonitnow, 04-05-2015 06:07 PM
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07-18-2015 06:44 PM

Let this go multiway?

Normally, I never even really consider trapping with AA/KK, not in a single raised pot anyhow. This seemed like it might be a really good spot...

Started by BorisTheSpider, 10-31-2013 09:42 PM
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11-01-2013 06:34 AM

Fish shoves river, not much that beats us seems possible

Villain is completely unknown, but the action in the hand strongly suggests a fish. On review, it seems like I should have raised the flop donk,...

Started by BorisTheSpider, 08-30-2013 08:17 AM
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09-05-2013 03:31 PM

Extracting the monies

Villain has stats that could indicate an agressive fish / maniac, or possibly a TAGish player who we don't yet have a big enough sample on for things...

Started by BorisTheSpider, 08-31-2013 11:03 PM
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09-03-2013 07:06 PM

Reasonable flop raise, or spew?

A zoom hand: Villain is fishy looking, although the sample is so small (11 hands) that the percentages (36/18) might not have started to converge....

Started by BorisTheSpider, 09-01-2013 02:16 PM
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09-01-2013 04:11 PM

So much puke on this damn keyboard

2 hands, almost back to back: Hand 1: Everyone looks fishly, villain is 31/19 over 16 hands. Have seen him open limp, so just as likely he...

Started by BorisTheSpider, 09-01-2013 07:38 PM
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09-04-2013 01:11 AM

4bet bluff - cbet ugly looking flop?

Villain is 18/18, hasn't 3bet before this hand. Only got 23 hands on him. Savy and I were talking in...

Started by BorisTheSpider, 09-05-2013 09:07 AM
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09-05-2013 02:36 PM

Good FD with two overs - flop gets 3bet

Villain is 20/15, not so many hands yet (40ish) but shaping up like a fairly standard tag. Poker Stars, $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6...

Started by BorisTheSpider, 09-09-2013 09:16 PM
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09-11-2013 11:06 PM

Stone cold bluff flop raise in 3bet pot

Villain is pretty loose and aggressive, 30/23 with 8% 3bet, very high flop AF. Anyone like this or do you all think I'm a spewtard? If you do...

Started by BorisTheSpider, 09-10-2013 10:42 PM
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09-12-2013 08:05 PM

Good triple barrel spot?

Villain is a reg, 200 hands on him, 20/15, 2.7% 3bet, positionally aware, a little weak-tight maybe. I doubt he's ever flatting a set on this flop...

Started by BorisTheSpider, 09-16-2013 06:52 PM
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09-16-2013 08:52 PM

Too thin to bet this pairing river w/ nut straight?

Villain seems competent, if occasionally a bit spewy. Think standard TAG. River too thin? Poker Stars, $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6...

Started by BorisTheSpider, 09-14-2013 11:18 PM
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09-16-2013 07:12 AM

Massive station considers folding bad turn

Villain is 19/11, 3.6% 3bet, only 64 hands but shaping up to be somewhat nitty, VPIP-PFR gap is probably setmining rather than general passivity. ...

Started by BorisTheSpider, 09-16-2013 11:08 AM
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09-16-2013 04:39 PM

Dumbest river bet ever?

Villain is standard TAG or thereabouts. Dumb river bet? Check and let him hang himself? Poker Stars, $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6...

Started by BorisTheSpider, 09-16-2013 11:11 AM
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09-16-2013 04:36 PM

Sudden river donk-jam, always a fold?

Barely any hands on villain, 55/36 with 20% 3bet but probably too early to say he's a maniac, could be almost any player type I guess on a little...

Started by BorisTheSpider, 09-16-2013 12:05 PM
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09-18-2013 02:16 PM

Fish bets 4-straight river, board's paired, fold the idiot end?

No history at all with villain, but action in hand strongly suggests a fish. Can't really see cbetting this flop - hits a limpcall range really...

Started by BorisTheSpider, 09-17-2013 11:18 PM
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09-18-2013 12:37 PM

Top set real deep on 2-tone flop, villain checkraises.

Villain is practically unknown (10 hands), nothing noteworthy yet. Poker Stars, $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players Poker Tools Powered...

Started by BorisTheSpider, 09-24-2013 12:25 PM
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09-25-2013 02:15 AM

Table full of stations, drawy flop - good overbet spot with a set?

I very rarely overbet, at least not on the flop, so I thought I'd post this and see what everyone thinks - good spot for it, or more profitable to...

Started by BorisTheSpider, 09-27-2013 06:22 AM
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09-30-2013 05:49 PM

More spew when the turn pairs?

Villain is a standard reg. Views on barreling the turn because it's now less likely he has an ace? Poker Stars, $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em...

Started by BorisTheSpider, 09-28-2013 11:33 PM
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09-29-2013 01:02 PM

Super wierd line, anyone calling the river?

Villain is 20/12 over 110 hands. First off, yeah, the 3bet pre is not good. As played though, I know we're getting excellent odds and all, but...

Started by BorisTheSpider, 09-29-2013 02:21 PM
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10-02-2013 09:23 AM

Lead flopped nut straight multiway or slowplay?

Table texture: No-one in the pot is a massive drooler, although the BB looks pretty loose. The original opener is nitty, everyone else is reggy. ...

Started by BorisTheSpider, 09-29-2013 01:47 PM
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09-30-2013 01:20 PM

Bet-fold river or just get to showdown?

Zero hands on villain. Is it too weak-tight not betting the river here, or do we risk folding the best hand too often if we bet and he bluffs at...

Started by BorisTheSpider, 09-29-2013 06:59 PM
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09-30-2013 01:13 PM

Unknown donks river

Villain is a total unknown Poker Stars, $0.05/$0.10 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker...

Started by BorisTheSpider, 10-03-2013 06:55 AM
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10-05-2013 02:15 PM

Another odd river donk

Another unknown Poker Stars, $0.05/$0.10 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software...

Started by BorisTheSpider, 10-03-2013 07:05 AM
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10-06-2013 01:47 PM

When I'm confused, I raise

How about you? Villain is 7/0 over 30 hands. Poker Stars, $0.05/$0.10 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager -...

Started by BorisTheSpider, 10-04-2013 07:02 PM
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10-05-2013 08:19 PM

Two barrels from reasonably decent reg

Villain is a reasonably decent reg so far as I know so far, 25/20/6 and I haven't seen him do anything wierd over 250 hands or so. I just noticed...

Started by BorisTheSpider, 10-22-2013 08:41 PM
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10-24-2013 09:39 AM

Over-rep, or let the BTN get ideas?

Both button and SB are complete unknowns. Not sure whether to cold 4bet here, which over-reps my hand a lot and leaves me in a sick spot if...

Started by BorisTheSpider, 11-03-2013 09:09 PM
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11-07-2013 06:28 AM

TPTK faces turn donk from tight player

What are your thoughts on his range for donking the turn? He's 18/12 with a 2.4% 3bet. Haven't seen him donk before. Poker Stars, $0.05/$0.10 No...

Started by BorisTheSpider, 10-28-2013 12:52 PM
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10-29-2013 06:42 AM

Can I ever fold here?

Villain is an unknown. After preflop, then him going passive and me potting the turn, this is a pretty scary river - what I mean is, anything he...

Started by BorisTheSpider, 10-31-2013 11:51 AM
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10-31-2013 10:29 PM

NFD+overs multiway faces pot sized donk - my position sucks.

I know absolutely nothing about BB. HJ is 25/19, 6% 3bet, postflop aggression factor of 5 BTN is almost unknown (30 hands), 29/10 at the...

Started by BorisTheSpider, 11-05-2013 09:46 PM
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11-06-2013 06:48 PM

Fold to this spazzy action?

Seen this guy limp-minreraise before then massively overbet jam the flop. He's 65/12 over 17 hands. This can just be spaz, but I think it's...

Started by BorisTheSpider, 11-02-2013 09:05 AM
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11-02-2013 07:13 PM

Weak TPTK, aggro fish

Villain is 48/28 with 18% 3bet over 40 hands (so could still partially be a heater skewing his stats). This is the first time I've seen him get 3bet...

Started by BorisTheSpider, 11-03-2013 10:43 AM
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11-03-2013 11:40 AM

Bet this rivered 2 pair?

BB is 23/15 over 50 hands, 7% 3bet, have barely seen him play out of the blinds yet so not much in the way of reads on his 3betting/flatting...

Started by BorisTheSpider, 11-03-2013 11:27 AM
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11-03-2013 03:22 PM

Loose call flops the nuts - how to proceed

SB is 38/15 with 8% 3bet. Postflop seems aggressive so far, but early days (50 hands). Preflop is probably not great, but his sizing is so spazzy...

Started by BorisTheSpider, 11-05-2013 10:01 PM
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11-06-2013 03:32 PM

3rd nut flush faces river donk that makes little sense

Villain looks nitty (11/7) but only 40 hands yet. He tanked before calling the turn. Vs. a fish, I'd expect some ridiculous 5sXx type hand, but...

Started by BorisTheSpider, 11-08-2013 02:26 PM
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11-08-2013 03:43 PM

Call river raise?

Villain is 16/13, 4% 3bet, 500 hands. Turn barrel might be bad, but I felt like he could fold quite a lot of draws and weak PP that he just...

Started by BorisTheSpider, 11-10-2013 06:34 PM
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11-11-2013 11:45 AM

Overplay (AA) ???

Villain is 20/20, opening the button 20% over 54 hands, this is the first time I've seen him get 3bet. The turn sizing sets up a river shove. This...

Started by BorisTheSpider, 11-10-2013 11:21 PM
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11-12-2013 12:44 PM

Nutted draw multiway

Is preflop sizing OK? What about flop sizing? Once the flop gets called by the button, are you jamming the turn and if not, what's your sizing?...

Started by BorisTheSpider, 11-10-2013 11:22 PM
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11-11-2013 11:47 AM

BBvBTN, decent draw turns weak top pair

BTN is pretty loose and aggressive, verging on the maniac. Opens 50% of his buttons. Playing this any different? Poker Stars, $0.10/$0.25 No...

Started by BorisTheSpider, 11-10-2013 11:29 PM
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11-11-2013 11:38 AM

QQ 3bet pot Axx flop

Villain is 35/24, has called 5/5 3bets so far. Seems like a spazzy fish. The flop is so dry, I don't think betting has much value, so I am c/c...

Started by BorisTheSpider, 11-10-2013 11:34 PM
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11-12-2013 02:48 PM

Turn action against LAGgy fish

Villain is 44/33, doesn't seem to be a 3bet monkey though, only 5.5% 3bet so far. Has folded to 50% of flop cbets so far, but only 2 samples....

Started by BorisTheSpider, 11-12-2013 11:02 AM
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11-13-2013 06:39 AM

Line check - any of these bad?

Still running like shit, these are all from the first 300 hands today. Are any of them terrible? Hand 1: Poker Stars, $0.05/$0.10 No Limit...

Started by BorisTheSpider, 11-12-2013 12:28 PM
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11-13-2013 08:06 AM

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