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$1/2 limit at noble poker(sorry, no hand histories so it's from memory)pre-flop: akishore is button with 8-85 limps, akishore raises, big blind and all limpers call.pushing my equity (and implied equity) here... this is ok, right?flop: 8-5-5 (7 players, 14 SB)3 checks, MPx bets, 1 call, 2 folds.was it correct to slowplay here? three people to act behind me, almost a deadlock board...turn: 5 (5 players, 9 BB)1 check, MPx bets, 1 fold, MPx calls, 1 fold.whoops! should i believe him and check-call down? am i too aggressive?river: 2 (3 players, 15 BB)MPx bets, ...the stop-and-go... should i believe him again and just call? am i costing myself two more bets here?is the hand fine up to there?let me know if it's too hard to read, i'll try to make it look better.aseem

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Yeah if I had a pocket pair above the 8's that's probably about the way I'd play it. Actually I'd keep raising even on the turn, but I get way too aggressive sometimes I think. That's what I'd put the guy on, you can't really go around being scared of the quads.

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pushing my equity (and implied equity) here... this is ok, right? Super ok.was it correct to slowplay here? three people to act behind me, almost a deadlock board... very much Yes.whoops! should i believe him and check-call down? am i too aggressive? Hell no and no!the stop-and-go... should i believe him again and just call? am i costing myself two more bets here? Hell no and no!

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